15th Anniversary Ale
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.89
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Our goal is sophisticated complexity and intense satisfaction! Fermented with both Belgian and British ale yeasts for the perfect blend of spicy and fruity, and brewed with German and Czech hops plus 2 types of Belgian candi syrup. Then perfectly finished with extended aging in very special, super aromatic Bourbon barrels that are so hard to get they are rare as eagles!
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6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Brown amber. Leather and chocolate. And booze. Sparkly creamy, boozy, heavy. American oak bourbon. Very sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2022
at 20:50
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Big bottle at the Christmas Tastin'. Clear slightly-reddish brown, no head, with nice sherry-lookin' legs. Nose is toffee-butterscotch-vanilla, oaky with bourbon notes, hints of cherry, just massive. The flavor is just an explosion of flavor, it's like an Eisbock of barrel aged barleywine in concentrat'd flavor (all of the above plus malty biscuit). Nice buttery-bourbon flavor. How do you get so much refin'd flavor in one beer? I guess that's the hoppin' secret.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2022
at 20:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark orange chestnut, low head. Vanilla, strawberry wood nose. medium full, oaky berry, vanilla, light roast, chocolate, pure, but bright wood notes, pleasant port booze. A small sip is enough though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2022
at 20:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Deep ruby color with almost no head. Aroma is intense raisin syrup, vanilla, oak, very rich, albeit also very sweet. Taste is sweet raisins, raspberries even, toffee, coconut. Viscous oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Very good, albeit very sweet!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2022
at 20:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
KYGG 131122. Red dark brown color with beige bubbles. Aroma is bourbon, dried fruit, caramel, alcohol, vanilla, spices, fruit, syrup, sugar. Powerful beer.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 07:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. It pours a clear dark chestnut body under a thin rim of off-white bubbles. The aroma is quite boozy, with brown sugar, citrus, pine cones and some resin. Some woody notes and a good dash of caramel. It's full-bodied, warming and smoothly carbonated, quite sugary, in a nice way though, with some bitterness to balance it. The flavor has lots of caramel, without being too sweet and sticky, bitterness to deal with it, citrus, pine cones, brown sugar and a light woody note. Bourbon hints too. Some dried fruit towards the finish. A bit too sweetish in the finish, else it's a wonderful beer to share. 221113
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2022
at 18:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml can. Sweetish, caramely malty and syrupy with some spices, toffee, hints of bourbon and warming alcohol. Heavy but quite tasty slow sipper
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2022
at 08:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Ardes Residence, Helsinki. Thanks mjs! Color is Brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Ripe fruits, bourbon, caramel, some sweetness... nice!
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2022
at 17:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
355ml can. Thx Mjs. Dark brown in color. Raisiny, plummy, some almonds. Full bodied. Syrupy. Warming. Bit boozy.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2022
at 17:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Can, 0.355 l, from Alus Celle, 20221021)The beer poured deep amber and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had wood, vanilla, malts and syrup. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were wood, vanilla, malts, toasted notes, caramel, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste had wood, vanilla and bitterness. Tasty brew with strong barrel notes.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2022
at 17:23