Hop Heathen - Hoppin' Frog Brewery

Treyliff

West Virginia

4.18/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

A- pours pitch black, nearly opaque, with a small foamy light tan head that reduces to a small layer that retains long enought to leave some short lasting lace

S- dark chocolaty malt aroma stands out immediately with some roasted notes and a touch of toffee. Piney and herbal hop notes compliment, but the chocolaty malt takes center stage, very nice

T- chocolaty malt flavors follow the nose with dark chocolate, roasted notes and a touch of coffee. Notes of leafy and piney hops kicks in mid-palate, leading to some herbal and earthy notes. The finish is bitter and medicinal with more pine, leaving a dry roasty finish

M- medium-viscous mouthfeel with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel with a slightly warming finish

O- this drinks more like a hopped up porter. It's a style that's starting to grow on me and this is a solid example, lots of roasted malt with a big hop kick on the end. The medicinal flavors on the finish made it hard to finish the whole 22oz in one sitting.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 02:46:38 | More by Treyliff

TrappistJohnMD

Mississippi

4.14/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours dark brown to almost black with tan head in tulip.

Lots of toasted malt and chocolate in nose. Nice pine hoppiness also.

Taste follows smell well with lots of chocolate and pine. Sweet with mild bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with nice carbonation.

Overall this was really great.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 00:09:03 | More by TrappistJohnMD

Ego

New Jersey

3.46/5  rDev -16.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3

eyes...
not quite a twix bar of height on the head (which fades at a decent pace), sticky lacing for sure, black but not impenetrable, not much else to say, it is a black ale after all

nose...
roasty and toasty with hints of hops, burnt birch bark smell mmm, some chocolate notes, the hops are bright pine and northwest ocean breeze, on the pour this smacks more of hops but let this puppy chill for a few minutes and enjoy a really nice roast aroma, this smells awesome ladies and gents

taste etc...
full mouthfeel without being heavy, the carbonation is prickly but fades nicely and properly, this drinks hoppier than the smell, unfortunately it mostly drowns out the roasty flavors, if this followed the nose I probably would have to move to vermont and marry this beer, but sadly.. this love story does not have a happy 16 candles ending, it arcs more like molly ringwald's career... the aftertaste is really nice but you pretty much just get hops up front.

verdict?
this one misses the mark, it has some damn big hop power and ABV punch but it is a bit messy in the execution. the hops over power the roasty notes way too much. is this a bad beer? heck F no, worth checking out but for me this is a bit off balance to be a really good beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2013 05:25:13 | More by Ego

Durge

Connecticut

4.29/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

An opaque black-brown color with a healthy light brown head and thick, serious lacing. The aroma brings an impressive deep coffee/licorice malt with herbal hop nuances. Uniquely outstanding. The flavor is no disappointment with lots more heavy licorice malt and floral/herbal complements. The hop quotient is not obvious but I believe it is working to create the unusual tastiness of this black ale. I do get some alcohol edges but it is not very distracting. It's medium-full bodied with a bit of a dry and ultimately satiny feel. Carbonation is modest but adequate. This is a big, beautiful creation, yet another triumph from the Hoppin' Frog.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 05:44:21 | More by Durge

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Black as night, a very roasty version of the style. The taste is a range of roast, nutty, hop presence but not so IPA. A well balanced good range of roast malt, chocolate. Freshly ordered from Lueken. A different spin on this style that is normally more hop-centric.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 05:32:11 | More by northyorksammy

Beer_Runner

4.55/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

No bottling date; but, purchase this about one week ago at the brewery.

A: An aggressive pour into a standard pint glass produced a about an eighth of a finger of head that is a dark mocha color and very dense. Although it was small, the head lasted through most of the glass and left a good lacing. The brew is a true black and is absolutely opaque.

S: The aroma is very robust and full of floral, citrus, and some pine, along with some dark roasted grain.

T: The taste is also a very robust balance of spicy and some earthy hops characteristics and a strong backbone of malted barley.

M: The feel is velvety smooth and almost creamy. It also has a body that is medium/heavy and very satisfying.

O: Outstanding all the way. This is a beer that mixes styles and succeeds in bringing out the best in both styles. This one has the hop elements of a great DIPA supported by an excellent black ale. These two characteristics work together to create a wonderful balance of robust and satisfying flavors. And, the mouthfeel of this beer is really good – very smooth. This beer is unique; and, it is definitely a “must try” for beer drinkers who admire outstanding craftsmanship and innovation in brewing.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2012 02:57:27 | More by Beer_Runner

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle into a tulip glass.

