Muddy River Bog Brown
Bray's Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Bray's Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 8.44%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
4
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 09, 2014
Added:
Apr 02, 2007
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Malty brown ale.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Sinnian:
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Rated by Sinnian from Maine

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

Jul 18, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.4 by Reds76 from Maine

Nov 09, 2014
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Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota

3.7/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Style: brown ale
Brewed by: Bray's Brewpub & Eatery
Location: Naples, ME
Rating: 3.6
First had: on tap at their brewery

Fruity and flavorful; probably one of the better browns I've tasted, and I'm not a big fan of the style. Not fruity in a sickeningly sweet way, but nice and tart and balanced. Medium mouthfeel that wasn't too think or watery, which is how I find many brown ales to be.
Apr 29, 2011
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Reviewed by BuckSpin from Maine

4.3/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed this as a sample, and then a pint with a Reuben & fries at the brewpub. A beautiful, ruddy, burnt amber hue, it had a wonderfully dark chocolate aroma, bitter, earthy, muddy (just like its namesake). Some yeasty malts & biscuit qualities were also noticable from the finger's worth of tight, thick, blond coffee hued foam that stuck around for while before fading to a thin blanketing of foam that did lace nicely at first, then faded to none.

This is one of the non-sweetest Browns I've ever tried. Its so earthy, muddy (how fortunate there actually is a Muddy River Bog!), dark chocolates, bitter malts but not unpleasant. Those earthy qualities portray a rich, black coffee bite, thick with the silty quality that comes from that last gulp out of the last pour from the pot. Its nice to have a easy drinkin' beer with some serious meat on its bones.

It evens out on the palate, gets smoother, a little creamier, soft caramel, then fades away cleanly bittersweet and leaves a pleasing bitter film, like a 6am coffee would.

This would make for a fantastic session beer. It went very well wih the Reuben, and I could see it paring with a lot of foods. One of the best Brown Ales I've ever had, and highly recommended.
Apr 02, 2007
Muddy River Bog Brown from Bray's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 3.79 out of 5 with 4 ratings