Hoppin Frog DORIS The Destroyer Double Imperial Stout

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

Serve in Snifter

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A-pours a thick viscous jet black liquid with a dark tan colored head that is thick and creamy. S-the nose has hints of tobacco, tons of anise, light burnt bitter coffee, notes of toffee and caramel. the back adds just a hint of malty sweetness in the form of dark fruits. T-more of a roasted malt profile in the taste, tobacco in the front with anise behind. notes of cherries and plums in the back with a light herbal hop presence and slight bitterness. M-syrupy medium body, smooth like velvet, creamy with low carbonation and a slick finish. D-not heavey and able to be drinkin. has a decent balance between the roasted malts and the malty sweetness, not fantastic but pretty well done.

thanks matt! p blk with tan head. nose has banana, green, chocolate. fl is green dried chocolate raisin with a smoky finish. feel is chalky.

Bottle at Peter’s 2nd annual spring gathering. Black with ring and lace. Roasty rish coffee stout aroma. Roasty woody coffee chocolate with woody warm bitter finish. Creamy soft palate. Excellent.

extra via trade. pours pitch black, deep tan/mocha head. aroma, lots of roasted malts, chocolate, hops are subdued and in hindsight within all the malts. flavors, lots of warming booze, bitter dark chocolate, lots of roast, coffee, thick chocolate and caramel palate with hints of dark fruits; currants, prune. The beer is thick and sticky in the finish, lots of caramel and booze coming through that damper the whole experience. Enjoyable but a little too one dimensional.

22oz bottle. Pours a deep black with a small tan head. Thick roasty with a big roasty palate and tons of chocolate and black molasses. Good palate but lacking the special something that seperates the great impys.

Courtesy of markwise. Pours deep darkness with mahogany edges and tiny tan head. The aroma is a mix of spicy hops, black licorice, molasses, dark to burnt malts, floral hops and chocolate. All that oatmeal sure did create a smooth near velvety mouth feel texture ushering in chocolate to burnt malts to dark baker’s chocolate and then moving into a bit of molasses by midway. Toward the finish spicy, earthy and floral hops surface and pull up some black licorice and dry dark roasted malts to help add some depth and mild dryness.

Bomber from phaleslu - thanks, Peter! Resinous dark brown pour, with a handsome two-finger head of dusky beige. Aggressive nose of chocolate syrup and char doesn’t impress altogether much, sort of like the regular Boris tweaked on HGH or something. It’s a bit thinner than I expected, and I missed the super-creamy mouthfeel of the Boris alas. And I found the beer a bit too syrupy sweet, lacking some of the bready and dry elements it could have used to round it out. Still a solid brew but nothing I’d rave about.

5/13/2010: Hoppin’ Frog D.O.R.I.S. the Destroyer Double Imperial Stout... Aroma: Dark chocolate and deep tones; vanilla bean; subtle, but enticing citrus candy hop undertones; extremely fine carbonation bubbles. Appearance: Pours silky smooth and black like used motor oil; completely opaque; minimal beige foam roaming around on the surface. Flavor: Rich blend of dark chocolate, Dutch cocoa and espresso followed by a big punch of earthy hops and ample hop bitterness; other than just a touch of alcohol venting through the nose, the alcohol content is fairly well-hidden. Palate: Medium-full to full body; creamy, milky texture; smooth. Overall: Very good, but I actually prefer the "regular" B.O.R.I.S. better since it less hoppy and bitter, but more roasty malt and rich chocolate flavors; in a way, they ruined a good beer...

1 pint 6 fl. oz. bottle from alexsdad06. Thanks Brad. Specifications: 10.5% abv, 118 OG (27.5°P), 70 IBU. Rating #73 for this beer.

Pours inky black with a visibly tangible viscosity and one finger creamy cherry wood brown head. NOse is rich bakers chocolate covered expresso beans, burnt wood, molasses, very mild acetaldehyde, lots of roast precursors. Flavor is pretty intense, rich charred/smoky character, dark roasted coffee, molasses, very mild grain bitterness, and a very mild alcoholic warmth. Palate is coatingly viscous and velvety smooth with an unencumbered intensity.

Bottle Pours a deep black with a brown head. The head is creamy and lasts well. Laces excellently. Aroma is good hints of chocolate, coffee, alcohol, and some caramel. Has a lighter carbonation. The flavor is good. Very sweet malts a a soft alcohol burn. A full body and a slick texture. This is a hearty solid brew. Has a great mouthfeel. The finish is strong with a good aftertaste. Another well done brew from the Frog.