Hoppin Frog Mean Manalishi

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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22 oz bottle 8/11/07: Lasting medium sized light beige head on an orange/chestnut hazy body. Big hops in the aroma! Piney, grapefruity, and floral. Also slightly grassy, but also has balanced toasted and caramel malt, definitely hop dominant, but strong enough to give a malt presence. Bready malt appears as it warms, and is pretty clean of fruity esters. Balanced just to bitter, and pleasant, which keeps the malt back bone in check. Lightly sweet up front, but again, hop dominant with citrusy and herbal/grassy notes throughout. Bready and toasty malt balance the flavor. Caramel malt seems light, but there and keeps the sweetness up to restrain the bitterness. Lower fruity esters, and mostly from the citrusy hops, semi dry finish, herbal, citrusy, and grassy aftertaste. Very well hidden alcohol in both palate and flavor. Smooth, fuller body, and lower medium carbonation. Nicely make IIPA! Nicely balanced and dangerously drinkable. Goes well with BBQ ribs and chicken wings.

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.