Hoppin Frog Mean Manalishi

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

Det första som händer när flaskan öppnas är att doften kommer mot mig direkt, nästan innan jag häller i glaset. Ned i glaset rinner det en härlig vätska som har en mycket fin rödfärg, och näsan går på hög växel för att ta in den härliga doften medan vätskan skapar en mycket stor skumtopp som värkar ligga kvar. Det doftar gott av humle och röda bär. Vilken fantastisk smak denna ölen har. Jag hittar söta jordgubbar, härlig karamelliserat malt och även en liten hint av kiwi. Den underbara fruktsmaken nästan exploderar i munnen, följd av en härlig betska och en välbalanserad eftersmak. Ofta tycker jag att betskan har en tendens att ta över, men inte i det här fallet.

Thanks to LambTaco from Reddit. Very good, super hoppy DIPA. My only criticism of this beer is that there is so much hop bitterness that it loses a bit of the more delicate hop flavors when you drink it. These more delicate notes are present, so it’s not just a bitter hop bomb, but they’re a bit overpowered, particularly in the finish. The hop aroma is citric and floral with neither note really dominating. It’s a very strong aroma. There’s a little bit of paint thinner astringency and rubbing alcohol harshness around the edges. The flavor is very bitter and, I think, dry. It’s hard to taste anything but the hops and since I can’t appreciate any malt sweetness, I’m assuming its dry. The beer is mildly difficult to drink but in a good way - well, good if you love hops, but if you don’t love hops, you’re drinking the wrong beer. The beer is darker than it really needs to be, not like you can really taste the crystal malt Although MM utilizes different hop strains, it reminds me of a lesser known beer, Iron Springs Casey Jones, another completely over-the-top hop bomb. Good stuff.

Bomber. Pours a crystalline, ferric orange with huge peachy beige head and long lasting sticky lacing. The aroma is tangerine, grapefruit, fresh Clementine orange, some floral notes, rose hips, and a very light honeyish sweetness. The flavor is a slightly tannic caramel with nice, strong, fresh hops. Grapefruit, peach, and pine dominate the hop notes; there’s not as much sweet citrus as is present in the nose. There’s a slight lemony bitterness, but the hops mostly take on a resinous texture. Sticky pine sap ushers in the finish with another dose of grapefruit and some mild toast. It leaves a sticky, lingering taffy aftertaste. Quite tasty indeed.

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Hits all the required marks.....great citrusy hop nose....just great stuff.

Pours orangish color with thin off white head. Big grapefruit aroma. Slightly sweet malty flavor with lots of grapefruit rind bitterness. Medium Body with average carbonation and a resinous mouthfeel.

Bottled. Amber colour, nose of citrus, mango and syrup. Tastes a bit bitter and bready.

Amber to the colour. Smell of mango & orange. 168 IBU. Not my favourite style of beer.