Pours black, with a couple fingers of rich looking mocha head. This stays robust and frothy looking in the glass with a smooth ½ finger that leaves thick sticky lacing back. The aroma smells fresh, floral, citric and a touch spicy in the nose, while notes of cocoa and smoky roast come in off the edges. Those hops pretty much get the biggest push here though.

The taste is a rich mix of roasted coffee, sticky chocolate and green citrus flavors. A spicy and leafy bitterness flows throughout. The profile here is pretty even between malt and hops, leaving this equal part burnt and bitter on the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to fuller bodied, with a firmness in the mouth that is both sharp on the tongue initially and then creamier along the back. Hops add a nice underlying oiliness to the feel that helps keep this smooth, while alcohol mainly just adds some strength to the overall flavors and feel here.

This was a pretty darn nice take on an American Black Ale, with both hops and malt being represented well in equal fashion and this drank great for a nearly 9% beer. Hoppin' Frog had fallen off my radar a bit over the last couple of years but I’m glad I picked this one up, as these guys really know how to do these big beers right.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2012 20:32:47 | More by Kegatron

warrenout330

Ohio

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bomber

A- pours a opaque black... no light what so ever... off white colored head... quickly dissolved to a thin ring around the beer.... slight lacing on the glass

S- piney sap, mango, pineapple... tropical fruits. Hint of roasted barely

T- tad roastiness to the tongue...piney hops, piney sap...

M- thin and creamy mouthfeel... moderate carbonation... earthy hop bite lingering

O- this beer always catches me off guard... looks like a stout, drinks like a ipa even though you still disagree. Nicely done and its hoppin frog.... its always good

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2012 02:36:23 | More by warrenout330

crnipeter

Slovenia

3.48/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Coppery-brown pour creates very dark brown to opaque black body with ruby highlights at the edges, overlain by an inch thick tan head with good stickage and retention.

Citrusy hops are surprisingly absent from the aroma featuring mostly piney,spicy and grassy
hopage and dominant - perhaps overly so - dark malt with chocolate character. Some biscuity
malt can be picked up. There's distinctive minty aroma allegedly resulting from interaction between hops and dark, roasted malts.

Taste largely follows the nose with chocolaty dark malts and piney hop-flavor at the center,
with minimal bitterness, finish is medium-dry followed by roasty coffee-like aftertaste. The
absence of astringency from either black malts or hops adds positively to the overall impression.

Medium to medium-full body with lots of sweetness and tongue coating slicky sensation probably related to high-levels of dry hopping. Body that tends to coat the lips with a sticky film is a bit too heavy resembling a Stout rather than IPA.

Overall, a decent chocolate-piney Black IPA crossing the best features of both IPA and Porter/Stout, perhaps being overly leaned towards the later. Good nonetheless. (A bomber without bottling-date indication, into tulip).

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 22:25:04 | More by crnipeter

TexIndy

Texas

3.58/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 22oz bomber into a tulip glass. No dating info that I could find. It was solid black in color with evidence of good carb streams breaking on the surface. It has a good sized, brown head that settled into a good collar and covering film. Good lacing with lots sticking.

The aroma was grassy and resinous hops mixed with equal dose of roasted and chocolate malts. Seem to be a good balance between the two. The taste was also well balanced and started with the hops then the malt sweetness overtaking it at the end. It wasn't bad in any sense but it just didn't excite me all that much either. Easy to drink for sure but also not sure I'll remember it tomorrow. Solid mouthfeel with good carb and sweet aftertaste.

Overall, a good serviceable brew but, as stated above, it just didn't stand out or really make me want to find another. I'd drink if given one but wouldn't seek it out either. Not available here in TX - got from Hoss. Rotation - one is enough; maybe on tap if best choice.

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2012 01:44:21 | More by TexIndy

nickfl

Florida

3.95/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours with one finger of medium brown foam in an opaque, black body. The head settles at a moderate law and leaves good lacing on the glass.

S - A strong espresso aroma with notes of pine and grapefruit in the background.

T - Green pine hops up front with a bit of sweaty hop character and lots of sweet, coffee. Dark caramel and more sweetened espresso in the middle and a finish of fruity hops, caramel, coffee, and mild bitterness.

