Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Thai One On
Hoppin' Frog Brewery
- From:
- Hoppin' Frog Brewery
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 7.6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 0.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 28, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 27, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Uniquely spicy amber ale woth surprising, enticing flavors and aromas of coconut and expertly selected spices. These are mellowed nicely in the similarly-spicy rye whiskey barrels to create a tantalizing Thai taste sensation. Perfectly balanced and seductively smooth, brewed in collaboration with two friends who are both authentic Thai restaurant owners.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Thai One On – from Hoppin’ Frog. Picked up at the brewery on 12/12/23, a Rare Beer Club selection, priced at $13.74 (Including tax and tip)/ $ 0.624/fl oz. Reviewed 28/01/24 (Review 3233). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Undated bomber. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 55.9 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 60.9 degrees F.
Appearance – 3.5
First pour – Pale Amber (SRM 9), slight haze.
Body – Medium Amber (SRM 12), opaque. Under direct light, same with many tiny bubbles arising. When rear-lite, body glows but is only translucent.
Head – None. What there was lasted only as long as the pour. No cap and only a few pieces of a stringy bubble ring, constantly being renewed by carbonation.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak coconut and mulled spices. No yeast, no hops, no malt, no rye, no barrel, no alcohol (7.6 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 4 – Begins slightly sweet with mild spices. No yeast, no hops, no malt, no coconut. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No ethanol. Ends with a hint of spice, rye, no barrels, and some mild gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; watery; lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated personal container) I enjoy Thai food, unfortunately this didn’t remind me of it. To my senses, this is more of a spiced ale, with kind of a winter warmer vibe, minus the cinnamon. A rare misalignment for the Frog and me!
Jan 28, 2024Undated bomber. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 55.9 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 60.9 degrees F.
Appearance – 3.5
First pour – Pale Amber (SRM 9), slight haze.
Body – Medium Amber (SRM 12), opaque. Under direct light, same with many tiny bubbles arising. When rear-lite, body glows but is only translucent.
Head – None. What there was lasted only as long as the pour. No cap and only a few pieces of a stringy bubble ring, constantly being renewed by carbonation.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak coconut and mulled spices. No yeast, no hops, no malt, no rye, no barrel, no alcohol (7.6 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 4 – Begins slightly sweet with mild spices. No yeast, no hops, no malt, no coconut. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No ethanol. Ends with a hint of spice, rye, no barrels, and some mild gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; watery; lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated personal container) I enjoy Thai food, unfortunately this didn’t remind me of it. To my senses, this is more of a spiced ale, with kind of a winter warmer vibe, minus the cinnamon. A rare misalignment for the Frog and me!
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.72/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Foggy amber with a short but dense khaki head that dies off to nothing quickly.
This is certainly better than the non-barrel aged version, but it's still quite unusual. It tastes like butterscotch and salted caramelized brown sugar with a new kick of booze and a slightly more expressive amber ale backing, both bringing with them a peppery note and a hint of rye toast-like malt.
The full body has a soft but compacted carbonation before finishing semi-dry with a little tingly sting.
Sep 27, 2019This is certainly better than the non-barrel aged version, but it's still quite unusual. It tastes like butterscotch and salted caramelized brown sugar with a new kick of booze and a slightly more expressive amber ale backing, both bringing with them a peppery note and a hint of rye toast-like malt.
The full body has a soft but compacted carbonation before finishing semi-dry with a little tingly sting.
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