Gulden Fraug
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.76
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Smooth malt Flavors of this Belgian-style abbey ale are complimented by traditional imported ingredients. A slightly spicy and complex flavor makes this European celebration-style beer unique and refreshing.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour a murky brown/orange, with a big thick beige head. Aroma is very fruity, lots of plums, and figs, and lots of apples, with a tinge of metal that i detect often in belgian strong ales. The body is very thick and syrupy. FLavour is.....whoa.......this is sweet, cloyingly sweet. Wow, i can;t kick the sweetness it’s just sticking in the back of my throat, the big malty sweetness just overpowers everything, and it’s all i’m tasting now. The finish is slightly bitter with a touch of dark fruit. Hmmm.....can’t say i loved it, but i can’t say i hated it. But i wouldnt have it again. Seriously a sweet syrupy mess.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml can from Kaffee Bazaar webshop. F: medium, tan, quick gone. C: coppery, light hazy. A: malty, mellow fruity, bit caramel, spicy, banana, pears, bit honey. T: full malty base, mellow fruity, caramel, spicy, banana, pears, honey, bready, soft carbonation, not so complex but Belgian style is obvious here, enjoyed.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2022
at 20:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
650ml bottle. Cloudy, copper-ish, dark amber colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Minimally sugary, mellow malty and yeasty fruity aroma, notes of sweet cherry and honey, a touch of dried fruit, raisin, apricot. Taste is sweet, slightly sugary, caramel malty, slightly yeasty fruity, hints of dried fruit, raisin, apricot, some honey and sweet cherry; minimally warming, alcoholic finish. Oily to viscous texture, smooth, soft, silky, and minimally cloying palate, very fine, soft to flat carbonation. Not overly complex, but harmonious and balanced, well crafted - a big beer, but the style definitely does not come under Hoppin' Frog's main competence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2020
at 20:59
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
11.04.2015, 0,65l bottle shared with friends:
Small bubbly shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly harsh fruity, thinner, caramel malts, yeast, almond essence, candied sugar, dried fruits, grass. Taste is slightly harsh, dried fruits, yeast, harsh grass, candied sugar, almond essence, nuts, caramel malts. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet and harsh mouthfeel. Meh!
Small bubbly shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly harsh fruity, thinner, caramel malts, yeast, almond essence, candied sugar, dried fruits, grass. Taste is slightly harsh, dried fruits, yeast, harsh grass, candied sugar, almond essence, nuts, caramel malts. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet and harsh mouthfeel. Meh!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2018
at 08:31
8/10
Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Gulden Fraug Belgian Ale (2014) on 04 Sep 2018 at 14:33 - Score: 8. Original review text: Backlog
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 14:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A reddish brown, a head is small and blond. Aroma has fruitness, brittish orange marmelade some dry cake, fruit candies and wood. Sophisticated. Taste has richness of (dry-)cake, some orange in marmelade and fruit candies. Full bodied, low carbonation. Not a belgian style, but more like brittish. Sophisticated, strong and dried fruity. All styles of beers are just succesfully from Hoppin Frog.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2016
at 12:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beergium. Hazy reddish/copper with a white head. Sweet with yeast, "tutti-frutti", caramel and some fruit. Drinkable but really sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2016
at 03:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle in the hotel. Pours hazy orange, nose is spiced, caramel, esters, biscuit, taste is sweet, rich toffee, caramel, light fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2016
at 15:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gylden brun klar med fingerhøyt beige skum. Lukter karamell, kandissukker og noe røde frukter. Smaker søtt, noe brent karamell, knekk. Søt noe brent lang avslutning.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2015
at 17:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit and spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 250615
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2015
at 13:35