Mississippi Mud Black & Tan - Mississippi Brewing Co.

Fulky

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev +31.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the quart jug into a 16oz shaker glass.

Pours very dark brown with not much transparency. An excellent two finger golden brown head with good retention and lacing throughout. Has the general appearance of a stout.

Not much to speak of in regards to smell. A little piny or something, but really just smelled like the inside of an empty bottle.

Contrary to smell, the flavor is absolutely excellent. Not necessarily the same as other Black & Tans I have tried, which is good for me. Has a nice bitter malt bite, with smooth caramel and chocolate accents. A beer that is good to taste from beginning to end.

A nice full body that is not too thick. Crisp but does not burn or overwhelm the pallet with carbonation. Surprisingly refreshing for a beer of it's stature.

An excellent beer, especially for it's price. Good for those new to the style.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2012 21:20:45 | More by Fulky

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.03/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A-Pours a light-bodied brown color. Head is fizzy and lively, but it dies down very quickly. Seems to be mostly transparent.

S-Not much aroma. Light mixture of Pils hops and yeast and darker Porter chocolate notes. A bit pleasant but very simple and subdued.

T-The Pils taste is quite mute. More along the lines of Porter chocolate and very light coffee but it isn't intense enough. Pretty bland. Too light.

M-Feels more like a Pils but because it tastes more Porter-like, the fact that it lacks good Porter body makes it mediocre. Very light.

O/D-Not bad; great bottle. Too boring. Nice price at $3.50 for a rather sizeable bottle. The jug was the best part.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2012 22:27:21 | More by VelvetExtract

Antonius08

Florida

3.6/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Purchased in a 32 oz bottle—which is awesome looking and unique.

Pours nice and dark; expose it to a well lit room, you can see it’s a rich brown color.

Decent sized head, but does not last long and quickly simmers away, but a thin amount will remain.

Smells just like you would expect a black and tan to be.
Definitely has a good strong black and tan flavor, but there is also an extra punch of a bitter flavor a little bit after it touches your tongue. Flavor really holds itself on the back of your tongue.

I’m not really a fan of Black and Tan Styles, but there is something special about this black and tan; I can’t put my finger on it though. It has a caramel flavor, but there is something else to it—an almost smokey flavor, it’s hard to describe. If I was more experienced in this style I, probably would be able to describe it better.

It has a very nice and smooth mouth feel and didn’t feel to heavy.

Not sure what the suggested drinking temperature was, but I noticed as it got warmer I enjoyed it more and was able to pull out more flavors. I would suggest exposing it to about 10-20 minutes of room temperature after it comes out of the refrigerator to get some good flavor out of it. I’m no expert on that though.

Overall, it was a great drinking experience.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 02:20:27 | More by Antonius08

JayS2629

Alabama

3.88/5  rDev +26.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I was surprised at how good this was. It pours a dark brown with a thick head that fades fast and leaves ok lacing.

The aroma is of chocolate, caramel, and subdued grassy notes.

The taste was actually very nicely balanced with a low profile grassy hops that peeks through a rich chocolate and bready background. Pumperknickle and caramel notes.

Rich, medium bodied, smooth

Overall, goes down very easy. Nothing offensive, nothing complex. Simplicity and very enjoybale to drink.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 03:00:44 | More by JayS2629

gunnerr

4.38/5  rDev +42.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Ok i saw the reviews, and I am a dark beer drinker, or a brown ale. So when i saw this bottle in the local market, I thought to myself very cool design. Yea the taste afterwards is not to good, it's not a real black n tan. But is a good beer, and when i brought it to a party i was going to alot of people commented on it, some who took a drink said it's ok..and others didnt like but thos ppl where the ones who where drinking Natural Ice beer. I mean wtf..come if i wanted something that came out yellow then i would of.. well you know where i was going with it..But now I dont even see this beer in any market..

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 00:30:19 | More by gunnerr

Reidrover

Oregon

2.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

attractive 32 oz jug from Fred Meyer,N.Salem. $3.78. Wow been years since i saw this one..used to drink it now and again in the late 1990s in Atlanta. I cant remember it being this colour..its a plain darkish amber beer with a large rocky light tan head. Plain but not unpleasant caramel/light chocolate malt aromas. Taste is very plain..some toffee, some caramel and a slight hint of black coffee in the end. Thin on the palate but not horrid. Overall its drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2012 02:13:47 | More by Reidrover

DirtyPenny

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Quart bottle poured into a great big mug.

