Murphy's India Pale Murphy & McNeil
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Hops and malt lost?
As a self-confessed IPA fan, I went looking for something along the lines of "citrusy and hoppy" just for fun. The result was a Murphy & Mcneil, which is advertised with the characteristics "Beer, Citrus, Pine, Sweet Florals, Hops".
Now then. How would I describe it?
The India Pale Ale basically seems citrusy-fresh to me. When I put it on, I initially think of a freshly cut lemon. However, the citrusiness then develops gradually and slowly shifts from initially strongly acidic notes with associations of grapefruit and ginger to sweetness, whereby "sugared pineapple" would probably be the best description. This impression is framed by softer notes of honey and vanilla. The whole thing finally leads to a base that I would describe as green, earthy, malty and somewhat resinous. I can't really pinpoint these more precisely because they clearly recede behind the basic citrus characteristics.
Based on a "real" IPA, I have to say that this perfume comes quite close to the sweet and sour pineapple notes of a craft beer. However, I'm a bit split here. One part of me thought "Eww, toilet stone" at first. The other part took some time and let the perfume work on my skin and in the room for a while. This led to the above associations. The fragrance is therefore "complex" in the sense that you have to give it some time to take in the individual layers/components.
As far as the typical characteristics of "beer, hops and malt" are concerned, I have to say that these are really very restrained here. The maltiness is most likely to come out through the sweetness. The hoppiness, on the other hand, is probably represented by the bitter citrus notes. The aromatic green parts of a hoppy beer, which would probably be best described as "pine", can be sensed but are not clearly present. Incidentally, I don't get the impression of pure beer at all - which is probably a good thing.
What remains is a refreshingly citrusy aroma that moves back and forth between acidity and sweetness (with a tendency towards sourness) and is rounded off by an unobtrusive green to resinous-malty base.
I would classify the H/S in the midfield.
The bottle is - let's keep it short - just a cheap bottle with a self-printed sticker.
The price performance is otherwise really solid.
Now then. How would I describe it?
The India Pale Ale basically seems citrusy-fresh to me. When I put it on, I initially think of a freshly cut lemon. However, the citrusiness then develops gradually and slowly shifts from initially strongly acidic notes with associations of grapefruit and ginger to sweetness, whereby "sugared pineapple" would probably be the best description. This impression is framed by softer notes of honey and vanilla. The whole thing finally leads to a base that I would describe as green, earthy, malty and somewhat resinous. I can't really pinpoint these more precisely because they clearly recede behind the basic citrus characteristics.
Based on a "real" IPA, I have to say that this perfume comes quite close to the sweet and sour pineapple notes of a craft beer. However, I'm a bit split here. One part of me thought "Eww, toilet stone" at first. The other part took some time and let the perfume work on my skin and in the room for a while. This led to the above associations. The fragrance is therefore "complex" in the sense that you have to give it some time to take in the individual layers/components.
As far as the typical characteristics of "beer, hops and malt" are concerned, I have to say that these are really very restrained here. The maltiness is most likely to come out through the sweetness. The hoppiness, on the other hand, is probably represented by the bitter citrus notes. The aromatic green parts of a hoppy beer, which would probably be best described as "pine", can be sensed but are not clearly present. Incidentally, I don't get the impression of pure beer at all - which is probably a good thing.
What remains is a refreshingly citrusy aroma that moves back and forth between acidity and sweetness (with a tendency towards sourness) and is rounded off by an unobtrusive green to resinous-malty base.
I would classify the H/S in the midfield.
The bottle is - let's keep it short - just a cheap bottle with a self-printed sticker.
The price performance is otherwise really solid.