Hoppin Frog Hop Masters Abbey Belgian-Style Double IPA

Brewed by Hoppin Frog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Akron, Ohio USA

Bomber thanks to Santa!!!!! Pours a cloudy, translucent beautiful yellow with a thick, white head. Beautiful lacing. Great retention. Great, complex aroma: some beta-acid hops, esters, starfruit, yeast, a bit musty. Taste up front is a bit off: some white wine vinegar, very dry hops and -whoa and then moves to mellowed out rum, white pepper. Very dry throughout. Alcohol starts to hit after awhile. Damn. Though it looks like a harmless tripel, this thing will destroy you. Very strange, fun, exciting.

Thanks to Nathan for the bottle! Poured medium golden-orange with a surprisingly scant whitish head. The aroma picked up a heavy dose of banana-ey yeast and buttery notes paired with citrus and peppery hoppage.. quite sweet and very intriguing. The flavor found bread and caramelly notes at the core with pine, floral, and lesser citrus bitterness around.. the spicy yeast was elegantly laced throughout and it left the most memorable impression on the finish.. tasty stuff. Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. balance was close, but it was too grainy at times.. not my favorite cross of styles, but I wouldn’t turn down another.

(bottle shared by Skyview) Pours clear orange with a medium white head that retains. Aroma is potent with hops, citrus, mint, but the yeast character I’d expect in a tripel is consumed by the abundant hopping. The taste possesses some caramel, light banana, and oranges, with a lightly bitter and faintly yeasty finish. Not quite as good and vibrant as the Chouffe Hobbelen, but still good nonetheless.

22oz bottle sampled at the DC local tasting. Pours a clear yellow gold with a lacing white head. Aroma of C hops (Columbus, Cascade) with some sugary Belgian-ness. Flavor is sweet, fruity, tropical fruits, candy sweetness, grapefruit. Almost like a liquid lollipop. Too sweet and too fruity. Imbalanced.

22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar. Small off-white head atop clear light amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit/straw, cantaloupe. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit/pine, some strawberry. Fairly dry finish. Medium body, some resin.

bomber... pours a light golden with a 2 finger white head which quickly falls to a thin lacing... very nice aromas - Belgian yeast, banana, citrus and spice... not your typical American hop forward IIPAs... medium body with a nice balance between hop bitterness and Belgian qualities. sweet sugar, spices, more yeast and light citrus notes dominate the palate. It finishes with more bitterness along with a sign of sweetness. I really enjoy Belgian style IPAs and this one was very good..... although a bit overpriced.

@Tampa Wkly Gathering-22oz bottle–Thanks Justin/jdubFL-pours a thin white head and gold color. Aroma is sweet pine/resin, light/medium malt. Taste is dry, sweet pine/resin, light/medium malt, yeasty. Good effervescence.

Received a 22-oz bomber via trade with shigadeyo. Pours a semi-hazy golden orange colored brew with a decent off-white head that has some nice lacing and great retention. Aroma of Belgian yeast, banana, a hint of citrus, cotton candy and a touch of grapefruit. Taste is medium bodied with flavors of both citrus and banana esters with some bread dough and floral hops. Finish has a nice balance of Belgian yeast and grapefruit with some lingering bitterness that slowly disappears.