Hoppin’ Frog Brewing
NEW RELEASE: Hoppin’ Frog Frog’s Hollow Double Pumpkin
I freaking love fall. I freaking love Halloween. Pumpkin beers are tasty and fun, and there’s a new one in town this year. (Well, more than one. Stop being technical.) This week Hoppin Frog brought barrel aged B.O.R.I.S. and now Frog’s Hollow Double Pumpkin.
Commercial Description:
There’s a Place just south they call Frog’s Hollow, with cauldrons afire in Fall, and they only speak in whispers of the name. There’s a brewery they say who has the secret, of spices picked just right. With a crying shout, they’ll knock it out, and hand you this Frog’s delight.
Taste Expectations: Clove. Nutmeg. Spices. Pumpkin. Fall. Some sweetness. Like candy, but carnival candy goodness.
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Hoppin’ Frog’s draft has yet to hit Atlanta.
8.4% ABV
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NEW RELEASE: Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S
Bourbon barrel aged fans, get excited. The barrel aged edition of B.O.R.I.S. by Hoppin Frog (Akron, OH) has arrived. The regular edition of B.O.R.I.S is a previous gold medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival, currently underway in Denver, Colorado. Take B.O.R.I.S, and whiskey, and you have another amazing beer on your hands.
Commercial Description:
Made from our B.O.R.I.S. Imperial Stout, that was rated one of the World’s 50 Best Beers, and won the Gold Medal at the GABF in 2008. BARREL-AGED B.O.R.I.S. has picked up rich characters of vanilla, dark fruit, oak, and spice. It’s unbelievably complex and savory
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Taste Expectations: Bourbon/whiskey vanilla. Roasted malts. Chocolate. Light coffee. Complex. Decadent.
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Limited Release. Retail- $15 dollars a bottle.
9.4% ABV
NEW RELEASE: Hoppin Frog Wild Frog
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Hoppin Frog, despite being a very small brewery in Akron, Ohio continues to work full time to reach more states. They have barely been in Atlanta for a month and more and more offerings keep popping up. The most recent – Wild Frog Wheat Ale.
Wild Frog is a traditional German style unfiltered wheat beer. No fruit or spices were used in the brew process. Wild Frog uses a special yeast from the oldest brewery in the world -Weihenstephan. (Weihenstephan has been brewing since 1040 A.D.)
Availability – Year round in 22oz bottles, and Draft (although, to my knowledge no Hoppin Frog beers have hit taps in Atlanta yet…)
Taste Expectations – Some orange/ fruit arising from the special yeast. Wheat nose, and flavor with some light malts beginning to end. Great for warm weather.
6% ABV
12 IBU’s (not bitter)
Hoppin Frog Brings 2 More
A little over a week after Hoppin Frog’s big launch in Atlanta, 2 more offerings have shipped making a total of 6 available now. The follow up offerings are IPA’s, and are 2 of a 4 IPA’s offered by the brewery.
Hoppin to Heaven – IPA, 6.8 ABV. American IPA, that is both spicy and citrusy. Full of American hops to build a solid IPA offering on. Year round brew.
Mean Manalisihi Double IPA – 8.2% ABV. Big time additions of hops make this a big DIPA in both aroma and palette. Caramel malts round out this IPA for a delicious, complex offering by Hoppin Frog.
Availability – 22 oz Bomber bottles. Draft (all though no draft spottings yet.) Year Round. Retail $8-10 per bomber
Hoppin’ Frog Brewing to Launch in Atlanta!
UPDATE – 4/23 – No more production issues. Expected on shelves today.
In a matter of days, Atlanta will see beers from a new brewery. Hoppin’ Frog Brewing from Akron, Ohio.
Hoppin’ Frog was founded by Fred Karm, who has been craft brewing since 1994. A graduate of the University of Akron, brewing was a dream made a reality. A reality that has won Karm more awards than any other Ohio brewer since 2000. Hoppin’ Frog boasts a JV Northwest brewing system to produce its delicious lineup. JV Northwest is based out of Oregon, and is a specialty maker of stunning, handcrafted tanks designed individually for each brewer’s specifications. Hoppin’ also has a special bottling line Fred Karm procured to keep beer fresher, longer. Attention to intricate detail is a key focus with Hoppin’ Frog.
So what do I expect?
I don’t have a definitive line up of launch beers… yet. This is a TENTATIVE list of the launch lineup.
Hop Dam – Imperial IPA, 10% ABV. Big citrus/piney IPA here. You like lots of hops and bitter? HOP DAM! Seasonal release.
Outta Kilter Wee Heavy Scotch Red — Scotch Ale, 8.2 ABV. Malt forward red ale w/ caramel malts. A touch of Rye is added for more character. A great wee-heavy.
B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout — Russian Imperial, 9.4% ABV. Boris is big on oatmeal, masking the near 10% alcohol. If you’re an imperial stout fan, get your taste buds ready. 2008 GABF Gold Medal Winner.
Silk Porter — Porter, 6.2% ABV. Smooth palette. Robust. Toasted and caramel malts. Porter is rich is history. Do some reading! While having a Silk of course.
Mean Manalishi Double — Imperial IPA, 8.2% ABV. Manalishi is an assertive DIPA, with lots of hops, and caramels, toasted malts, and great hoppy aroma to start you off. 100+ IBU??
Hoppin’ Frog is distributed by Carlaken Wholesale in Atlanta. Frog’s beers have officially been approved and are maybe 7 days away from hitting the shelf. Hoppin’ Frog popularity is growing fast, but they are still a very small brewery with no pub, or tasting room. More on this launch soon.
Welcome to Georgia Hoppin’ Frog!
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