cheap (9533) reviewed Muthamucka from Mucky Duck Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pour is big and black, like a good stout. Thin tan head recedes quickly. Nose is slight cherry, just maybe. For a fruit flavored porter, I'm pleasantly surprised on the palate. Not cloying nor overly sweet. Actually has a slight sizzling & cutting co2 effect followed up with some tart cherry in there. Seems well balanced for a fruit beer initially. Quite smooth in the middle too. Yes, quite impressed, maybe one of the better fruit porters I've done. Overall a decent dark beer experience. Finish leaves a somewhat tart cherry ending. In retrospect, I think it even has some wild beer attributes contained within.
cheap (9533) reviewed I.F.O. from Mucky Duck Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
So tell me, WTF does IPO stand for? Bottle at near room temperature, oh no. Has a sweet alarming volatile nose, even seems to be slightly tart on the olfactory. $2 from chalet. Look is cloudy darker iced tea. Taste is an alky mix of mild, barely perceivable tartness, and wheat wine. Whew, I actually think the bourbon barrel milds it out a little. Too much personality for this lager lover. Decent amount of carbonation takes the edge off this brew. Drinkable, but cannot drink more than one of these fer sher. Quite an impact on the senses. I like the fact that there are no IPA characteristics bastardizing this brew. Not as bad as most domestic wheat wines and little less rude compared to most domestic strong ales.
cheap (9533) reviewed Blue from Mucky Duck Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Chalet in boardman, nice place. Smell is immediately blueberry apparent, not sure it artificial or not but it does smell like blue berry candy. Its pretty much clear pale. First taste is golden ale, perhaps even a little tartness. Yes, it even comes across as refreshing after a while. Very little if any ill ale effects. Bitterness is well muted and it is much better than your typical fruit beer. Good co2 in there. Yes, its a nice balanced drink that I could do a few of. Would like to have had a couple more bottles. Hides the alky very well, you'd never know this was 5%. Decent all round friendly brew that is much better than expected. Thanks MD. Finish does have a little bit of a processed feel to it but it doesn't distract from the overall experience.
cheap (9533) reviewed Pubkin from Mucky Duck Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Some sediment in bottom of bottle. First nose is maybe cinnamon or some mild spice back somewhere in the olfactory, not obvious. I didn't think I would like this but, at first it not only comes across as spiced, its also somewhat tart. This adds a new dimension to the aspect of tasting pumpkin. Most are so dull or just spices but this one comes across nicely. If I didn't know this was pumpkin, I may not have identified it. However, now that I know its pumpkin, its rather refreshing. Probably one of the few pumpkin memorable beers I was able to enjoy. A new top 5 pumpkin beer for me. Right up there with Church Brew Ichabods Revenge, Fat Head's Spooky Tooth Imperial Pumpkin, Erie Brewing Johnny Pumpkin & BJ's Holidaze Harvest Pumpkin.
iphonephan (11575) reviewed PLX from Mucky Duck Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On draft at Shula’s 2 near Cleveland. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Grassy aroma. Flavors are bitter pine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, orange peel, lavender, rosemary, chamomile, caramel, brown sugar, gingerbread, cookies, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of raisin, plum, fig, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malts, spices, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, orange peel, lavender, rosemary, chamomile, caramel, brown sugar, gingerbread, cookies, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of raisin, plum, fig, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, peppery hop bitterness; and cinnamon/clove spiciness on the finish. Slight spice tartness. Lingering notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, orange peel, lavender, rosemary, chamomile, caramel, brown sugar, gingerbread, cookies, toasted biscuit, light dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, spices, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an excellent winter warmer. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, spices, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Awesome balance of spices and dark/bready malts; with mellow fruity yeast and earthy hop presence. Not overwhelming on any aspect. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Some unique spice notes not typically seen in the style, but it still worked really well.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Run-A-Muck - Mango from Mucky Duck Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On draught at the taproom. Clear dark orange color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lace. Fruit, hops and malt aroma. Light-bodied with flavors of mango, grassy hops and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Muthamucka from Mucky Duck Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewpub. Brown-black color with a medium thin khaki head that dissipates quickly to a film. Small patches of lacing. Malt, cherry and chocolate in the nose. Light to medium body with flavors of chocolate malt, cherry and mild coffee. The finish is semi-sweet chocolate-covered cherries and malt. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. Brownish-amber color with a medium thin light beige head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Aroma of ginger, malt and caramel. Medium body with flavors of gingerbread, caramel malt and a bit of spiced fruit. The finish is sweet with a ginger and malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Stuck In The Muck from Mucky Duck Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewpub. Brown-black color with a medium creamy tan head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Partial rings of lacing. Roast malt, chocolate and coffee aroma. Light-bodied with a roasty malt and coffee character, with some cocoa in the background. The finish is sweet and roasty with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.