Den Haag
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.97
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English-Style Imperial Old Ale
This quintessential English-style Old Ale is a masterpiece, with each sip being a delicious new experience. Notes of figs, molasses and leather fill your senses, all mingling with wood, vanilla and dried fruit. We painstakingly researched, perfected, and brewed a special batch of Black Treacle just for this beer. Then we aged Den Haag in rare, sought-after Blanton's Bourbon barrels, all creating an extremely delicious and memorable character.
This quintessential English-style Old Ale is a masterpiece, with each sip being a delicious new experience. Notes of figs, molasses and leather fill your senses, all mingling with wood, vanilla and dried fruit. We painstakingly researched, perfected, and brewed a special batch of Black Treacle just for this beer. Then we aged Den Haag in rare, sought-after Blanton's Bourbon barrels, all creating an extremely delicious and memorable character.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
brown with a dark beige and brown head that doesn't last that long. smooth head. looks like a dark barley wine.
aroma is like a barrel aged barley wine of the highest quality, dried dark fruity notes like a quad, the high alc. can be sensed, body is full, apricot.
flavor is booze - coconut - sweet - dried dark fruits - apricot , malts, rye bready, burning sensation from alc. very complex flavor with lots of notes i can't even name. amazingly mild and drinkable considering the crazy high abv. it does in fact taste a bit like if it was an imperial version of an old english ale. great sipper, good barleywine alternative.
aroma is like a barrel aged barley wine of the highest quality, dried dark fruity notes like a quad, the high alc. can be sensed, body is full, apricot.
flavor is booze - coconut - sweet - dried dark fruits - apricot , malts, rye bready, burning sensation from alc. very complex flavor with lots of notes i can't even name. amazingly mild and drinkable considering the crazy high abv. it does in fact taste a bit like if it was an imperial version of an old english ale. great sipper, good barleywine alternative.
Tried
from Can
from
Kihoskh
on 22 Jul 2025
at 13:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at the Hoppin’ Frog Tasting Room during the "Hoppin' Frog Tasting Room 12th Anniversary" on 06/21/2025. Dark brownish-mahogany color with a thin light beige head that diminishes quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spots of lace. Aroma of bourbon, malt, fruit and hops. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, dark fruits, grainy malt and vanilla. The finish is sweet with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Draft
at
Hoppin' Frog Tasting Room
on 21 Jun 2025
at 18:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473ml can. Almost opaque, darkest brown colour with very weak, ruby shimmer and minimally late awakening, average, frothy, diminishing, minimally lacing, dark beige to tan head. BA supported, toasty, dark and caramel malty aroma, hints of Bourbon, vanilla, a touch of oak, lots of spicy and fruity subtleties in a spectrum between cinnamon and plum, brown sugar and raisin, maple syrup. Taste is sweet and toasty, caramel and slightly dark malty, slightly alcoholic, BA induced fruity, spicy and woody aspects, notes of Bourbon, vanilla, some oak, hints of cinnamon, plum, brown sugar, raisin, a touch of pancake, maple syrup; a permanent alcoholic strand gains influence in a lingering, warming finish.
Viscous texture, smooth and soft, cloying palate, fine, soft, carbonation.
Viscous texture, smooth and soft, cloying palate, fine, soft, carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 12 Feb 2025
at 00:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can from Beer Republic. Hazy muddy brown with a tiny white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and very boozy.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2024
at 19:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Beer Republic. Hazy brown with a tiny off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and heavy bourbon. Flavor is very sweet. Very sweet finish with heavy alcohol. Oily and soft. Boozy. 080924
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2024
at 18:49
8.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2024
at 21:31
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Very dark brown. Clear. Thin head. Loads of raisins, dark malts, syrupy. Boozy. Loads of sweet Bourbon. Rich. Silky. Nicely bitter too.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2024
at 20:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Very deep coppery brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is ripe fruits, some wooden, mild spices and some toffee tones along with nutty and mild alcohol elements. Flavour is pretty much following the same pattern as the aroma,. but has a bunch more alcohol coming through, in fact the finish is rather burningly boozy on the tongue and the gums.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2023
at 13:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can, 250 ml, from, with and at Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on 7 June 2023; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, fig, bourbon, alcohol, light molasses; mouth: malt, fig, bourbon, alcohol, light molasses, leather, light alcohol warmth, light alcohol metallic, finale in bourbon with presence of alcohol, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; to sum up: very good FRANÇAIS
Canette, 250 ml, de, avec et chez Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 7 juin 2023; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, figue, bourbon, alcool, léger mélasse; bouche : malt, figue, bourbon, alcool, léger mélasse, cuir, léger chaleur d'alcool, léger métallique de l'alcool, finale en bourbon avec présence d'alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon
Canette, 250 ml, de, avec et chez Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 7 juin 2023; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, figue, bourbon, alcool, léger mélasse; bouche : malt, figue, bourbon, alcool, léger mélasse, cuir, léger chaleur d'alcool, léger métallique de l'alcool, finale en bourbon avec présence d'alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jul 2023
at 18:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
dark brown colour, practically no head at all; aroma and taste of soy sauce, nutmeg, caramel, raisins and some chocolate notes; great one
Tried
on 08 Jul 2023
at 18:22