A: Dark brown with burgundy highlights . Poured with 3-fingers of deep tan head that settles into lumpy puffs. Comes in a really pretty jug too. Plenty of lacy swiss cheese lacing.

S: Wet and a little tinny. Not getting any of the flavor in the nose really.

T: Pilsner side comes through up front; light and sweet with just a hint of citrus and hops. A little nutty afterwards, with pleasant notes of woodsmoke continuing on even through the aftertaste.

M: Surprisingly light. Goes down smooth without a whole lot of carbonation. Has a fuzzy sort of mouthfeel nonetheless.

O: Decent enough. I could see polishing off one or two of these at a party. Nothing that'll wow you but not bad for just kicking around.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2012 00:09:55 | More by DirtyPenny

Swim424

Florida

2.6/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from bottle/growler into pint glass.

A-Appears to sort of a ruby red up to light and a dark red or light brown normal. not much head

S-Lacking here. Very malty. not much else

T-eh...very average. I taste the lager up front finishing with a buttery maltyness. Not much to this either

MF-medium bodied. Seems low carbonation. pretty smooth.

O-This is very average. Nothing to hate about it but nothing to love. probably will not be having this one again.

Serving type: bottle

02-29-2012 22:34:09 | More by Swim424

NuclearDolphin

Minnesota

2.5/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a Beer Stein. Bought this mainly because of the boomshine bottle.

Appearance - Dark Brown with a surprisingly filtered look to it. Not too much going on in terms of carbonation. Head starts out pretty foamy at around a 3 finger width, but the head quickly disappears. Leaves behind some sparse lacing

Smell - Chocolate, Caramel and some grassy notes, which is probably the Pilsner part of the scent. I can smell some mildly burnt malts in here as well.

Taste - Burnt Malts with some grassy and milk chocolate notes, but none of flavors really jump out at you nor are any of them particularly noticeable and they're all very weak.

Mouthfeel - It's light and creamy on the palette and the carbonation is pretty well regulated, which is the best I can say about this beer.

Overall - Don't get me wrong it's by no means offensive in any way, but the flavor is just not there! You'd think that with 2 distinct styles put together that it would create a unique flavor, but instead it just comes off as a boring beer. It's easy to drink, but that's pretty much the only good quality that stands out.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 03:15:14 | More by NuclearDolphin

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A screw top bottle - the classic look. Haven't had one of these since Mardi Gras a long, long time ago. From The Andersons on Talmadge.

A: Phssst, the screw top opens. Dark caramel brown, the beer is. To the point of minimal translucence - I can barely see anything on the otherside of the glass. A white head over two fingers on first pour, laces nicely. The off-white color stands out against the body.

S: Chocolate is strong, a sweet milky aroma. That's the porter side of the equation. The tan side has caramel and toast. The tan side, I'll say, brings more to the table - the toast fuller than the chocolate sweetness.

T: A premium beer? Yep. Chocolate and caramel sweetness paired with toasted bread. The flavors are lighter, present but fast to disappear, leaving only a light chocolate behind. Exactly what I remember it being - a run of the mill black and tan in a very cool container.

M: The chocolate and breadiness own the beer, hardly a porter/pilsener combination. Easy drinking though. And a great bottle.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 20:02:07 | More by akorsak

Jayli

Massachusetts

2.88/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Consumed 1/30 - somewhat of a mini-growler/jug
Poured in to a pint glass

A: This beer pours a ruddy brown with a one finger of khaki colored head. Head recedes very quickly leaving spotty lacing.

S: Nose is caramel malts and grain.

T: Taste is caramel and light roast at the forefront. Bit of roasty grains come in and hint of grass.

M: Lighter side of medium body, moderate carbonation, light and crisp body.

O: Goes down ok, sort of tasty, not filling, mild kick, average representation of style. I admit - I like simple styles, but this beer bored me and didn't have all that much going for it.

Serving type: growler

02-05-2012 05:17:40 | More by Jayli

ghampton106

Illinois

2.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I bought this beer mainly because of the unique growler-like 1 quart bottle design and the price was low enough to make it worthwhile to try a taste.

While I had restrained expectations that this would somehow approximate a true Black and Tan in flavor and texture, I did not have any serious belief that this would look like a properly poured Black & Tan at your local beer joint. The appearance was a darker copper, the head was not all that noticible and what did appear vanished rather quickly. On the nose this beer has a light essence of roasted malts, some faint coffee notes and that's about it - not too complex of an aroma with this beer. On tasting this beer the simplicity of the aromas carried through to the taste....some roasted malt flavors...very little hop character which could have provided this beer with a wee bit more depth. The finish was brief...as in barely noticable. All in all a pretty average beer, but still drinkable and would be wotthwhile for a party beer to get the conversation going about the bottle if nothing else.

