Hoppin Frog Hop Heathen Imperial Black Ale

Brewed by Hoppin Frog Brewery
Style: Black IPA
Akron, Ohio USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Pours black. Thin head. Coffee and malt aroma with some hops. Roasted malt and coffee flavor with a bitter aftertaste. Some citrus in the background. Medium light body.

Sample at CBC 2013. Dark brown colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of spice, licorice, hops, fruit and chocolate.

Black, with a light beige head. Light lacing. Aroma of chocolate, pine, grass, and toast. Tastes sweeter than expected, roasty, and nicely bitter. Medium bodied. Good.

Bottle purchased and consumed at RIBCO, pours black with a light brown head and sticky lacing in the glass, the aroma has a nice hop front end with some spice and chocolate mixed in as well, the flavor has a nice chocolate backing to the hops and citrus, not bad.

first bottle of the day, picnic table .. . pours a deep brown black .. . mild foam lacing, the head was pretty good .. . some out of place bitterness, even for a black ipa.. . weak mouth, not sure whats up with this but not that enjoyable .. . . it’s arguably, like, an airplane throwing up.

Only wish this was fresher. Bottle from the brewery purchased about 6 weeks ago. No date. Clean grassy aroma. Dark pour with little white head. Mouthfeel is very light and crisp. Easily drinkable. Taste is cappuccino, mint, grass, lemon, and green grapes. Very good this is. Only wish it was fresher and it could be great. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Shared with fiulijn @ El Pedal. Black colour with an off-white head with an average duration and lacing. Aroma is toasty, slightly sweet with wooden notes and raisins. Flavor is creamy, slightly bittery with coffee notes, chocolate and buttery. Slightly bittery in the final with an average duration.

Bit hazy dark brown almost black with medium off white head. Lacing. Aroma.. roasted malts, hops, pine, citrus. Sweet with decent bitterness. Good balance, quite interesting and drinkable, but something lacks to say that I liked it a lot

Bottle, 22oz. It pours a dark brown body, almost clear, and topped by a dense, finger-thick beige head. Roasted nose with pine cones, some licorice and a lightly spiced, peppery touch. The flavor has a nice bitterness and the same spices touch found in the aroma, as well as roasted malts as a backdrop for the piney, bitter hoppyness. Full body with some warmth. Some roasted malts, but mostly bitterness in the end. A nice one indeed, tasteful and sort of easy drinkable. 121005

On tap at CBC. Black colour with small off-white head. Hoppy herbal aromas. Hoppy taste, with sweet hints. Not much bitterness.