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Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
Barrel Aged BORIS Royale Imperial Stout
Category: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Date Tasted:
12/14/2017
Country: USA
Alcohol: 9.4%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
2017 Best Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
Barrel Aged BORIS Royale Imperial Stout
Category: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Date Tasted:
12/14/2017
Country: USA
Alcohol: 9.4%
Ebony color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate coconut macaroon, brown butter, and dried berries with a silky, bright, finely carbonated, off-dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, appealing, long finish that presents impressions of chocolate mousse, roasted nuts, latte, and peppered greens finish. A solid imperial stout with fun chocolate, fruit, and coffee flavors.
Tasting Info
Style:
Malty & Rich & Heavy
Aroma:
chocolate coconut macaroon, brown butter, and dried berries
Flavor:
Same as aromas with impressions of chocolate mousse, roasted nuts, latte, and peppered greens
Bitterness:
Medium/High
Enjoy:
Now on its own and with cigars
Pairing:
BBQ Chicken, Ribs, Steak & Potatoes
Bottom Line:
A solid imperial stout with fun chocolate, fruit, and coffee flavors.
The Producer
Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co.
1680-F East Waterloo Rd./Route 224
Akron, OH 44306
USA
1 330-352-4578
www.hoppinfrog.com
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Hoppin’ Frog Brewery Barrel Aged BORIS Royale Imperial Stout
9.4%
(USA)
Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Serve in a Snifter
About
Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
The category of barrel-aged beer represents a diverse range of ale and lager styles that have been aged in non-neutral wood. These beers commonly range between 7.5-10% in alcohol with further variations depending on the interpretation of the style. These beers are characterized by both wood-influenced flavors (vanillia, caramel, toast, coconut) and secondary flavors of the alcohol previously aged in the wood (bourbon, scotch whisky, sherry). The overall character of the final beer may also included acetic, lactic or Brettanomyces flavors and aromas resultant of the barrel.
A wide variety of base beer styles may be barrel-aged for an additional level of complexity, although barrel-aged versions of darker or more alcoholic styles are among the more common examples. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, Alltech Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Grand Rapids The Mound Maker.
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