Hoppin Frog Mean Manalishi

Brewed by Hoppin Frog Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Akron, Ohio USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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I have had this a few times, and have never been too crazy about it. Pours a medium amber- clear with a nice tight sticky head and some lace. Aroma is pretty good- with ltos of tropical fruits, fruit juice and punch, with mango, and passionfruit and some orange rind. Flavor becomes a bit astringent and harsh- but not in a good bittter way- almost as if the carmael malts were getting in the way. It becomes sharp and unpleasant with astringency in the finish- the tropical aspect gets lost. Meh.

Pretty delicious double IPA. Fruity, but balanced with bitterness. Deep color, GREAT aroma. Very hoppy.

650ml bottle. Piney & citrus aromas. Pours hazy golden, with nice thick and creamy white head, some persistance and lacing. Medium body, average carbonation and oily texture. Taste is a bit fruity, smooth, moderate bitterness, well balanced. Quite enjoyable.

Flowery summer eve aroma, plus a slightly yeasty undertone. Nice pour. There seems to be a little rye in here (maybe that is just the hops?), and a good amount of sharp hoppy flavor balanced by a malty sweetness. There are orange oil and pith flavors too. Fairly bitter overall, and leaves a residual bitterness on the palate. A good IIPA.

Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of malt, sweet fruit, grapefruit, pine. Taste is malt, light caramel, tropical fruit, citrusly hops, pine. Medium body, soft carbonation, light alcoholic finish. 120512

amber/coper color, aroma is very tropical, pineapple, grapefruit, caramel, bread, flavors of tropical fruits, pineapple, grapefruit, orange, apricots, pine, caramel, bread, toffee, high bitterness but not harsh at all, med body

Pours clear amber with a low head. Aroma is malts, fruits and alcohol. Flavor is malts, dark fruits, alcohol and a buttload of hops. Nice!

A copperbrown beer with a medium and blond head. Aroma is tropical fruity, peaches, fructose, sweet but balanced aroma. Taste is balanced, tropical fruits, lots of piney bitterness, nice sweetness. Medium bodied, balanced carbonation. Nice and balanced beer.

15 cl. Draft sample @ Delirium Hoppy Loft // lighter half clear amber with a white head // smell is bitter pine & lots of bitter American grapefruit hops // slight yeast upfront, caramel, light touch of malt & hint of herbs, finish is reasonably harsh bitterness, getting close to a touch too much, raw grapefruit & pine hops // quite oily body, getting to soft carb. // Manalishi

On tap at Beer Temple. Dark amber body with medium head. Nose is really hoppy. Taste is quite strong and malty. Nice and smooth texture, really good. Heavy hops and full on. Lots of power in here.

Tap @ Beer Temple. Clear copper color. White head, not much. Aroma’s: citrus, pine, malty sweet (more so than the Hoppin To Heaven), some alcohol. Flavor is medium bitter, with some acidity. Medium body. Bitter finish, but not harsh.