Bullfrog Gothika

Brewed by Bullfrog Brewery
Style: Smoked
Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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On draft at Capones. Pours a deep cola with a ruby red tint and a tiny cream colored top. Aroma of vanilla, light bourbon, malts, and a hint of dark chocolate. Taste of light vanilla, bourbon notes, chocolate and light smoke.

Draft at Good Dog. Pours pitch black and completely opaque with faint mahogany edges and a half finger light beige head that immediately settles into a thin ring. Minimal lacing. Intense aroma with a nice balance of sweet bourbon, subtle dry, earthy oak and vanilla with a good amount of smoke. Even with all of that, the sweet malts are still evident with hints of licorice, chocolate and toffee. Impressive. Full chewy body with a nice balance of sweet boozy heat, barrel character, sweet malt and toasty smoke. Lots of bourbon sweetness up front with hints of vanilla and faint earthy oak. This is followed by sone more alcohol flavor with faint yeast. Sweet malt notes follow with hints of bitter dark chocolate, coffee and toffee . Dry rosted finish where all of the smoke is found. Subtle rauch character gives great balance with hints of spicy BBQ, bacon, charcoal and burnt malt. sweet boozy finish that is nice and smokey. Very complex and decently balanced. A bit sweet and boozy but not too much so at 9.2%.

On tap at Bullfrog last weekend. Reviewed from notes. Pours a very dark brown that is nearly opaque and has a very slight head without much of any lacing. The nose is initially a bit harsh with a faint scent that borders on nail polish, but might be coming from the alcohol. There is some strong bourbon and burnt espresso. The taste is quite a bit smoother with bourbon, espresso, light oak, and vanilla. Booze in the feel, but overall it is quite smooth. Drinks quite well and the only issue is with a bit of initial harshness in the nose. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 11-03-2010

Thanks Avalon68! Creamy mocha nose, dark chocolate forward. Dark ruby brown, creamy sandy head. Nice bourbon char, creamy chocolate. Toasty beer, seems like a barrel aged dopplebock. Just a touch smoky and some rose petal.

Dark grains, chocolate, light smoke, vanilla, hints of bourbon. Dark brown ppur, beige foamy rings. Flavors or roasted grains up front, dark malts, dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla, hints of smoke, and bourbon barrel finish. Nice and smooth, sweet is balanced by light salty smoke. A very enjoyable beer. Thanks Scrivvv!

22oz capped and unlabeled. Thanks scrizzz and Frank. Clear dark amber brown with khaki tight head. Sweet and rich with dark fruit and estery banana with a underlying smoldering campfire. Nice light creamy mouthfeel. Sweet bready malt, light smoked banana, faint apple and some leather. Don’t get much of the barrel in the nose but a touch more in the flavor, especially going down Not a base style that I go for, but enjoyed trying it.

Tap at Capone’s. Pours out black with a small tan head. Aroma is very earthy, notes of oak and bourbon, some sweet malts and raisin. Taste is very complex and smooth, with alcohol well hidden. Notes of oak, raisin, light smoke, vanilla, dried fruit and a lingering sweetness with only a touch of alcohol on the finish. Very solid

On tap at Capone’s. Pours a dark red-tinged brown with a small mocha head. Aroma is all sorts of goodness. Vanilla, oak, chocolate, and even some berries. Flavor is hard to describe. I dont think any other beer has given me this much trouble. At first it’s almost like an imperial stout. Then, the vanilla, bourbon, and oak flavors really come out.. The finish has a fruitiness to it I was not expecting at all. Very light smokiness. Incredible. Consider me blown away.

Draft at Capone’s for his Black Friday Event. Pours a dark amber red body with nice laze. Aroma is raspberry, bourbon, oak, wood. Mouthfeel is medium and silky with notes of oak, bourbon, vanilla, raspberries, smokey malts, other fruits - definitely a unique brew as Im having trouble comparing to anything I’ve ever tried.

Sampled at capones. Sweet, smokey, woody, and raspberry. Some vanilla accents as well. Bullfrog is beyond leet.