M - Medium-thick body, moderate carbonation, and a sweet finish.

D - There is a lot of dark malt and a lot of hop flavor here, but a surprising lack of bitterness considering how much the hops and dark malt are emphasized. An enjoyable beer overall, but it would be more drinkable with a little more bitterness to balance out the syrupy sweetness.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 01:30:23 | More by nickfl

kylehay2004

Florida

4.2/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: single finger head with nice lacing on a very dark brown body.

S: lots of earthy and well blended citrus hops with a nutty and roasty presence. Each are well represented and complement rather than exclude the other.

T: very roasty with earthy hops up front and the coffee and roast in the middle with a sweet citrus hop character in the finish which is surprising as one would expect a bitter finish with this level of hop and coffee presence.

M: medium body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: This one is very well made. Both the roasted flavors and IPA flavors are represented to a high level. Its also very easy to drink. it has complex transitions which flow very nicely.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 01:28:43 | More by kylehay2004

wvsabbath

West Virginia

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Serving Type - 22oz bottle

Appearance - Dark black with a creamy tan 1 inch head and lot sof sticky lacing. Looks like a nice porter.

Smell - Roasted malts, chocolate, brown sugar, coffee, light hop presence, grape, orange, rasin, plum.

Taste - Nice coffee/chocolate bite at first sip. Malts are roasty, and hops are made up of strong dark fruits, lots of plum and rasin. Brown sugar and mollasses add sweetness to a rather bitter drink. Near the finish some pine and orange does come out. Alcohol is masked well but there is a trace of warmth in the afertaste.

Mouthfeel - COats mouth with malts, hops and sugars. Tounge gets alot of malts and chocolate, dark fruity hops and sugars. Palate gets more of the same with some citric fruits at the end. Aftertaste is malty, bitter and coffee.

Overall - Awesome, one of the best black ipas. A perfect balance of porter and ipa, balanced and truely smooth and drinkible. Hard to believe its almost 9% alcohol, drinks like a 5% porter. Worth a drink for sure.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 23:30:00 | More by wvsabbath

tlazaroff

Virginia

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

All hops on the nose. Pine, hard candy (jolly ranchers), and a little pineapple. Beautiful aroma on this beer, wish it was a touch more potent.

Jet black in color, like india ink. Creamy mocha head that laces nicely, but the head falls back into the beer rather fast which was a touch disappointing.

Hop Heathen has a wonderful taste! All those great aromas are present with pineapple dominating, but it adds a complexity of roast and chocolate on the finish. Lower smooth carbonation on this one with a creamy mouthfeel that makes this just so easy to drink. Alcohol burns slightly in the corners of my mouth in the front and back. Overall just wonderful.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 05:29:25 | More by tlazaroff

Cyberkedi

Georgia

4.48/5  rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Aroma is both smoky and hoppy - got me doing a Pavlov’s dog - with hints of mocha and molasses. Pours a rich, deep sable a whisker above black with a fairly thick and fine-bubbled tan head that leaves some good lacing. Flavor - ooh, what flavor, crossing the best features of an IPA with the best features of a stout/porter. Hoppy, a little grassy, minimal bitterness, with notes of molasses, chocolate and quality coffee. Absolutely lip-smacking! Firm texture has a good amount of fizz. I love black ales, and I love hoppy beers, so the black IPA (an oxymoron, if you think about it) or Cascadian Black Ale is my fave.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 18:28:17 | More by Cyberkedi

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle from Sprayberry Bottle Shop (Marietta, GA). 9.99. As with all Hoppin Frog beer there is no bottling or freshness date given. Served in a Sweetwater snifter.

Pours deep dark, near-black brown with one finger loose tan head. Small clumps of lacing.

Smells like a hoppy cup o' joe. Piney hops meet coffee with hints of cocoa, citrus and smoke.

Taste is a nice blend of those piney hops and dark malts. Pine, citrus, pleasantly charred malts, cocoa, bitter coffee and a bit of leather. The alcohol is only faintly perceptable.

Medium full feel with moderate carbonation. Slightly sticky. Long burnt hoppy aftertaste.

