Sadler's Mud City Stout is an excellent party beer in the sense that all of your friends who don't normally drink beer will head straight for it, leaving the more challenging flavors for the connoisseurs. It provides a very smooth finish for an ABV of 6.6%, although that does limit its utility as a session beer. The brewer's claim of a 'complex blend' may be overstating the point. This beer is undemanding and comfortable, but the converse of this is that it doesn't challenge the drinker and fails to satisfy. Just as crisps may provide a delicious snack, you would be disappointed if you were served a plate of them for dinner and this beer leaves the drinker with a similar sensation. With that in mind, I found the bottle in Home Bargains at the cheap rate of one pound forty-nine pence, so it scores well in terms of value for money. All in all it scores a 6/10 - I'd gladly drink a pint of it in the pub, but I can't imagine it becoming a firm favorite. Having said that, for those of you who regularly seek out chocolaty stouts, this may well score more highly on your palate than it did on mine.
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