Bullfrog Beekeeper

Formerly brewed at Bullfrog Brewery
Style: Sour Ale
Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

[Bottle] shared by tytoanderso. Wow, what an amazing beer. Pours a cloudy brownish red with some floaties and a medium sized fluffy tan head. Aroma is fantastic, with lots of oak, some lactic acid, sweat sock, vinegar, some cab sauv character, and quite a bit of brett. Flavor has a nice even sourness all the way across the palate and drops off a bit at the finish to some woody and somewhat dry flavors. Very prickly on the tongue. This was an astonishing beer and unlike anything I’ve had before.

[BCTC 08] Poured a hazy darker golden color, with a small, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of alligator pepper, coriander, honey, toasted dough, some funkiness, and vanilla. Taste of sweeter honey up front, some mild funk, tropical fruits, sour grapes, light citrus, some dough, and a lightly peppery finish.

750ml bottle (thanks Tom!). I’ve had this before and glad I waited to rate it until I had time to really give it some justice. Poured a deeper and cloudy amber (almost brown) color with an averaged sized off white head. Lots of big floaters at the bottom of the bottle. Aromas were very and nicely vinous (Cabernet), grapes, woody, a little funky, and light honey.Tastes of the same vinousness, funky, woody, vanilla, cherries, earthy, and grapes. I was really into the Cabernet barrel aging. Lively body with a dry finish. I wish I bought a lot more of these when I had the chance!

Really pretty dark burgundy color with a long lasting, creamy white head. Really complex nose that displays an array of oak wine barrel elements (dark red fruit, funk, toasted oak,) hints of cherries and funk. Flavor is incredibly delicious, with an elegant vinous-like character. Cherries, grapes, dark fruits, oak, vanilla, toast, funk. Unbelievable beer!

Bottle from the brewery. Pours an amber brown body with a creamy khaki colored head with great retention. Vinous, amazing cabernet aroma, and wild yeasts and brett in this one. Flavor is a sweet but dry sharp cherry flavor with a complementary spice and woodiness to kick. Incredible beer.

(bottle, thanks tytoanderso!) Pours cloudy brown with a lot of particles floating around and little to no head. The aroma is just excellent, and is very complex. Scents of cherry skin, oak, wine, peppercorns, nail polish remover, and some light floral honey. Wow. The taste starts out just lightly sweet and vinous, with some cherry and sweet honey, but this soon changes to a completely bone dry finish of oak and pepper, that’s interspersed with plenty of tartness that lingers long after drinking. The mouthfeel is medium. Just an excellent sour ale that leaves me wishing it was readily available. Well done, Bullfrog.

Had this one at the RB Pittsburgh tasting, and my my..up until this point in the day, this is easily the highlight. Funky goodness in the scent with a pour that looks like apple cider. The taste is something that I can’t put into words except to say I wish all sours went for this. Thin/medium in thickness, high in carbonation. Just a fantastic brew.

Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a frothy, well-lacing off-white head. Complex aroma of lightly sweet caramel malt and fresh assertive vinous cherries with some leathery funk and oak. Starts with a fairly full body with good, finely-dissolved carbonation and just the right amount of sweetness to balance the tart fruity vinous notes throughout. Finishes crisp and sweettart with lingering oaky character. Very well aged and complex. No surprise this won gold at GABF. It’s very reminiscent of the Lost Abbey Veritas beers and Cuvee de Tomme.