Bullfrog Red Star Belgian Ale

Brewed by Bullfrog Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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750mL cork-finished bottle. Pours a chestnut color, with a huge, frothy tan head. Aroma is primarily yeast, with fruit (primarily apple), caramel malt, and brown sugar. Caramel malt flavor is complimented by citric fruit, black pepper, and bread yeast. Some plum comes through towards the finish. I found this a bit too sweet at first, but it improved greatly as it warmed.

From a bottle that is likely 3 years old. Brown-amber, a puffy off white foam. Aroma is dark pit fruits, caramel, toffee, some alcohol spicing, definitely a bit old. Taste is similar, cherry, fig, caramel, toffee, probably held this one too long.

From the Bottle at Indulgences Etc, Denver 23/09/2009 Some hop aroma. Golden amber coloured and bitter with some alcohol present. Crisp and slighty dry wheat finish.

On tap at the brewpub 6/8/08: Pours a transparent copper bronze with a well-lacing white head. Estery caramely Belgian yeasty nose has a touch of light fruity notes. Body starts fairly full and biscuity malty sweet with some Belgian yeasty complexity and light fruity flavors before a semi-sweet peppery clove finish.

750ml bottle. Walking up from the ’cellar’ I decided to open this on the porch since I don’t fully trust some corked bottles. I’m sure glad I did. This let out a huge pop followed by a long stream of beer. This one also kept creeping out of the bottle and was almost impossible to pour. Took a long time, but settled into a deeper and hazy amber color. Aromas of yeast, breadiness, earthy, and toasted caramel. Tastes of yeast, some fruitiness, caramel, and lighter earthiness.

Markus again. Thick diminishing head, dark amber color. Aroma of dark fruits and sweet maltiness. Flaovr of dark candied fruits, alcohol. Slightly sharp. Good belgian.

(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of mustiness, minerals, subtle apple, light leather, and yeast. Flavor of caramel malt, fruitness, and yeast with nice carbonation and a dry mouthfeel.

bottle thanks to bu11zeye. poured a caramel/amber with a thick frothy off white head. aroma of caramel, fruits, and an earthy undertone. flavor had some caramel as well, spices, and a touch of raisins. mouthfeel had some dryness as well.

bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, golden orange pour, with a nice cherry and fruit nose, no lace, flavor is an intriguing salty, sour mix of apples and strawberries, well conmstructed

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2009 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Picture sent in to be uploaded... Pours with a huge, creamy off-white head and a hazy brown body. Good lacing. Aroma of caramel, fruit, light funk, citrus and honey. Taste is fizzy, a bit sour with dark fruits and a bit of metal. Fizzy and dry mouthfeel.

bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Dark amber colored pour with a big creamy white head. Nose is spicy Belgian yeast, brown sugar, and alcohol. Taste is a mouthcoating combination of tart cherries, metal, and some other unknown fruit that lingers.