City Lights Coconut Porter

November 15, 2022

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Seen the tap handle and was intrigued. We all know I am not a flavored beer lover, but it’s coconut!

Pours very dark for a porter. I’d say the brownest brown before black. A smallish tan head that didn’t stick around very long though,, but coconut is inda oily so not surprised.

Terrible pic but it was very dark in there

Got a good whiff of chocolate above everything, but more like milk chocolate. No hop or yeast or anything else.. including coconut.. but what would coconut smell like anyway?

Well remember when I said coconut is oily? Holy crap… Thats all I get when taking a sip. It like coats your whole face. Now there is coconut taste. Not much.. but it’s there. So is that chocolate. And a good hit of hops. But it’s that oil feel. Just take me out.

Its bitter enough for sure and full on body. Quite full for a porter but I’m not complaining about it. I think it’s good that it is as carbonated as it is or that oil slick would be even more over the top.

Ok. I would have liked the coconut. The bitterness level, the chocolate.. but that oil feel.. mucho no mas. I can’t do it.

I gave it a .5 for how good it smelled.. but that’s all I can do.

Mudpuppy Porter- Revisit

October 15, 2022

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We have already done a review of Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter, but that was a nitro version. Today I will be doing the canned beer.

Mudpuppy is a real staple around here. As the can points out, it’s brewed and canned in Amherst Wisconsin. Billed as a 5.8% American Porter.

Even with no widget it pours a large tan head, that sticks around. Big chocolate aroma busts through that thick froth. Dark brown, clear as a bell. It looks just what you think a Porter should. With a few coaxing swirls we also pick up some of the grainy notes along with a bit of sweetness. Nothing much for roast or hops.

Moving to taste, everything nearly matches the aromas. Big chocolate and malty. But also a decent amount of hop. The hop presence though is no match form that chocolate. Luckily, there is a dose of roast, but nothing burnt or harsh. And now that it is warming a bit. That sweetness and even a hint of caramel is poking out.

The body is spot on here. A more than thin, but not something too heavy. You do get all of the reported 28 IBU. If it was any less, this might feel a bit sweet.

This Mudpuppy Porter is mostly about balance. I say mostly because that chocolate is really dominant. But that is what this particular beer is about.

I don’t remember what I gave the on tap Nitro version.. but here I gotta go pretty high for this local favorite. 4.5/5. Pick this up for these colder days of October.

Petskull Hello Wisconsin Porter

December 9, 2021

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No idea what this is.. they poured the wrong beer for me.  But of course I’ll drink. Plus, he said it was a porter. That’s all I know about it

Poured into a shaker pint.  Very thin head. Deep deep brown. A few ruby highlights but not much.

Whoa. Heavy chocolate aroma with,, something I cannot put my finger on, but something sorta familiar. There is bit of roast.. but that chocolate, woooo, it covers everything.

Take my first sip.. wow is this heavy. Thick body. Very thick body. And more of the chocolate. There is a bit more roast in the taste than aroma. But that unknown aroma, can taste it now. Its like… ok yea, its that fake maple flavoring they put in cereal. But.. it works with the chocolate and roast. There is a nice level of hop flavor and sugary sweetness. Tastes like some kind of breakfast cereal.

The bitterness is not that noticeable,, but must be fairly up there to be able to feel it in this thing and sweet of a beer. But that body, its very intimidating. I don’t think I had a beer this thick before. 

Now that it’s warming, that maple flavoring and the hops are taking over, but the roast is leaving and the feel of the sweetness is growing. Really noticing how carbonated it is now for this thick body now. Not sure what the alc is, but I can feel a bit of warming in the mouth and up the nose.

It is a very weird kind of beer. It is definitly one of those where I can drink one and like it.. but between the thick and sweetness,  plus that fake maple stuff.. I think it’s a one and done.

If I had scored this at the first few sips I would have scored a bit higher.. but now that it warmed and can taste all of it..all I can muster is 2.5/5. But I think this is one you should try just because its so… different.

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