Serving type: growler

02-03-2012 01:09:29 | More by ghampton106

boilermakerbrew

Indiana

3.28/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Big 32oz screw top jug type bottle.

A- Pours a deep, deep amber to brown hue. Fairly translucent with red tinges in the color and a medium sized frothy, slightly tan head. Decent lacing.

S- Mild dark roasts and sweet notes. Maybe a brown sugar flavor in there with some caramel malts in there.

T- Very similar to the scent. Dark roasts as in a porter, but milder. Definite sweet notes. Caramel and some chocolate hints. Slight hints of lighter malts and slight hop crispness. Let it warm a bit though and it develops a sour milk type taste. Not a great thing to develop.

M- Very smooth and silky. Just the right amount of carbonation. Weight on the palate is perfect for the style. A very drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2012 21:49:00 | More by boilermakerbrew

cbrunpc

Oregon

2.63/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Average beer at best.

A: Dull, I thought it would be darker
S:Boring, doesnt smell interesting.
T:Alright, tough to replicate the black and tan from a bottle.
M:Needs more malts for me.
O:Good because its cheep and the bottle turns into a growler you can use at your local brew pub.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 22:49:11 | More by cbrunpc

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.5/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Just can't replace the proper black & tan appearance out of a bottle (not without one of those didgerydoos). Dark tan colored, big head that disappears rather quickly. Aroma was like the appearance, ruddy and muddy.

Taste, semi-sweet, kind of thin bodied, no discernable hop presence. Really just kind of dark in color without submitting any real malt flavor component to the palate. Kind of reminiscient of a better looking Newcastle brown ale. This is lots more tan than black.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 22:37:58 | More by Beerandraiderfan

BlurryVisi0n

New York

3.15/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured unto a tankard.

Appearance: Super dark brown, not truly opaque. Head is tan, about 1/4" off the body.

Smell: Light hops, something coffee-ish about this beer. Nothing wrong with this but come off very bland. Smell disappears in second after a sniff.

Taste: malty, but tasty of beer. Little hops here and there but just the right balance.

Mouth: Medium carbonation, comes off smooth.

Overall: not the best black and tan but definitely a go to beer if you spot this in your local beer cooler. Hope you have all enjoy, Salud.!

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 22:31:55 | More by BlurryVisi0n

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.88/5  rDev +26.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Mississippi Mud Black & Tan has a thick, creamy, beige head and a clear, copper appearance, with streaming bubbles and nice lacing. The aroma is of toasted barley malt, sweetness, nuts, black coffee, and hop spice. Mouthfeel is medium, and Mississippi Mud Black & Tan finishes fairly dry and easy drinking. Overall, this is a mild, pleasant beer, and I think it’s certainly worth trying.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2012 14:05:07 | More by RonaldTheriot

lilnardey

California

2.08/5  rDev -32.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Brown color, with no head.

A roasted malt smell. Not too strong and cant pick anything else up out of it.

Tastes terrible. Don't know how else to describe it. Tastes like a smoked porter gone bad.

Seems like they spent more money designing the bottle than they did on making the beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2012 02:13:57 | More by lilnardey

KarlosT

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

My wife bought a quart bottle of this because of the size, cost, and because it said black and tan (fond memories of mixing a stout w/ a lager at bar). She loved it. Myself ... I found it kind of bland and relatively tasteless. The stronger more complex craft beers are starting to spoil me.

a: light brown

s: weak smell, slight smell of malt. didn't really notice any hops

t: very weak, very bland. think I would have trouble distinguishing between this beer and a bud lite in a blind taste test.

mf: overly carbonated for my preferences

overall: cool container. would look neat at a party. mild taste. would drink again (no offending tastes or smells), but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 20:56:32 | More by KarlosT

kalkavekkian

Michigan

3.08/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Picked up a quart bottle on a whim and drank in a regular pilsner glass. Dark brown with a thick tan head. Smell was a bit musty with a touch of chocolate. Tasted like a weak porter to me with a bit of a bite at the finish. Just a nice drinking beer but nothing to get worked up about.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 21:36:50 | More by kalkavekkian

mjw06

Pennsylvania

3.28/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Watered down. That's the best way to describe each and every element of this beer. It poured as though it was watered down. The smell was good, though it smelt weaker than it should have been. And this all carried over into the taste. I seriously wondered if watered was added in the bottling phase, because otherwise, I don't see why this couldn't be a pretty descent beer. If so, that's unfortunate. And its very cheap price would confirm that.

