River Mudd

River Mudd coffee bean stout is the fourth of our five part stout series. To refresh your memories we have tapped; Super Nebula bourbon barrel Imperial Stout, Love Potion #9 chocolate black raspberry stout, and Area 51 dry Irish stout. “Holy Mole!” brewed with chipotles, chocolate and cinnamon will be the last in our series.

I have been excited for the release of the River Mudd, a blend of two locally produced products married into one frothy pint. River Mudd is brewed as a sweet stout. In conditioning extremely fresh roasted, cold pressed organic fair trade coffee is added. We purchased the beans from Pacifica Coffee the same coffee that we serve at our pub. I jumped at the opportunity to meet with roaster and friend Chris McFarland at the shop to pick up the beans and check out the operation.

Pacifica is a small batch roaster (35lbs at a time) specializing in organic coffee beans from around the world. They use a locally manufactured Sivetz fluid bed roaster which acts similarly to a large popcorn machine, evenly heating the beans to precise temperatures. It was fun to watch Chris dive between the roaster, bags of beans, and a holding container. His attention to detail and passion for his trade closely resembles the love we have in our brewery.

I chose River Mud, a dark enchanting blend of Sumatra and French Roast. The beans were literally roasted that day, brooding with awesome aromas! By cold pressing the beans an extract of less acidity and bitterness is achieved. We have complete control of the balance, gently dosing the stout before tasting and re-dosing until we are satisfied.

The River Mud beans beautifully complement the sweet, chocolate, cocoa and caramel of the stout. Fantastic aromas of wood, coffee, light floral, cocoa… damn just a lot going on. The bitterness of the beans balance the sweet stout brining the beer into wonderful equilibrium. We have decided to serve River Mudd via our nitro tap. It pours a jet black pint with a creamy light brown head. The smooth feeling of the nitro faucet allows the flavors and aromas to shine through the pint and lightens the body a touch.

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