Hoppin Frog BORIS The Crusher

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

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle. [ Courtesy of drewbeerme ] Clear dark black color with a average to large, creamy / frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark coffee, burnt, light to moderate alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy / oily, carbonation is flat / soft. ;o)) (271007)

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a fast disappearing brown head. The aroma is very powerful with notes of bitter chocolate, alcohol, and caramel, as well as lighter notes of smoke and wood. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of hard roasted malt that gives the beer both an acidity and a dryness, the hops also leave a slight touch of grapefruit, before a dry and bitter end sets in, the bitterness both coming from the hops and the hard roasted malt.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Pours thick and tar-like, black and opaque with a dense, light brown head. Sweetish aroma with some vanilla and a tart edge. Good and solid body with lots of roasted malt, vanilla and coffee notes with a vague, burned edge. The burned notes hold all through the finish where the alcohol shows. Not a bad beer in any way, but there’s just so many better Imperial Stouts out there that for some reason never made the Top 50. 160607

22 fl oz. bottle. Pours black with a chocolate brown head. Slight chemical nose and dry malty. Slight creamy mouthfeel. Burbon/alcohol heavy and dry flavour. Very dry finish with a lot of roasted malt.

Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some wooden notes as well as coffee, vanilla, some toffee and chocolate. Flavour is the same in a rather powerful, but smooth way. Very balanced and nice.

Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival. Perfectly black with dark brown head. Oily and tarry from nose to finish. Sweet and thick, but never cloying or inky. Huge, but never assaulting. Soft, but powerful. Whipped cream with chocolate and licorice. No finesse or finer details, but a damn solid, edgeless stout. A gentle giant - like having the biggest guy in highschool as your best friend.

Bottle. Black coloured with a beige ehad. Roasted aroma of oat, coffee and liquorice. Sweet and roasted flavour of coffee and liquorice with notes of cocoa.

Bottle, 9.4%. Creamy roasted aroma. Black colour, small brown head. The flavour is roasted and creamy. Smooth mouthfeel. Creamy. A little cream and vanilla. Low carbonation. Very good.

Corked bottle at Plan B, Copenhagen
Black color; the head, brown, disappears quickly. Mixed aroma of caramel, roasted malt, light phenol and paper too. Good body, not too thick, with a strong flavor, in the order, chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, liquorice. Correct bitterness. The alcohol can be perceived. Good but nothing surprising.

UPDATED: AUG 1, 2009
Name: BORIS
Date: January 26, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, thin fine tan head
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma
Body: creamy oily body that gets sticky after a while
Flavor: alcoholic roasted and chocolate flavor, light malt bitterness

Name: BORIS
Date: May 26, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: road trip
Score: 3.6 to 4.0
Appearance: drops of lace
Aroma: roasted aroma with dark chocolate and sweet fruity licorice plus a touch of alcohol
Body: slick creamy body is a bit thin
Flavor: rich roasted flavor, lots of chewy dark chocolate, only a hint of fruit, milky sweetness, light bitterness comes from the roast
Overall: the rich dark chocolate and balancing light roasted defines this beer

Name: BORIS
Date: July 21, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
good sweet licorice character shows up the bring out the chocolate and balance the roasted

Name: BORIS
Date: July 23, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brew kettle
Score: 4.2
Appearance: black, tan head, lots of lace
Body: very creamy body
Flavor: rich chewy dark chocolate takes the lead on draft with the roasted flavor playing a supporting role,the dark chocolate has a dry character yet there is an underlying milky sweetness to balance everything
Overall: draft shows up the bottle

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4