This is one of the better black ales I've had. It balances the IPA vs stout rather well, lending some key flavor profiles from both styles. If you're into the growing American black ale trend, this one is worth a try. I hope to get to try this on tap sometime.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2012 02:08:49 | More by ThickNStout

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

3.83/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Hoppin' Frog Hop Heathen Imperial Black Ale, Hoppin' Frog Brewig Company, Akron, Ohio. Here comes the gobbledygook: "An uncivilized amount of American hop spiciness along with a chocolately malt mix of dark roasted flavors create this inventive and tasty new beer style! What you get is the best of both worlds, a flavorful brood of dark malt and satisfying, assertive American hops. Raise you glass in a toast--to the Hop Heathen within you!" Just one note: are they using word "brood" they way they think they are?

8.8% ABV, 83 OG, 70 IBU

Appearance: fully black, brown head, settles down in no time.

Aroma: Big, grassy hops leave up, out, and in your face, surrounded by dark, roasted malts.

Taste: Warm, roasty, bitter, sharp and strong. Citrus-y hops are fairly smothered by the dark malt. Oddly enough, the flavor starts out big, then peters out. There's just not much "there" there. Or, any "here" here. Another hoppier porter, but not quite hoppy enough, and the high alcohol starts to intrude.

Huh. There's nothing really wrong or bad out of this. It just doesn't do anything for me. The body is full, but the texture is too blase, and the mouthfeel nothing but dull.

A bit of a let-down, since I like the last Hoppin' Frog so well, but the next should be better. Will that be my next beer? It's an imperial stout, …maybe not...maybe for my nightcap...

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 07:24:03 | More by feloniousmonk

babaracas

Florida

3.93/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours an opaque very dark brown with two finger tan head, settles with thick lace for the first few inches. Smell: mildly roasty, caramel, earthy, citrus note. Hoppy Porter-like. Oh, and buttery... Taste: caramel, sugared dark fruit, quickly in to pine, tropical fruit, citrus rind. Sugary. Medium bodied, lightish carbonation. It misses, but not by much.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2012 04:45:47 | More by babaracas

nachos

Ohio

4.45/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle
appearance: As i pour this I am reminded of the FBS i have been drinking recently, its not quite as thick, but it looks pretty dead on in appearance color wise and similar head and lacing. Very nice.

Smell: Again as I poured this I smelled coffee, it seriously reminded me of FBS, not quite as strong in the coffee department, but I can smell the coffee as well as roasty chocolate mixed with a nice piney hop smell.

Taste: So delicious, lots of chocolate, roast, and coffee mix really well with the piney hops, its a really nice balance.

Mouthfeel: Not as thick as a stout, but getting to that point, but it fits with the perfect blend of stout and ipa flavors.

Overall: This is the best dark ipa/american black ale I've had. I rank it better than Sublimely self righteous, Yakima Glory, Blacktop and heavy seas black cannon. I think Hop heathen achieves the perfect balance of including the darker flavors and allowing the hops to accentuate them while still being a big part of the experience. If I want an American black ale that is closer to a straight up IPA i'll have a sublimely self righteous or yakima glory. But, if I want a perfectly balanced brew that highlights the dark and the hops, then I'll have a hop heathen.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 02:08:13 | More by nachos

Dope

Massachusetts

4.28/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a very dark brown with a big and dense chocolate milk colored head. Fades slowly, leaving an almost solid wall of thick lacing behind.

S: Oh yeah, loaded with pine and grapefruit. Strong chocolate and grainy sort of coffee and earthycharacter follows it up nicely. Get a little bit of garlic/oniony hops too, like summit perhaps?

T: Creamy, very creamy. Up front there is again, pine and grapefruit with just a hint of garlic and onion. Not as strong as in the nose. Big bitter chocolate in the middle with some coffee, like dark chocolate covered coffee beans. Ends with some lingering char and bitter bitter chocolate. A little bit of pine and earth. Creamy and smooth like an oatmeal stout.

M: As mentioned above, very creamy and smooth like an oatmeal stout. A touch chalky. Medium/heavy body. Nice.

O: One of the better black ales I've had. A lot of them are super duper hoppy, which isn't a bad thing but they become almost like regular IPAs at that point - no roasted malt character. This one is better balanced. Good balance of hop flavors amongst themselves as well. Nice bitter chocolate and a creamy, chalky sort of body. Very enjoyable and drinkable. Probably second only to Wookey Jack and Stone 15th.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 02:51:17 | More by Dope

PeterIngemi

Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a duvel glass

A: pours a very deep dark brown almost black with half a finger of mocha coffe colored head that dissapates quickly and leaves some spots of lacing.

