A lot of beers have dogs on the label, but few suggest that their contents are meant for puppies. I was told that it's the name for a snack meant for humans, but all I hear is Purina. We got a space-borne pooch in the illustration able to snatch a saucer in his jaws. That's cool.
Alc. 6.9% by Vol. 19 IBU. 22 fl. oz. Cosmos Brewing, Hugo, MN. Save Space for Beer!
Deep blackness, all-out opaque, slim brown ring surrounds.
In the nose: sweet. Vanilla? Cocoa? Peanut butter? Nice, whatever's going on here.
In the mouth: Much malt, medium bodied, a smidge of richness. Those flavors from the nose aren't as prominent in the flavor, though. There's some chocolate happening. It's a nicely malty brew, but not terribly special.
"Muttnik is our coveted puppy chow porter.
Victory malt brings biscuit character and a lactose addition mocks powdered sugar. The combination of both chocolate malt and cacao nibs bring it all together."
Maybe I've been missing out all my life, but I've never heard of "puppy chow", or "muddy buddy" (both terrible names). Maybe I've had it before and never knew the name. I certainly never knew there was a style of beer called "puppy chow porter." Is this Cosmos' special way of joining the peanut butter beer sweepstakes?
It's not bad, but it's not more than good. Just doesn't stand out.
By the way, how is it "coveted"? They have no taproom to try it at, and it's only available in these bombers, as far as I know. No one is talking about this. Who's coveting it?
I investigated a bit and found that on Untappd quite a few had been singing it's praises from servings on tap at local Twin Cities establishments. Some found that it had too much "puppy chow" for them, the flavors were too forward. Interesting. Maybe it just didn't come through in the bottled form?
Oh, and if you want to see some very annoying people talk about a puppy chow recipe, that video up there is for you.
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