Dankster Frog IPA
Hoppin' Frog Brewery

 

16 oz can, born on 4/4/2022, poured into a pint glass at 40 degrees F:
L - dark and golden with a soft white head that lingered
S - hops and barley
T - nice hop bitterness but the malt also comes through with a bit of sweetness
F - medium mouthfeel and ample carbonation
O - very nice beer, dank of course!

 

 

1 PINT can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours a yellowish brown color. It is topped with several inches of off white head that leaves solid lacing.

Light medicinal smell. I can barely get much aroma from this beer. Hints of citrus.

It starts out with a balance of malt and hops. The hops bitterness begins to grow. I get some citrus but mostly resin. Slight medicinal flavor at times. Hints of dankness. It is mostly just bitter in the west coast sense.

Medium bodied and mouthfeel

Not my bag. I just get a lot of bitterness without much else after a few sips. I recall liking Gangster Frog and Killa Vanilla. This beer will not be in my playlist.

 

 

Taste: funky, earthy, some bitter bite in the hops, fruit, hint of sweet. Dank hemp, earthy hopped nose. Golden hue, unfiltered, with tall foamy head and lattice of lace. 55 IBUs

 

Poured from a pint can into a tulip

Apricot gold and hazy with good carbonation but not much head. Decent lacing however.

The aromas are varied and interesting. The "dank" is definitely here but this isn't a "weedy" offering either. Grass, herb, chive, and hints of citrus. Very little resin or evergreen in this one.

Flavors all over the map. Dank and vegetal flavors--chive, grass, garlic (?), and yellow onion are there. Hints of citrus and tropical fruit are a little stronger here than they were on the nose. Very unique, but not bizarre.

The feel is solid and straight down the middle medium without stickiness or burn.

Overall, a unique IPA that straddles the line between single and DIPA, with a nice departure from the usual malt and tropical bomb approach than many stronger IPA's have featured recently. Still, the flavors are a little off and muddled.

 

 

 

 

12 oz bottle poured into a snifter glass.

Good but not as good as regular Gankster Frog. A touch of dank, tasty hop profile and well used malt. Glad I tried but way too expensive for a 12 oz bottle. $4.00 is ridiculous.

 

Undated bottle found unrefrigerated on the shelf (shame on me). Pours a cloudy orangish honey with a thick white head that lingers awhile and leaves decent lacing. Aroma is citrus forward. Flavor is citrus hops with a strong malt backbone. One has to wonder how much better this may have been when fresh. Feel is syrupy with only adequate carbonation. Overall an okay brew.

L: gold amber with a light haze permeated by streams of rapidly rising bubbles blanketed by a 1" off-white foam cap with fair retention

S: grassy, herbal, dank smell lightly laced with onion and garlic and faint vegetable and citrus traces

T: mildly sweet with orange, fruit, a big citrus rind bitterness and traces of caramel and biscuit

F: medium plus body and medium carbonation.

O: a fulfilling, big flavored IPA that goes down easy