S: loads of roasty espresso with a mocha touch, j set neath the roasty notes I get a nice layer if piney hops, very nice, very toasty coffee like aroma overall, smells delicious.

T: much like the nose loads of mocha like roasty espresso and a nice bite of bitter piney hops in there with the roast... This is very well rounded and incredibly delicious.

M: medium body with a nice creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonation, the alcohol is well hidden as this is nice and drinkable.

O: this is a very well rounded black ipa, roasty espresso notes dominate but are complimented nicley with piney hops o create a very well rounded very delicious overall brew... Really enjoyed this one.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2012 03:02:39 | More by PeterIngemi

Damian

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Drank from a 1 pint 6 fl. oz. (22 fl. oz) bottle purchased at Julio's Liquors, Westboro, MA
Served in a pint glass

The beer poured super dark brown (bordering on black) and was topped by a one-plus finger tall head of stiff, dense, caramel colored foam. Sheets of thick, sticky lacing coated the glass.

The aroma was pleasant but not quite as assertive as I was hoping it would be. An even mix of roasted malts and piney hops dominated. Mild cocoa notes. Touch of smoke. The nose became more punchy as the beer warmed. Espresso notes came through strong.

The flavor profile was quite similar to the nose. Lots of roasted malts on front end. Some coffee and chocolate. Hint of smoke. The hops hit hard mid palate. Initially, they were citrusy, but they turned more piney and bitter as the beer moved along the palate. The finish contained a nice mix of roasty, smoky malts, espresso and a bitter, pine needle-like hoppiness. At 8.8% ABV, this beer hid its alcohol prowess quite well.

The mouthfeel was fairly non-descript. Medium bodied with a crisp, moderate effervescence.

Tasty, interesting and quite drinkable, Hoppin' Frog's Hop Heathen is a really solid beer. However, as one of the highest rated American black ales in the world, I was expecting a bit more.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 02:54:05 | More by Damian

smakawhat

Maryland

4.6/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.

A real solid three finger tan head, it's going nowhere, styrofoamy and stuck and solid with clumping lacing all around. Sits on a real dark walnut black to brown, with just a hint of red there too. Aggressive, real nice looking.

woah on the nose, this is ripping dirt and earth like hops, mixing with a great ripping coffee bean action. Dirt soil and fresh ground coffee, how fun is that! Smells more like coffee than beer.

Hit that palate and it's all that and a bag of chips. Creamy milky light bodied depth. Coffee richness with a malt milk body. Hop angle on the finish is a bit burried, but a mix of lots of milky chocolate, and burning coffee. Perhaps that long roast is being brought out with the bittering hop angle. There's a bit of lime astringency from perhaps hop character, but it hints of coffee acidic sourness more so.

Oh man this is really good. Seriously winning brew, big bold, without a heavy boozy quality. Flat out excellent! A java bean heads dream, and this from a Black IPA and not a stout. Stunning work!

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 01:08:30 | More by smakawhat

raznug

Ohio

4.18/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: This beer pours a deep brown color and his reddish hues that splatter the pint. It is topped with ¾” of light brown colored head that lingers nicely. Belgian lacing lines the glass after each sip.
Smell: Heathen has a nice blend of roasted malt and hop aroma that mix in the nose.
Taste: The taste follows along side the nose very tastefully; the roasted malts play the main role with hop bitterness files in to take up the extra space.
Mouthfeel: The body of this beer is a bit of the thicker side than I expected but that isn’t a bad thing. I prefer a beer that has a thicker body to it so it lets the flavors stick around longer for me to enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 20:35:12 | More by raznug

steve8robin

Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Saw this brew in a local beer shop and sounded tasty. 22oz bottle...

A: Super dark with no light shining through and a small 3/4 inch khaki colored head which fades to some nice bubbly lace atop the brew. No lacing traces on the glass. Good.

S: I get some sweet malt with a spicy hop blended in upfront. Quickly following are some roasted / chocolate notes. A mild alcohol scent peeks out of the backend. Decent.

T: First sip starts with a watery / sugary malt blend quickly subdued by a carbonation wall which leads into a mild earthy hop with a nice spiciness. The beer finished as it began with a subtle carbonation bite blended with watery / sugary malt. Decent.

M: Medium body brew with a medium-hard carbonation. A dry malty finish. Good.

O: All in all, this is a solid brew. It's one of those that is good, but I probably won't go out of my way for. Hoppin Frog does make some solid beer though.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 00:54:13 | More by steve8robin