Muddy River Stout
Pump House Brewery

 

 

Pours a black color with a foamy tan head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of roasted coffee. Slightly bitter taste of coffee with a hint of chocolate. Good mouth feel.

This is a good, chocolatey stout. The thin white head is somewhat disappointing and disappears very quickly. The smell is strong and sweet. The taste is sweet chocolate and slight hops for balance. It is a little thin for an oatmeal stout... maybe they don't use very much oatmeal...

Black with thick tan head which gradually ebbs away.. Mild coffee nose with some chocolate notes. weak malt and coffee taste & body. Some roast coffee on finish. Decent crispness but missing oatmeal softness.

The color is a nice dark black brown beer. This stout is surprisingly tasty. Never gt a stout with that taste. Got it from the brewery form a tasting board, with 11 other different beers. This one was at the top of the other one I had.

It is now available on the shelf of my local liquor store. So happy, because it was only available at the brewery restaurant 2 month ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Serving Type: 341 mL Bottle

A- Pours an opaque, black colour that is topped with a tan 1 1/2 finger head that quickly goes away. Gives off a slight tint of ruby around the edges. A pretty stout for sure. Not great retention but that doesn't take away much from how great this Stout looks in a glass.

S- Roasted malts (chocolate) with an ever so slight bitter hint of coffee. A little bit of caramel and peaks through but the dominating flavours are the roasted chocolate malt.

T- Much of the aroma shows up in the taste of this brew. Lots of chocolate malts. Unlike a lot of other Stouts I've tried, Muddy River gives of a creamy, almost milk chocolate taste. It's almost too sweet for my liking but it does give a great flavour. A little bit of caramel makes its way into the finish.

M- Body is light and the carbonation is low to medium. I tend to like my stouts a little meatier but the thinner body works pretty well here.

O- Pump House's Muddy River Stout could be a great session beer if it wasn't so darn sweet! That's not to say it's a bad brew because that's not what it is. I happened to really enjoy this Stout but the sweetness prevented myself from getting anything else out. This brew would really benefit with more coffee like bitterness to put a dimmer on the sweetness.

 

 

Pours an oily near-black with ruby highlights only at the very edges of the glass when held up to light. Limited mocha coloured head has good retention, but results in little lacing.

Mild aroma of smoke and roasted chocolate malts, with underlying bitter coffee beans. The flavour has a nice depth for the relatively low 4.5% ABV. A brief initial sweetness transitions quickly into smokiness and a full coffee spectrum, from roasted bean to ground to espresso. The smoke lingers in the finish along with a respectable bitterness.

Fell in love with the Pump House IPA several years ago in Halifax and was sad our eastern traveling friends couldn't find any to bring back with them, but definitely glad to have tried this stout.

 

 

Deep dark brown where no light shall pass. Bar-poured head settles a single layer of minute bubbles. The lace starts as a blanket but ends up

Dark, burnt caramel aroma. 

Semi-sweet dark chocolate flavor.  Think coffee with half a lump of sugar.   Thin body, similar to the Irish versions.   This is an easy stout to drink,  a good one to be introduced to. It's flavorful without being overpowering. 

 

Had on tap at the brewery. Served into a pint glass.

Appearance: black in color with a 1/2 inch head, opaque, moderate carbonation

Smell: roasted malt and dark chocolate—very Guinness like

Taste: milk chocolate that gives way to smoky dark roasted malt

Mouthfeel: medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweet and dry

Overall: A sweeter and more complex version of the original Guinness. One of the better dry stouts I have had in a while. I could certainly do a six while watching football.