Mud Slinger Spring Ale by RED HOOK

Red Hook: Liquid Goodness

A new feature here at Guest On Tap: Video beer tasting reviews! Huge thanks to Sean and Jon for the first beer review by video. Look for more to be posted with enhancements and improvements as we explore this option. Cheers!

Mudslinger is a Nut Brown Ale with a Medium body and a fresh aroma.  Its malty flavor is layered with light chocolate, caramel, brown sugar and a hint of vanilla.  Six barley malts and two hop varieties result in a surprisingly smooth, well balanced dark beer.

Mudslinger pairs nicely with grilled meats, stews, fowl, and even smoked oysters or salmon.

Available on the West Coast from January through April.

Style: Nut Brown Ale

ABV: 5.8%

Malts: Two row pale, Munich, Caramel, Chocolate, Black, and a touch of Roasted Barley

Hops: Willamette and Northern Brewer

Color SRM: TBD

Bitterness Units: 30 IBU

Original Gravity: TBD

Brewed Since: 2010

Sean and Jon do a not-so-blind taste test of the re-branding of Red Hook's Nut Brown Ale for Guest on Tap - Mudslinger!

Comments

[HookbrewerKB]

Thanks for reviewing our beer; I think your new video format is great! To answer your question, nuts aren't used in making Mud Slinger. What you taste is a combination of darker caramel malts, chocolate, and munich. The combination of these ingredients combined with the esters of Redhook yeast imply maple, vanilla, hazelnut. To some degree Nut Brown Ale has more to do with the color, which is a nut brown.

HookbrewerKB