Bullfrog Diabolique

Brewed by Bullfrog Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

Poured an amber color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of banana, vanilla, yeast and citrus. Taste of tart chardonnay grapes, citrus, berries, yeast and a touch of alcohol.

Bottle, courtesy JW77. Cloudy amber pour, thick white head and frothy lacing. Nose is slightly tart, dry biscuit, bread and yeast. Flavor is apple, some cinnamon, spices and just very good overall. Smooth, very easy to drink. Very nice.

750ml bottle from the brewery. With a loud pop of the cork (leaving a dent in my ceiling), it scared me for a second but it didn’t gush at all... from the bottle it pours a cloudy, soft golden orange with a firm, thick and foamy off-white head, standing tall and morphing into sea foam much like a true abbey beer would. Abundant yeast phenols in the nose, dusty, minerally, earthy, delicate and inviting. Note of dry peach and orange peel and nutty crackers come together well. Smells downright amazing. Full, thick and rich body. Up front it’s sweet fruit (cantaloupe, under-ripe orange, kiwi), with some candy sugar noted over the middle. The back is more of a creamed orange and honey-flavored candy sugar... delicate but bright. Fantastic and satisfying.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Gold pour with a white head. Great tart, fruity nose along with some spices. Nice flavor of fruits and spices

750 ml cc Bottle from PUB’N. Produces a huge cork pop accompanied by a flash of white smoke. Nice! Pours turbid deep golden toward orange with a huge, fluffy 4-finger, vert loud, boisterous head that seems to say, "You can;t handle the Diabolique, punk!" Nose is bready rock sugary malt, spicy yeast, florals, apricotty fruit, and hopcit. Tastes rock malty, fruity, spicy yeasty, with backup floral and peppery notes. Palate is very lively, on the dry side, with spucy peppery, yeasty, and fruit throughout. The head stays through the repour, and forms marvelous shapes reminiscent of La Chouffe Houbbelein. This one, as with all the BF 750s I’ve had, is very good.

Sampled from Growler. Poured a medium and clear orange color with an averaged sized white head. Fruity aromas with citrus, yeast, and caramel. Tastes of fruits, caramel, bananas, and citrus. Light alcohol in the finish.

Bottle shared by kmweaver on 8/7/08: Pours a slightly hazy deep golden with a large frothy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet biscuity malts and Belgian yeast with some floral noble hops and light fruity esters. Starts with a nice malty sweetness and good balance of earthy bittering hops before a drier, fairly full semi-dry finish. A good Belgian ale.

Growler. Nice fruity hops with deep malty sweetness. Some yeastiness, too. Orange peel and dry hay, candi sugar and molasses. Fruit skins and an herbal tang. Golden dark amber clear with thin lacing head. Medium bodied with high carbonation. Great taste. Smooth caramel and brown sugar sweetness. Fruity funky notes with Belgian ale character like orange peel esters and yeasties. Bit of funky fruitness to it and some nice alcohol warming. Dry bitter after and fruity tangy finish. This is a nice ale with a good balance of sweet and bitter.