Frog's Hollow Double Pumpkin Ale - Barrel-Aged
Hoppin' Frog Brewery

Clear, amber color. Medium-sized, white head. Malt, pumpkin spices, and a touch of whiskey in the aroma. Moderately sweet, malty taste with light notes of wood. Good.

 

Poured from a 160z can into pint glass in February 2024. There was "BEST BY JUN 14, 2024" stamped on the bottom. I drank this about 1 week after purchase.

Appearance: Dark amber with a thin tan head. Head lasts only a few seconds, and does not leave much lacing on the glass.

Smell: Strong aroma of pumpkin and roasted malts. This is also some spices like pepper and very little hop aroma, but overall the pumpkin and malts dominate the others.

Taste: There is a sweet flavor from the pumpkin and malt flavors. There is also some smoky roasted flavors, a little bourbon from the barrel aging. Also, some spice and caramel, but minimal hop flavors.

Mouth-feel: Medium, with a very smooth and creamy body. There is a medium alcohol presence, which matches the 8.4% on the label.

This is flavorful with some sweet pumpkin and caramel flavors, along with some spice, malt, and bourbon that adds some complexity to the beer. Unlike many other barrel-aged beers, the whiskey does not overpower the other flavors.
This has more flavor and is "bigger" than most other pumpkin ales that I have drank. Even though this is sweeter than most other ales, the sweetness does not dominate, and I like the mix of flavors. This is a tasty beer, and it is very smooth and really enjoyable to drink. My favorite pumpkin ale is still Weyerbacher's Imperial Pumpkin, but this is one of the others that is almost as flavorful. I would buy this again.

 

Best by 8/16/26

I had the base beer of this one the other day, and found it to be a but lackluster in terms of actual pumpkin flavor. I’m not sure that barrel aging will help in that regard, but I’m hoping it adds something that makes this a bit more interesting. Let’s get into it

Pours a cloudy orange brown with a finger of light beige head that quickly fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing

The nose definitely has more heft to it, though it’s a somewhat jarring combination. I’m picking up on aromas of rye whiskey, nutmeg, toasted oak, pumpkin meat, ginger, dark bread, light vanilla, and raisin

The clash between whiskey and pumpkin spice is even more evident in taste unfortunately. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting earthy whiskey, nutmeg, dark bread, smooth oak, vanilla, light pumpkin, burnt caramel, and brown sugar. The swallow brings notes of rye whiskey, raisin, smooth oak, pumpkin meat, nutmeg, earthy cinnamon, light allspice, and earthy hops

A medium body pairs with moderate carbonation, resulting in a sharp beer. Finishes mostly dry but with a boozy sharpness

This one actually comes in a bit under the OG, as it’s more abrasive without being much fuller to compensate. Oh well

 

What I like so much of this is that it hides the booze. The flavor is pumpkin, spice, and just a hint of booze. You do feel the booze when you drink it, but it was hidden and I really like that. Across the board, this is truly a great beer and one that comes from a new brewery that I am keeping an eye on.

 

 

 

Mostly clear burnt orange with a white head. Smells like pumpkin pie with an emphasis on the spices, whiskey barrel emerges more as it warms, but brings brown sugar the most, a whisper of biscuit in the background. Yeah this is a great pumpkin ale, tastes like pumpkin pie with the whiskey serving as brown sugar and the oak as the crust, has a boozy sweetness that builds but never becomes a problem by the time the glass is empty. Feel is heavier for style which is appreciated to compensate for the booze, spices shine through strongly. Great first pumpkin beer of the year!

 

 

 

Bomber from Tavour. Dark, clear amber, ruby tones, small patchy head. Pumpkin spice aroma, hints of bourbon. Taste is big and full, booze soaked pumpkin bread. Slick, medium weight. Perfect fall beer.

22oz bottle poured into a goblet

A- pours amber in color with a one-finger foamy off-white head that has short retention before settling into a ring

S- aroma gives a nice vanilla whipping cream note up front, along with creamy pumpkin pie filling, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Undertones of flaky pie crust, cola, brown sugar and just a hint of oaky barrel

T- spice notes of cinnamon and nutmeg lead the way up front, followed by a sweet malty note that gives way to vanilla cream, brown sugar, cola & caramel. The finish brings out the bourbon barrel, adding barrel juice and wood to the linger

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a foamy, slightly warming finish

O- solid pumpkin ale, it has a cola note throughout that almost makes the bourbon barrel taste like rum

Hoppin’ Frog Brewery’s Barrel Aged Frog’s Hollow Double Pumpkin Ale 8.4% ABV 7 IBU. This Ale pours a deep golden amber color with copper hues with a thin white colored head that dissipates quickly leaving no lacing on the glass. The aroma is of roasted pumpkin cinnamon nutmeg and honey with hints of vanilla and oak maybe even a touch of toffee and dark fruits. The flavor is very sweet and smooth with cinnamon nutmeg and clove coming through along with pumpkin graham crackers hints of vanilla molasses oak toffee there’s a nice amount of malt giving it a toasty flavor the pumpkin adds a nice richness to the palate before it finishes with a touch of oak from the whiskey barrel aging adding once again another complexity and layer of flavor. The mouthfeel is medium with a decent amount of creaminess but it’s way over carbonated for my liking. This is absolutely the best pumpkin/pumpkin spice flavored beer I’ve ever had. 8.9/10

 

 

I was stoked to try this beer I did not know it was barreled aged. The beer is 45 degrees and served in a pint glass. The beer's hard pour produced a one finger head with a bright white head. The color of the beer is SRM 12 a dark amber color with copper hues. The clarity of the beer is clear. The head dissipated quickly leaving no lacing on the glass.

The initial aromas of the beer are pumpkin cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves. Additional aromas of the beer are caramel, banana, toasted malts, brown sugar, and earthy.

The flavors of the beer are bananas and cloves. Additional flavors of the beer are pumpkin, cinnamons, nutmeg, brown sugar, caramel, toasted malt, biscuits, wood, bourbon, vanilla, and earthy.

The mouthfeel of the beer is carbonated and rounded.

The body of the beer is medium, medium carbonation, and a medium finish.

The beer has this overwhelming banana flavor that is distracting from the initial flavors of pumpkin. The beer okay flavor and a good body. Not a fan of this beer.