Hoppin' Frog - Frosted Frog Christmas Ale

Our seventeenth and final Christmas ale is Hoppin' Frog Frosted Frog Christmas Ale purchased at Vintage Estates.

"The essence of Christmas is captured in this very bottle you are holding. Perfectly blended spices compliment Frosted Frog's rich malt flavors, creating the ultimate Christmas experience. Celebrate the holidays as you savor this very special seasonal offering." It has 12 IBUs, 80.1°P, and is 8.6% ABV.

Overall average rating: 9.25/10

This beer pours a ruby red with a good carbonation. The first aroma to hit you and a "big boy" cinnamon and then nutmeg, honey, clove, and orange zest. The taste has the perfect amount of honey to counteract the cinnamon. We constructed a "Bell Curve" for this beer. You start slowly with the hop and orange, build to an intense cinnamon, and finish slowly with honey and nutmeg.

Shawn- "Honestly, I think I smell happiness," 9.25/10.

Angela- This is a smooth beer, spicy and yummy in both aroma and taste, I love it, 9.25/10.

Chris- This is fantastic. You can taste all of the flavors. I can't rate this a 10, but I also can't tell you what it needs to improve, 9.25/10.

Hoppin' Frog - Frog's Hollow Double Pumpkin Ale

One of the beers with the best story written on the label is Hoppin' Frog's Frog's Hollow Double Pumpkin Ale purchased at Havana House.

"There's a place just south they call Frog's Hollow, with cauldron's afire in Fall, and they only speak in whispers of the name. There's a brewery they say who has the secret, of spices picked just right. With a crying shout, they'll knock it out, and hand you this Frog's delight." It is brewed with pumpkin and spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and clove). This 2010 GABF gold medal winner is 18.4°P, 7.3 IBUs, and 8.4% ABV.

Overall average rating: 8.7/10

This beer is orange and cloudy with no head. The aroma is very crisp and uncluttered - you get pumpkin and spices, particularly nutmeg and cinnamon. The taste yields a strong pumpkin start with honey, cinnamon, and light clove flavors. It is overall and excellent flavored beer with a front tongue bite.

Shawn- It is clean and crisp, and I'm able to decipher the flavors and aromas well. My rating is again damned because of the Pumking Ale, 8.5/10.
Angela- This is a well-flavored beer, and it is what I want when I crave a pumpkin ale, 8.5/10.
Chris- I actually like this better than the Weyerbacher. I really like that I can taste the flavors individually and together, and it also doesn't taste overly alcohol-y considering the higher ABV, 9/10.