Hoppin' Frog Brewery B.O.R.I.S. the Crusher - Grand Reserve

B.O.R.I.S. the Crusher - Grand Reserve

 

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

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.63
ABV: 9.4% IBU: - Ticks: 30
When you care to drink the very best, this is the pinnacle of flavor, and our most refined Imperial Stout. Traditionally reserved for immediate friends and family, we carry on the Grand Reserve practice by selecting the ultra-finest base malt from England and chocolate malt from Belgium. These superior, world-class malts take B.O.R.I.S. to a whole new level - Grand Reserve level
 

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

Bottle @ Mr Orla Going Barley, Ratebeer Odense. Pours black with a creamy beige head. Roast, smoke, soy, ashes and licorice. Smooth and full bodied. Old school. Dope.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2019 at 19:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On keg at the Hanging Bat. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate and booze. Then raisins going into dates. Date loaf. Taste - dates and figs. Mince pie ingredients. Palate - rich and full bodied. So much booze. It struggles to cleanse the palate. Overall - very booze dominated. Too much and imbalanced.

Tried on 04 Mar 2019 at 16:42


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle, 9.4%. Almost black with small dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel, liquorice and dark fruit. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, dark fruit, caramel, sweet, warming and medium bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2019 at 21:13


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

22oz bottle pours a dark brown with no head but plenty of legs. Nose has chocolate, raisins, licorice, burnt caramel. Flavor has a lot more with smoke, licorice, burnt caramel, mushroom, chewy malts. Full bodied, sticky finish. 7 3 8 3 13

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2019 at 19:15


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

22oz bottle at the late December DC RB Tasting. Poured a very smooth, dark, nearly pitch black color with a small tan head. Aroma was roasted malts. Lots of roasted chocolate, cocoa powder. Bourbon character, lots of vanilla notes, light woody character. Smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2019 at 22:03


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From a Bomber shared at the RB Dec 30, 2018, gathering. Pours black with a tan head. A roof dark pit fruits and licorice. Flavors are sweet dark chocolate.

Tried on 30 Dec 2018 at 22:55


8

Roasted. Chocolate. Cocoa. Bourbon, vanilla. Smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2018 at 17:50


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

Bottle. (thanks Eddan) Black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark malt, chocolate, coffee and some dark fruit. The same in the taste, also some wood. The body was full and the finish quite long. A nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2018 at 18:02


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

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ home. [ As Hoppin' Frog BORIS The Crusher Grand Reserve ].Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, chocolate, licorice - salty licorice, light molasses. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, roasted, chocolate, licorice, wood, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20181115] 8-4-8-4-16

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2018 at 15:38


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

A black beer, a head is mediu and dark brown, quickly decreasing. Aroma has chocolate, roastiness of coffee, sweetness at least with dark and dried fruits, liquorice, hint of alcohol. Taste has roastiness of coffee, low chocolate, balanced sweetness that's not so strong as in the aroma, dark fruits, wood. Full bodied, smooth. Tasteful beer, but not so huge as many of Boris versions.

Tried on 27 Oct 2018 at 07:56