Hoppin' Frog Brewery Frog's Got the Jack Barrel-Aged Overdriven Stock Ale

Frog's Got the Jack Barrel-Aged Overdriven Stock Ale

 

Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

  Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular
Score
7.33
ABV: 9.2% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Jack’s Deuce was wild, and our Ace was high. But we were happy to know they had dealt with Jack before. Said they’d never bluff again, but here it was known. From the tattoo on Jack’s left stave, and the branding on the right. We’d have the beer to bring him down, if we played in right. Frog’s Got The Jack!

The brewers started with a deceptively smooth base featuring notes of toffee and caramel before aging it in whiskey barrels to add nuances of oak and a subtle whisper of top shelf spirits.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

The beer name is an AC/DC song reference. "She's Got the Jack". The blurb on the can suggests it's about a poker game. It is... not. lol. "The jack" is gonorrhea. The frog's got gonorrhea. An STD is not an association I'd want people to make when they see my product, so that's an interesting choice there, Hoppin' Frog.

Anyway, it pours lightly hazy orange with a small head. The aroma is of oak, caramel, and booze. It has a malty flavor with oak, whiskey, and caramel. This is very good.

Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 29 Jun 2025 at 02:38


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

This beer pours a dark chestnut color with a medium foamy off-white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of malt, fruit and whiskey. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky whiskey, ripe fruit, roast malt and butterscotch. The finish is oaky with a whiskey and malt aftertaste. Good beer overall.

Tried from Can from Aficionado's on 07 May 2025 at 21:33


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Can from Tavour. Pours clear amber/copper with a slight beige head that did persist. Aroma of roasty malt, citrus?, and whiskey. Med body. Flavor is nice roasty malt/toffee, whiskey, some citrus. There's a sweet mellowness. Not too sweet tho. Not really very bitter. A little wood. Hard to describe, but incredibly delicious to drink. Heat is barely discernable.

Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2024 at 02:21


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Orange with a large white head that faded quickly. Boozy and rough with grapefruit and perfume. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.

Tried on 10 Nov 2024 at 16:53


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16oz can from Tavour. Foggy, dark golden pour, head fades to patches of fine bubbles. Sweet malty aroma with a boozy backend. Taste is malty, caramel, sweet, smooth, brown sugar. A little latent warmth with a mildly sticky finish. Creamy.

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2024 at 04:11