India Pale Ale
Blue Frog Grog & Grill
- From:
- Blue Frog Grog & Grill
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 3.03 | pDev: 17.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 27
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 25, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2006
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
74
Okay
74
Okay
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.82/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.82/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Comes in yellowish, 1/2" white head. Aroma wasn't hoppy, was almost barnyard saison like. Weird.
Taste strives for balance despite the direction of getting away from that over the last few decades. Really underhopped is the takeaway here. Not only that but its a little hot for what it is.
Apr 20, 2016Taste strives for balance despite the direction of getting away from that over the last few decades. Really underhopped is the takeaway here. Not only that but its a little hot for what it is.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.07/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.07/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Type: 22-oz. bomber
Glass: Karl Strauss pint glass
From: Clem’s Bottle House in Normal Heights (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $4.99
Purchased: April 13, 2013
Consumed: April 17, 2013
Misc.: N/A
Poured a honey golden bubbly color with two fingers of off-white bubbly head. Decent amount of semi-layered spider web lacing on the sides. Very good retention on the top all the way down.
Very malty smell right from the beginning. Got earthy, grainy and bready malts mostly. Mixture of grass and resin hops. Some sour fruit as well.
Tasted an even stronger version than the smell. Still heavy on the malts but with a big bitter finish. Earthy and grainy malts. Grass hops mostly, but maybe even a bit of rye hops. Reminded me a bit of iced tea.
Medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long malty finish.
Nothing too complex about this beer and it wasn’t so tasty. I wouldn’t try it again.
Apr 18, 2013Glass: Karl Strauss pint glass
From: Clem’s Bottle House in Normal Heights (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $4.99
Purchased: April 13, 2013
Consumed: April 17, 2013
Misc.: N/A
Poured a honey golden bubbly color with two fingers of off-white bubbly head. Decent amount of semi-layered spider web lacing on the sides. Very good retention on the top all the way down.
Very malty smell right from the beginning. Got earthy, grainy and bready malts mostly. Mixture of grass and resin hops. Some sour fruit as well.
Tasted an even stronger version than the smell. Still heavy on the malts but with a big bitter finish. Earthy and grainy malts. Grass hops mostly, but maybe even a bit of rye hops. Reminded me a bit of iced tea.
Medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long malty finish.
Nothing too complex about this beer and it wasn’t so tasty. I wouldn’t try it again.
Reviewed by DovaliHops from California
3.21/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.21/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours an almost-clear amber color with a small white head. Scent is lacking here...not a good hop profile for an IPA. Too malty. Some grain and a good amount of malt. Some bread as well. Taste is just as lackluster... maybe a little better. The hops appear in the flavor, yet they don't stand out as they should. I could understand that a brewery may want to not "overuse" hops and see that as "trendy"...but let's be honest...IPAs NEED HOPS! This beer has the same amount of hoppiness as a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Although this is a solid-tasting beer, it is not going to be able to compete with a majority of the IPAs out there. Mouthfeel is light bodied and slightly undercarbonated. Overall, I like this beer. However, this brewery needs to step up their game in order to compete with the beer buyers and craft beer lovers out there.
Oct 12, 2012
Reviewed by Drinkerofales from California
3.44/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours slightly cloudy, the color of orange and gold. A small head dissipated quickly to leave good lacing.
Smell is sweet and some floral hop undertone, kind of backwards.
The flavor at least has some hops, piney and mildly abrasive, with a grapefruit pith ending.
Feels immediately of the hop bite with a lot of carbonation, and a touch of booze.
Kind of lacking here, even the label says "You shouldn't taste hops in your sleep". WTF? I want to taste hops in my sleep. It's an f'n IPA, bring on the hops. They kind of wimped out here, and they don't get what it's about.
DOA
Jan 14, 2012Smell is sweet and some floral hop undertone, kind of backwards.
The flavor at least has some hops, piney and mildly abrasive, with a grapefruit pith ending.
Feels immediately of the hop bite with a lot of carbonation, and a touch of booze.
Kind of lacking here, even the label says "You shouldn't taste hops in your sleep". WTF? I want to taste hops in my sleep. It's an f'n IPA, bring on the hops. They kind of wimped out here, and they don't get what it's about.
DOA
Reviewed by ElGordo from Oregon
3.69/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.69/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from the 22oz bottle into a pint glass. Body is a slightly cloudy golden color, topped by a very thin layer of creamy head. Aroma of pale malt with a touch of honey and some nice, citrusy hops with some grassy notes.
Palate is Nicely balance between pale malt and assertive hops. Notes of honey, grapefruit, orange peel, and a touch of grass A slightly harsh bitterness comes through on the finish and lingers a bit. Body is smooth and a little light for the style. This is a nice, refreshing IPA that's a bit on the light side, but still flavorful.
Dec 03, 2011Palate is Nicely balance between pale malt and assertive hops. Notes of honey, grapefruit, orange peel, and a touch of grass A slightly harsh bitterness comes through on the finish and lingers a bit. Body is smooth and a little light for the style. This is a nice, refreshing IPA that's a bit on the light side, but still flavorful.
Reviewed by coastiefish from Oregon
3.27/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.27/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Note this bottle is redesigned, updated from the picture here on BA.
Shared a 22oz with a fellow patron at the bottle shop.
Poured into a pint glass.
A - Pretty clean inviting orange copper. No head.
S - Hard to tell in this envrio..
