Well hello there, Central Waters Brewing of Amherst, Wisconsin. I don't think I've ever met you before. In fact, I have not, as I don't see any beers from you listed on my database of beers tasted. I have seen some positive feedback on your bees on Untappd, though, and hey, you are from Wisconsin. They sure know their beer in Wisconsin. So, when I saw your Mudpuppy Porter for sale at Half Time Beverage, I grabbed a can.
I do love a good porter, and it is refreshing to see such beers in a world of 50 million hazy IPAs. Central Waters, though, has been around for 26 years and seems to know what they are doing. So they brew a porter. Of course they do. My can is stamped CANNED ON 07/20/23.
Ingredients from the website:
HOP VARIETIES: Cascade, Northern Brewer
MALTS: Caramel, Chocolate
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter has an alcohol content of 5.6% by volume with 50 IBUs.
About Central Waters Brewery
Central Waters brewery was founded in 1998 in Junction City, Wisconsin by Mike McElwain and Jerome Ebel. They later sold the brewery to employees Paul Graham and Anello Mollica who own it to this day. Central Waters relocated Amherst, Wisconsin in 2007 as an expansion, and later opened a taproom in Milwaukee to satisfy demand for their beers. They are an environmentally conscious operation, and use solar power to make their beer.
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter in a Sprecher Brewing Glass
Tasting Notes
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter pours to a dark brownish color with a thick creamy tan head and a nose of dark powdered cocoa. Taking a sip, the beer is medium in body, appropriate I think to a brown porter. It's lightly roasty, toasty nutty, and bursting with fresh cracked malty flavors. There are hints of brown sugar and more of the cocoa the nose promised. The beer finishes roasty-balanced and dry.
Value & Verdict
I paid $2.99 for my can from Half Time. Total Wine sells it for an amazing $8.49 a six-pack in Greenfield, Wisconsin, and better yet, you can get a 12-pack for just $14.99. That's an amazing deal these days.
Truly a delicious porter, I give it 4 stars for style with an extra star tacked on for the bargain basement price.
