Moonlight Kettle Series
Brewery: Muskoka Brewery
Type: Independent Microbrewery Est.: 1996
Location: Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
Beer Style: Flavoured American Stout
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 31
Format: Crown Capped Brown Glass Bottle Size: 330 ml
Cost: $3.00 CAD Purchased At: The Brewery Bottle Shop
Twitter: @MuskokaBrewery
Up to Muskoka Brewery in Bracebridge again for their newest Moonlight Kettle release, I believe it just came out on Thursday. Moonlight Kettle is Muskoka Brewery's Experimental/Fun line and they have done some interesting things with it. When I heard their winter version was going to be a Peanut Butter Stout, I said to myself... Self, That would make a good addition to the #2-4 beers of Christmas. So I ran out and got some. I will not lie... peanut butter in this house is the fifth food group; peanut butter cookies are of the most threatened variety and should approach Pint Jockey Headquarters with extreme caution. I once came home from work, made peanut butter cookies, and banana ice cream; I then made cookie sandwiches until I regretted life. So needless to say, with peanut butter stout... you have my attention.
Onto our beer...
Pours an inky dark brown with a deep tan head made up of small bubbles. Aroma is dark chocolate and coffee with a hint of nuttiness. First sip is rich bitter chocolate with strong notes of dark roasted coffee. Mouthfeel is light and clean. Peanut butter builds over the attack leaving a long lingering taste of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Slightly sticky on the lips, especially the taste of peanut butter (although it doesn't stick to the roof of your mouth). As it warms, fresh roasted peanut comes to the forefront.Aeration gives us cocoa, bitter chocolate and candy.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Re-Order: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Experience: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Christmas Cheer: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Final Thoughts:
Worth it. Very enjoyable stout. The bitter chocolate and roasty coffee meld beautifully with the subtle hints of peanut butter. At times I would forget I was drinking a beer because of the lingering flavour of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. The food suggestion on the tag is for spicy Thai food. I could easily see that, as it would pair nicely with spicy sesame and peanut sauces. I might even think that making a spicy peanut sauce with the beer would be an even better way to double down on the flavour. Is it Christmasy? Well yes. It tastes like candy... candy is good for Christmas. But, I keep thinking this would have been even better for Halloween. It sure would taste great with some mini candy bars pilfered from some sleeping child's Halloween bag... (not that I would know anything about that...)
Cheers
CJT
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Up to Muskoka Brewery in Bracebridge again for their newest Moonlight Kettle release, I believe it just came out on Thursday. Moonlight Kettle is Muskoka Brewery's Experimental/Fun line and they have done some interesting things with it. When I heard their winter version was going to be a Peanut Butter Stout, I said to myself... Self, That would make a good addition to the #2-4 beers of Christmas. So I ran out and got some. I will not lie... peanut butter in this house is the fifth food group; peanut butter cookies are of the most threatened variety and should approach Pint Jockey Headquarters with extreme caution. I once came home from work, made peanut butter cookies, and banana ice cream; I then made cookie sandwiches until I regretted life. So needless to say, with peanut butter stout... you have my attention.Onto our beer...
Pours an inky dark brown with a deep tan head made up of small bubbles. Aroma is dark chocolate and coffee with a hint of nuttiness. First sip is rich bitter chocolate with strong notes of dark roasted coffee. Mouthfeel is light and clean. Peanut butter builds over the attack leaving a long lingering taste of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Slightly sticky on the lips, especially the taste of peanut butter (although it doesn't stick to the roof of your mouth). As it warms, fresh roasted peanut comes to the forefront.Aeration gives us cocoa, bitter chocolate and candy.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Re-Order: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Experience: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Christmas Cheer: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Final Thoughts:
Worth it. Very enjoyable stout. The bitter chocolate and roasty coffee meld beautifully with the subtle hints of peanut butter. At times I would forget I was drinking a beer because of the lingering flavour of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. The food suggestion on the tag is for spicy Thai food. I could easily see that, as it would pair nicely with spicy sesame and peanut sauces. I might even think that making a spicy peanut sauce with the beer would be an even better way to double down on the flavour. Is it Christmasy? Well yes. It tastes like candy... candy is good for Christmas. But, I keep thinking this would have been even better for Halloween. It sure would taste great with some mini candy bars pilfered from some sleeping child's Halloween bag... (not that I would know anything about that...)
Cheers
CJT
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