Muff
Matron Fine Beer
- From:
- Matron Fine Beer
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 2.26%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 31, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 19, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
355 mL can from the LCBO; no canning date. Served barely chilled.
Pours an opaque, inky black colour, starting with more than an inch of frothy khaki-toned head that wilts within five minutes. A sudsy collar and cap hold steady, with a spidery coat of lace drawn onto the glass - looks great to me. The aroma offers up notes of dark chocolate, roasted malts, chicory and hazelnuts - smells unexpectedly rich for such a light, uh, dark ale.
That's where the charade ends, though: it tastes exactly like a light/session stout, or maybe a dark lager. Flavours of roasted malts, burnt grains, baker's cocoa and coffee are apparent, with hints of earthy, resiny hops on the back end; there's also some metallicity. Roast and cocoa in the aftertaste. Medium in body; those oats do add some heft, making for a smooth, soft mouthfeel punctuated by tiny bubbles of restrained carbonation. Drinkable in theory, but in practice I'd rather move on to something else.
Final Grade: 3.58, a B grade. Matron stays mum with regard to Muff's identity - "Is it a porter? A stout? A dark lager?" they ask coyly in the marketing copy. Honestly, leaving it up to interpretation was probably a good choice - it could be any one of those, but it's still a thoroughly average example of whatever it actually is. I'm leaning towards session stout, since that was the vibe I was getting - and in that context, it's alright, I guess. Nothing I'd discourage others from trying, but not a brew I'd specifically look for again.
May 31, 2025Pours an opaque, inky black colour, starting with more than an inch of frothy khaki-toned head that wilts within five minutes. A sudsy collar and cap hold steady, with a spidery coat of lace drawn onto the glass - looks great to me. The aroma offers up notes of dark chocolate, roasted malts, chicory and hazelnuts - smells unexpectedly rich for such a light, uh, dark ale.
That's where the charade ends, though: it tastes exactly like a light/session stout, or maybe a dark lager. Flavours of roasted malts, burnt grains, baker's cocoa and coffee are apparent, with hints of earthy, resiny hops on the back end; there's also some metallicity. Roast and cocoa in the aftertaste. Medium in body; those oats do add some heft, making for a smooth, soft mouthfeel punctuated by tiny bubbles of restrained carbonation. Drinkable in theory, but in practice I'd rather move on to something else.
Final Grade: 3.58, a B grade. Matron stays mum with regard to Muff's identity - "Is it a porter? A stout? A dark lager?" they ask coyly in the marketing copy. Honestly, leaving it up to interpretation was probably a good choice - it could be any one of those, but it's still a thoroughly average example of whatever it actually is. I'm leaning towards session stout, since that was the vibe I was getting - and in that context, it's alright, I guess. Nothing I'd discourage others from trying, but not a brew I'd specifically look for again.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dec 22 2023
Dec 23, 2023
Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)
3.41/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Dark brown body with ruby tint; forming a dense marshmallow head, dull brown in hue.
Mild aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and nutty
Flavour is on the mild side as well, the roasted malt not pronounced or particularly rich; instead there is a slightly metallic flavour and pine resin hops are relatively forward; Leans almost towards being a dark lager, thought with a very fine carbonation along the lines of Guinness; medium full body; off-dry finish.
This comes off a tad bland, with a nice feel, but nothing to write home about.
Dec 19, 2020Mild aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and nutty
Flavour is on the mild side as well, the roasted malt not pronounced or particularly rich; instead there is a slightly metallic flavour and pine resin hops are relatively forward; Leans almost towards being a dark lager, thought with a very fine carbonation along the lines of Guinness; medium full body; off-dry finish.
This comes off a tad bland, with a nice feel, but nothing to write home about.
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