El Frogquistador - Liquor Barrel Aged
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.88
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Set forth to become the conqueror of extremely special and rare Spanish brandy barrels that were captured by our crew, El Frogquistador was conceived. It had to be prepared for battle, yet lively and agile enough to conquer all this delicious, complex and memorable goodness.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared on Level 42 18/05/2017. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting white head. Aroma is sweet cakey malts, honey, alcohol, banana, little green apple. Apple cake. Flavour is composed of semi sweet honey malts, apple cake, boozy, hot alcohol, banana bread. Harsh headache inducing alcohol. Palate is medium sweet, tangy woody tannin. Lingering alcohol. High boost no payoff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2017
at 14:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at L42, thanks to Kenny, 18/05/17. Hazed golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is sweet malts, cornflower, light caramel, spice, bready, a touch limited taking into account style and ABV. Taste comprises sweet licks, caramel, grains, soft bread, fruit loaf, spice, bitter citric notes. Medium + body, fine carbonation, warming boosty close. Pretty average ABV considered ... doesn’t pull together at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2017
at 14:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Kenny at level 42. It pours hazy yellow with a small white head. The aroma is earthy, musty, cornbread, brandy, bready, straw, oak, vanilla, solvent, damp cardboard and creamy banana. The taste is bitter - sweet, grainy, banana bread, apple pie, stewed fruits, permanent marker pen, paint and booze with a warming finish. Full body, fine carbonation and thick mouth - feel. Odd mix of solvent and apple/banana.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2017
at 14:10
8/10
Tried
on 18 May 2017
at 14:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Mitch. Pours clear yellow with a thin, creamy white head. The aroma has jammy white grape, ripe lemon, pale wood. Medium sweet flavour with licks of alcohol, more pale wood, jammy citrus fruits. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, with some tangy wood, more lemon, hay, jammy citrus. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2017
at 14:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Klimaet Cellar Clearance Tasting ], Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Hoppin’ Frog Liquor Barrel Aged El Frogquistador ].Unclear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, wood, mandarin - orange, brandy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, mandarin - orange, bandy - sweet brandy, sweet malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170203] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2017
at 10:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 26 Feb 2017) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, slightly sourish nose with notes of tropical fruit, oak wood and a slight tannic acidity. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, pineapple, oak wood, citrus, marzipan and a mild bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Wouldn’t call it balanced, with lots of oak and some alcohol. But tasty and quite nice.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2017
at 14:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ Beer Temple. Golden color, light hazy. White head, not much. Aroma’s: sweetish, candies, light boozy. Retronasal it’s sweetish, wood, boozy (sherry? cognac?), a bit drop. Flavor is moderate sweet, light vinous, sourish. Rather strong alcohol feel. Medium bodied. Short finish. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 12:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from tap at ’Beertemple’. Clear, golden yellow with a white head. Sweetish, slightly fruity aroma of caramel, peach, honey and vanilla. Sweetish-malty, slightly fruity aroma of honey, peach, vanilla, oak and a touch of grapes, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, sweetish, slightly warming-alcoholic finish. Medium body, slightly oily mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Very interesting, never tried something like this before.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 08:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Beertemple. Hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of oak barrel, vanilla, brandy, vinous notes, caramel, toffee, a light funk and malt. Flavour is heavy sweet with a little sourness. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 11:53