Hoppin Frog / Fanø Natasha Røcks America Chocolate Rye Imperial Stout

Brewed by Hoppin Frog Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Akron, Ohio USA

Serve in Snifter

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Thanks to the kind soul who shared this at the recent Tampa Crew Tasting. Pours a stout brown with a tan head. Nose is roast, cocoa, coffee, and piney hops. Flavor is similar with roast, cocoa, coffee, some piney hops and toast. Flavor is similar with earthy roast and toast in the finish with bits of pine.

This beer pours brownish-black with a medium foamy tan head that diminishes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops, malt and rye. Medium-bodied with flavors of roasted malt, dark chocolate, herbal hops and rye. The finish is roasty with a malt and coffee aftertast

22 ounce bottle
The bubbly mocha head and oily black base look the part of a convincing imperial stout. This is in the ballpark of BORIS, which is to say not an over the top ultra high gravity sipper. Still, take your time and savor what is a good collaboration that has me looking forwards to the next time I get to try some Hoppin’ Frog.

Aroma / Appearance - The mocha head is bubbly and pert. Underneath a black oily base rests as it sticks to the sides of the glass. Chocolate, rye malt, and smoky textures provide depth to a well balanced beer that also has a nice hop bite. Sweet edges round out an excellent aroma.

Flavor / Palate - Chocolate and rye sweeten the palate. This is very heavy on the rye but it doesn’t feel unbalanced. The finish hangs in the throat just long enough to enjoy without overstaying its welcome. Overall this is a worthy release from a brewery such as Hoppin’ Frog.

Bomber from Proof bottle shop. Black pour with a khaki head and tight sheets of lacing. Aroma is pine, roasty and grapefruit. Tastes are chocolate malt, rye, citrus, pine, gin, spices, coffee. Almost comes off as a black ipa. Thin slick palate.

Poirs pitch black with a small mocha head. Huge rye and hop aroma, some citrus, and heavy malt sweet smell. Big up front rye bitter that fades into bittersweet chocolate. Big heavy mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Rye spice lingers. Dry finish. Reminds me a lot of CCB Double Black, but heavier on the rye and lighter on the sweet citrus. Neat beer. The body says impu stout, but the dry hopping really makes this closer to a black DIPA, as does the ABV. If you go into it knowing you aren’t getting Dark Lord, this is very nicely done.

Weird mix of chocolate stout and rye ipa. Decent but wont be trying again.

Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor with hints of caramel. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.

Bottle shared at weekly tasting in Tampa, poured a dark brown color with aromas of light chocolate, some pine and sime earth. Flavors were chicolate and roast with some herbal and earthy notes. Solid beer overall.

Bottled. Pitch black color, short brown head. Lovely big aroma of roasted malts, chocolat and coffee. There’s some grainy rye present, as well as some fruity american hop. All in good balance. Quite fruity bitter taste with plenty of sweetness from the malts to back it up. Smooth chocolate in the finish as well as big hoppy bitterness. Very hoppy big stout.

Bottle, courtesy Brigadier, thanks! Pour is black, tan head, good retention/some lace. Aroma of dark chocolate, spicy rye, roast, tobacco. Taste is chocolate, big spicy rye, some pine hoppiness. Palate is soft, oily, rich chocolate finish. Good.