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Hoppin Frog BORIS The Crusher

Hoppin Frog BORIS The Crusher

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Hoppin Frog

Akron, Ohio USA

bottled
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on tap
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4774.13/5.04.12/5.09.4%91.9 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
BORIS stands for Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout and it will crush you like no other stout! Named for its intensely deep roasted and full bodied flavor and extreme weight of barley used to make it,BORIS The Crusher will crush your taste buds under its intense flavor and full body.

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 grandet (300), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20

May 5, 2008  
Copying from my tasting notes. Bottle. Dark brown pour with a small off white head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Very sweet and chocolaty flavor through out. Very good.

 AndrewKScott (281), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Pours black with tan head. Looks great, nice thick motor oil pour. Great smell of chocolate, coffee, dried fruit and, oh yea, heaven. Flavor is very smooth, lots of dark fruits, some smokiness, some chocolate, some burnt things. Mouthfeel is awesome, and this ale kicks ass. I crushed this and was crushed by BORIS.


 MrChopin (137), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/103/514/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Black with rich tan head. Beautiful. Fairly sweet, syrupy nose with brownie-like chocolate, oat, vanilla, and slight roast and alcohol. The flavor is raisins, alcohol, and long burnt roast, clinging to your tongue like antacids. Medium body that’s quite salty. I like the nose a lot, but the flavor could use some variation. I prefer a lot of other imperial stouts, and this runs fairly straightforward.


 Jblauvs (131), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Jul 26, 2008  
dark tan head, oily black pour. 0 light penetration. Incredible mellow oatmeal aroma which permeates every inch of my nose. Silky smooth mouth feel starts with some burnt fruits, then continues to some coffee and ends in a roasty oatmeal that last forever. Delightful, the combination of the oatmeal and imp stout syncs well, the smooth body of this brew will leave you breathless.


 craftycarl21 (155), South Hero, Vermont, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 26, 2008  
pours a motor oil black with a small brown head. aroma is silky smooth- coffee, oatmeal, bitter chocolate, roasty malt- really nice.Flavor is impeccable- extremely smooth, but still has a little prickle from the alcohol. extraordinary brew.


Narnad (62), Dundee, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 20, 2008  
I love oatmeal and imperial stouts and this one did not disappoint. This pours from the bottle very pitch black with a small tan head as a topper. The aroma has a coffee, chocolate and strong roasted aroma. The flavor has a very burnt malt bitterness to it at the beginning and moves into a sweet chocolate flavor and ends with a raisin flavor. This has a very high alcohol content but it hides it very well. Palate is definitely unique. Its very dark and I was expecting a bit more of a thickness to the beer. The bottle I purchased had quite a bit of yeast at the bottom which I love seeing a mass produced beer.




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