Hoppin' Frog / Amager (Bryghus) Frog Hops From Amager - Hoppin' Frog Brewery

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in December 2012. Pours dense pitch black color with a small dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted malt, wheat, toast, coffee, orange zest, floral, pine, and roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roasted malt notes with a good amount of hop presence; and good strength. Taste of cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted malt, wheat, toast, light coffee, light smoke, floral, light pine, and roasted earthiness. Fair amount of roasted pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cocoa, dark chocolate, wheat, toast, roasted malt, light pine, floral, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of roasted malt flavors with a good amount of hop presence; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice imperial stout. All around nice balance and complexity of roasted malt flavors with moderate hop presence; and quite smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 04:07:12 | More by superspak

prototypic

Ohio

3.85/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Frog Hops From Amager pours a very dark chocolate fudge color. It looks onyx. No light cuts through, even at the edges. It’s topped with a light mocha colored head. It rises to about a finger in height before falling back to a surface covering. Holds firm there for a bit. Lacing was spotty and moderate. Looks good.

The nose is a tad weak, but is still pretty good. The malt base smells like a nice mix of caramel and chocolate varieties. The caramel does give it a sweet smell. The chocolate smells like a mix of cocoa and dark chocolate varieties. It does smell much hoppier than anticipated. Smells like a mix of pine, grass, and light citric notes. It’s an interesting mix. Secondary scents include grainy and earthy notes. No big shock there. Alcohol is a little noticeable, but is blended pretty well.

The flavor is a bit better. This is interesting and pretty good. The malt base is definitely chocolate and caramel. The caramel is a little sweet, but isn’t overbearing. Chocolate flavors include cocoa, bittersweet dark chocolate, and light milk chocolate. Pretty tasty. Earthy and grainy notes follow and resonate throughout. Hops are easily noted and are tasty! They feature citrus grapefruit and orange flavors up front. Piney and grassy notes follow. They have a light bitter kick, but the malt base balances things out quite a bit. It’s a nice interplay between bitter and sweet. Alcohol is masked well and isn’t much of a factor. Finishes grainy, chocolaty, and a little hoppy.

The body is on the lighter side of medium and feels a bit thin. More would definitely be better. Carbonation feels relatively soft and light. It goes down rather easy. Needs more body though.

Frog Hops From Amager is an interesting, good beer. It would benefit from a bigger body, but it’s good stuff as it is. I’m enjoying it. Nice collaboration between Hoppin’ Frog and Amager Bryghus. Easy recommendation.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 03:43:14 | More by prototypic

brewdlyhooked13

Ohio

4.63/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Appearance - thick oily pour, two fingers of dark mocha foam. Stiff and sticky, it leaves heavy lace patterns on the glass.

Aroma - plenty of dark roasted malt to go around and some mild to moderate bittersweet chocolate as well.

Taste - sweet and malty, some light char as the swallow clears. Char leads to some hop drying and dark chocolate, along with notable alcohol warming.

Mouthfeel - silky smooth, huge body, makes the 7.8% feel closer to 9 or 10.

Overall - the frog just knows how to do a big impy stout. Another stellar brew from Akron, with a fine assist from Amager.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 04:49:07 | More by brewdlyhooked13

wvsabbath

West Virginia

4.08/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Serving Type - 22oz bottle

Apperance - Dark tan/black with a nice creamy foamy 1 inch head and tons of lacing. Looks great.

Smell - Roasty malts, hops, some brown sugars, molassess, rasin, dates, plums, some caramel and toffee. Honey, some coffee and the musky wheat aroma.

Taste - Starts off with roasty chocolate malts, some bitter hops, then the wheat comes in to mellow everything out. Hops are citric and sweet, yet the coffee, chocolate and chalky wheat counter the bitterness. Some added sugars sweeten up things some. In the finish you get some bitter coffee.

Mouthfeel - Malts coat tounge, along with some hops and wheat. The palate gets more of the same with added sugars and fruits. The aftertaste is malty, dry and wheaty.

Overall - Nice beer, Kind of the in between beer from a dry stout/american stout and a russian imperial stout. Has many flavors, each has its moment, and balances out well. Alcohol is masked really well. This is my favorite from the three colab releases, and id buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 06:15:45 | More by wvsabbath

DavoleBomb

Ohio

2.98/5  rDev -23.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Poured into a perfect pint.

4.25 A: Black color. Two fingers of frothy light brown head. Retention is good and a thick ring of lacing is left.

3.0 S: This, like a lot of recent HF beers, is full of hops. I like hops, but not in stouts, so I'm not confident that I'll like this going forward. Herbal and citrusy hops are the foremost flavor. Underneath the hops is a strong roastiness, hints of chocolate, and the neutral wheat does come out. The roastiness and the hops really don't mesh well in the nose.

2.75 T: The taste is more of what I was expecting. Roastiness is at odds with the hop flavor and bitterness. Herbal, citrus hops with a light woodiness to it. Lots of roastiness, chocolate, caramel, and wheat. It's not bad if this flavor profile is what you are into, but it's below average for the hoppy stout style.

3.25 M: Heavier medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Faintly creamy, but good enough here.

3.0 D: The hoppy stout thing is getting out of hand. I want the two styles re-separated.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 01:39:28 | More by DavoleBomb

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

HOPPIN' FROG / Amager
European Tour Series : Edition 3/3
Chocolate Wheat Imperial Stout

LOOK: 22oz bomber into a pint glass. Pours an oily dark brown. Ominous tan brown head. Leaves a sheet of foam lace.

SMELL: Chocolate malt aroma, sweet smelling. Chocolate banana. Mostly chocolate.

TASTE/FEEL: Richly malty with a delicate smoothness. Rich creamy feel. Smoke, tar and chocolate are all well represented with an ashy finish. The wheat is downplayed but adds to the sweetness. Roasty and bitter, with an earthy, piney dry hop bite.

OVERALL: Enjoyable, smooth as hell, American Stout Beer. Complex stuff, the flavors evolve.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 02:55:08 | More by Stinkypuss