Avoid this beer unless you just want to collect a pretty cool bottle.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2011 07:31:21 | More by mjw06

jera1350

Minnesota

2.68/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Deep copper amber color. Thick cap of tan foam and fair lacing.

Very grainy and cereal like smell. Light chocolate smell.

Pretty watery tasting. Some grain and nutty flavors with a touch of roast. Tastes so watered down though.

Thinner body and kind of dusty or chalky. Dry finish.

Not a real enjoyable beer. Seems to be more of a gimmick than anything. I would recommend avoiding this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2011 02:52:36 | More by jera1350

AgentZero

Illinois

2.08/5  rDev -32.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Brown colored beer with some amber highlights. Bit of a white head, faded away quickly to some whisps of stick before disappearing altogether.

S - Some slight roasty notes and a lot of sweet pale malts with a bit of corn syrup. Smells a little too much like a sweet macro beer with some roasted stuff added to it.

T - Sorry, taste is worse than it smells. None of this is really offensive, it's just not a good beer. Very sweet, maybe some molasses, but this doesn't taste like a pilsner and some of the minor porter notes that it had on the nose was gone as well. Somewhat watered down.

M - Lighter bodied, soft carbonation, watery.

O - Well, pretty drinkable, but doesn't taste all that good. Best thing about this one was the nice novelty bottle. I picked it up only because I didn't want a six pack of anything at the store and cans of Fosters wasn't doing it for me either. Not recommended.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2011 23:48:51 | More by AgentZero

Lauthaha

Michigan

4.2/5  rDev +36.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from my 32 ounce growler into a plastic cup, because I was too lazy to find my good glassware. Sue me.

Appearance: Can't see through the cup, and there's a thick layer of very creamy-looking head on top. Over time, lots of little bubbles permeate the surface and help to decrease the head. When it finally recedes sufficiently, I can see the beer is similar to a moderately-steeped black tea in color. High marks for the head, and the black/tan color being in order.

Smell: Purple fruit and molasses. Maybe just a touch of chocolate in the malt? Then the usual grassy hops of a pilsner...like running through a spring meadow covered in syrup. Ahhh...

Taste: Beer is syrupy-sweet at first (though not cloying), with definite chocolate tones. There's a hoppy bite to it which pierces through the malt base. Aftertaste is a touch on the sour side (shrug), but doesn't detract too much from the beer.

Mouthfeel: Oh wow, this is super-good. Very, very creamy on the palate, with moderate (but focused) carbonation. Beer lasts long, and mellows out in the end, finishing wetly.

Overall: A knockout, in my opinion. I absolutely loved it.

Serving type: growler

12-01-2011 03:54:53 | More by Lauthaha

UnionMade

Colorado

2.42/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Got this for my birthday from my well-intentioned mom. I laughed a little upon opening the box and seeing this Appalachian styled jug with the 40oz screw top. High marks for ironic packaging, even if unintentional. I don't know where this beer originated, but I see it's brewed in Utica NY, the home of F.X. Matt and Genesee beer.
Pours a clear dark brown, with a thin ring of beige head. The foam dies out after half a glass or so.
Smells mainly of molasses. Roasty malts without much in the way of hops. Not a lot of complexity here.
The taste opens with roasty, chocolate malt. Mainly molasses, which permeates throughout and is definitely the dominate flavor. It's fairly clean, with an undertone of diacetyl, but there's not a whole lot going on here. I was hoping for maybe a soapy Saaz aftertaste, but it was not to be. Overall, it's not that hard to drink this, but it's better served as a beer forconversationStrong carbonation and a lighter body makes for a soda-like feel. I guess this would be a good training wheel for someone interested in real beer after a twenty-somethings worth of Genny Ice.
Porter and pilsner? It's neither this or that. Lacking on both fronts, but it wasn't completely awful. It's not as completely terrible as I remember from my college days. Tastes mostly similar to dunkel lager, or maybe a brown ale like Newcastle. I'd rather do this than Bud, or any kind of Genesee beer. This is really so much about the novelty of the packaging. I can't imagine any other reason someone would buy this.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2011 13:42:16 | More by UnionMade