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Cleveland Crusher
Hoppin' Frog Brewery
- From:
- Hoppin' Frog Brewery
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 9.4%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 8.01%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 02, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 15
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.78/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
For awhile about 5 years or so ago, Hoppin' Frog was showing up all over the place. Heck it was even in Denver where I think this was picked up IIRC.
Pours plenty dark, mostly black and a smidge of brown. Whose that? Broooooown. 3/5" tan head.
Aroma of heavily roasted barley and oats. Unsweetened chocolate and coffee feels from the scorched earth maltiness.
Taste and mouth feel better than expected, despite the heavy handed amount of degree of burnt malt, it actually was enjoyable, relatively smooth and very adept at covering up the alcohol. I was just talking about this with leftpaw, like, why are belgian tripels always so damn hot, but then you take the same alcohol level and can make an easy drinking DIPA or imperial stout? There is a degree of welcome bitterness to it. You just can't have all this going on without some of that robust heft and bitterness. Has a degree of yeast and dark fruit bitterness that makes it seem equal parts English and Russian. I dug it, but probably wouldn't get it again in bomber or larger format. But a 4 pack of this? Yeah I'd pay $3 a 12oz bottle easily.
Jan 14, 2020Pours plenty dark, mostly black and a smidge of brown. Whose that? Broooooown. 3/5" tan head.
Aroma of heavily roasted barley and oats. Unsweetened chocolate and coffee feels from the scorched earth maltiness.
Taste and mouth feel better than expected, despite the heavy handed amount of degree of burnt malt, it actually was enjoyable, relatively smooth and very adept at covering up the alcohol. I was just talking about this with leftpaw, like, why are belgian tripels always so damn hot, but then you take the same alcohol level and can make an easy drinking DIPA or imperial stout? There is a degree of welcome bitterness to it. You just can't have all this going on without some of that robust heft and bitterness. Has a degree of yeast and dark fruit bitterness that makes it seem equal parts English and Russian. I dug it, but probably wouldn't get it again in bomber or larger format. But a 4 pack of this? Yeah I'd pay $3 a 12oz bottle easily.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.15/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Dull black with a dense mocha foam that fades to a thin ring.
Smell is supreme dark roast, chocolatey cocoa and nuts while taste brings a tangy, sweeter element than regular BORIS, such as hints of red fruit and cola.
The classic chocolate nuttiness is there, but less so, as it finishes with an unusually chalky dry swallow. Otherwise the body is medium and almost crisp with a thin carbonation.
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Having a draft pour from a 2013 keg in July 2019, I'm only more impressed with this beer now than I ever was before. This shit is crazy. It still has that heavy roast, but is also now exhibiting notes of molasses, maple, Raisinets, and brown sugared pecan. It's really intense, with no off-notes at all. For this much age on it?! Unbelievable.
Dec 15, 2015Smell is supreme dark roast, chocolatey cocoa and nuts while taste brings a tangy, sweeter element than regular BORIS, such as hints of red fruit and cola.
The classic chocolate nuttiness is there, but less so, as it finishes with an unusually chalky dry swallow. Otherwise the body is medium and almost crisp with a thin carbonation.
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Having a draft pour from a 2013 keg in July 2019, I'm only more impressed with this beer now than I ever was before. This shit is crazy. It still has that heavy roast, but is also now exhibiting notes of molasses, maple, Raisinets, and brown sugared pecan. It's really intense, with no off-notes at all. For this much age on it?! Unbelievable.
Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
4.09/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark brown, opaque, near black body with a thin beige cap. Aromas of roast, char, dark chocolate, rich malt. Similar flavor. Medium thick body with low carbonation. Nicely done. I didn't realize this was basically a variant of BORIS.
Jun 21, 2015Reviewed by DavoleBomb from Pennsylvania
4.26/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.26/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a snifter.
3.5 A: Black color. Two fingers of creamy/frothy medium brown head. Retention is about what you'd expect from a big beer like this and a short ring of lacing is left.
4.25 S: Awww yeah! This smells wonderful. Big roastiness to start. Layers of caramel and molasses. Oats and vanilla. Mild dark fruitiness. Bittersweet chocolate.
4.25 T: Tastes like it smells. Moderate sweetness, supple roastiness. Oats and vanilla are super strong in the taste. Molasses, caramel, and chocolate. Subtle warming throughout without much booziness.
4.25 M: Heavy body. Good moderate carbonation. Nice creaminess and supremely smooth.
4.5 D: Really good beer. Definitely on par with their other stouts.
Feb 22, 20153.5 A: Black color. Two fingers of creamy/frothy medium brown head. Retention is about what you'd expect from a big beer like this and a short ring of lacing is left.
4.25 S: Awww yeah! This smells wonderful. Big roastiness to start. Layers of caramel and molasses. Oats and vanilla. Mild dark fruitiness. Bittersweet chocolate.
4.25 T: Tastes like it smells. Moderate sweetness, supple roastiness. Oats and vanilla are super strong in the taste. Molasses, caramel, and chocolate. Subtle warming throughout without much booziness.
4.25 M: Heavy body. Good moderate carbonation. Nice creaminess and supremely smooth.
4.5 D: Really good beer. Definitely on par with their other stouts.
Cleveland Crusher from Hoppin' Frog Brewery
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
106 ratings
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