T - Nice clean finish, the carbonation bites at the end, not so much the hops being bitey, thats nice.
M - Good clean, finishes clean. Good body, substantial.
O - It was fun to try this one. I've had it years ago with the old label (not sure when they remade it)
It doesnt stand out as a go to IPA. It really lacks a strong hop profile, something that makes it pop.
Aug 17, 2011Shared a 22oz with a fellow patron at the bottle shop.
Poured into a pint glass.
A - Pretty clean inviting orange copper. No head.
S - Hard to tell in this envrio..
T - Nice clean finish, the carbonation bites at the end, not so much the hops being bitey, thats nice.
M - Good clean, finishes clean. Good body, substantial.
O - It was fun to try this one. I've had it years ago with the old label (not sure when they remade it)
It doesnt stand out as a go to IPA. It really lacks a strong hop profile, something that makes it pop.
Reviewed by chumba526 from Oregon
3.11/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appears hazy reddish orange with a large off white head.
It smells floral and a bit citrusy. I get a toasty and caramel like flavor as well.
It has a syrupy taste to it. There is a bitter flower like quality to the beer. I also get a caramel like malt quality. I also get a bit of a sweet bread like flavor. There is a bit of an orange like flavor as well. This is a bit of a malty IPA but it ends with a pretty bitter taste.
The mouthfeel is smooth. There is a moderate low carbonation to this beer.
The drinkability is ok the beer is a bit sloppy: the malt qualities don't blend perfectly with the hop quality but overall I could drink two or more glasses of this.
Overall not my favorite IPA but a pretty good one. I think it is fairly unique though it is a little rough around the edges. This is slightly better than average.
Mar 10, 2011It smells floral and a bit citrusy. I get a toasty and caramel like flavor as well.
It has a syrupy taste to it. There is a bitter flower like quality to the beer. I also get a caramel like malt quality. I also get a bit of a sweet bread like flavor. There is a bit of an orange like flavor as well. This is a bit of a malty IPA but it ends with a pretty bitter taste.
The mouthfeel is smooth. There is a moderate low carbonation to this beer.
The drinkability is ok the beer is a bit sloppy: the malt qualities don't blend perfectly with the hop quality but overall I could drink two or more glasses of this.
Overall not my favorite IPA but a pretty good one. I think it is fairly unique though it is a little rough around the edges. This is slightly better than average.
Reviewed by Overlord from California
2.21/5 rDev -27.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.21/5 rDev -27.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
POurs a pale gold. No real head, just some white crust.
Smells like grain alcohol, some pine hops, and a bit of sweetness.
Taste is overly alcohol, but with some pine, maybe a splash of rotting citrus. Actually ... and this is going to sound weird ... kind of like a hopped up malt liquor, frankly,
Eh. Mouthfeel is too flat.
This isn't horrible, nor is it very good.
Dec 18, 2010Smells like grain alcohol, some pine hops, and a bit of sweetness.
Taste is overly alcohol, but with some pine, maybe a splash of rotting citrus. Actually ... and this is going to sound weird ... kind of like a hopped up malt liquor, frankly,
Eh. Mouthfeel is too flat.
This isn't horrible, nor is it very good.
Reviewed by Docer from Washington
4.15/5 rDev +37%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +37%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Snagged up a bottle at Bottles NW in NE PDX!
- Pours a nice bright yellow and west coast orange.. only slightly cloudy... fluffy white head, and still leaving a nice thick pancake on top ..
- Bitter pine hop notes, floral ... light caramel malts... very hidden scent.. masked beneath...
- Nice balanced citrus hops, bitter as hell which I love... lemon zest, grassy.. caramel, thin sugars, not overly sweet... light bready notes... very well balanced... loving it.
- Medium to light bodied, very bubbly carbonation.... keeps it going... slightly zesty and watering... maybe a bit chewy..
- Overall this is one great underrated IPA... I am a big fan, and I bet this is killer on tap... very well balanced, and drinkable.
Oct 22, 2010- Pours a nice bright yellow and west coast orange.. only slightly cloudy... fluffy white head, and still leaving a nice thick pancake on top ..
- Bitter pine hop notes, floral ... light caramel malts... very hidden scent.. masked beneath...
- Nice balanced citrus hops, bitter as hell which I love... lemon zest, grassy.. caramel, thin sugars, not overly sweet... light bready notes... very well balanced... loving it.
- Medium to light bodied, very bubbly carbonation.... keeps it going... slightly zesty and watering... maybe a bit chewy..
- Overall this is one great underrated IPA... I am a big fan, and I bet this is killer on tap... very well balanced, and drinkable.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
2.67/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.67/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
22oz bottle poured into a 22oz mug
Pours nice, golden orange with a big fluffy pale head. Lacing is pretty. Smell is bland, but malty. Slight citrus and pine odors.
Taste is a muddled maltiness, very little hops noticeable. Surprisingly mild and hollow tasting. Sweet.
Mouthfeel is thick and full and not too shabby. Drinkable, not necessarily unpleasant. Won't look for it again, but won't turn it down if it's offered to me.
Apr 17, 2010Pours nice, golden orange with a big fluffy pale head. Lacing is pretty. Smell is bland, but malty. Slight citrus and pine odors.
Taste is a muddled maltiness, very little hops noticeable. Surprisingly mild and hollow tasting. Sweet.
Mouthfeel is thick and full and not too shabby. Drinkable, not necessarily unpleasant. Won't look for it again, but won't turn it down if it's offered to me.
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