Ohio Beer Reviews
You can’t mess with Ohio’s Great Lakes Brewing Company et al.
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Mug, Oatmeal Stout, Ohio, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States |
The Destroyer! This might be the stout to end all stouts? The big, nay, huge brother of BORIS clocks in with a hefty alcohol content and hopping. In fact, this beer is first wort hopped (hops added to mash) and dry hopped (hops added during fermentation) for...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Mug, Oatmeal Stout, Ohio, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States |
Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout. Known as “The Crusher,” BORIS has racked up some awards at GABF taking gold in both 2008 and 2011. I’ve been waiting to open up this bottle that has been cellaring in my basement for just over a year....
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Mug, Oatmeal Stout, Ohio, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States |
2009 Vintage: Taking the original BORIS as a base, this beer undergoes some aging in Heaven Hill Whiskey barrels for some time. The cap on my bottle was green indicating it was batch 3 in 2009 (Gold – Batch 1-2 in 2009; Black – Batch 4 in 2010; Red...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Mug, Oatmeal Stout, Ohio, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States |
100 batches of a quality stout. Congrats to Hoppin’ Frog and Brewmaster Fred Karm. Wanting to do something slightly different in order to celebrate this batch Fred mixed up the grain bill. Using English Pale Ale malt, this beer is going to have a different...
by Team | Doppelbock, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Mug, Ohio, Pilsner Glass, United States |
Taylor: Malt. Here is a substance complementary to mankind. It makes beer sweet. It gives yeast something to munch on. It represents an endowment of rich flavors and hues. While almost all beer requires malt of some kind, few styles rely on it as heavily as the...
by John | American Strong Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Mug, Ohio, Pint Glass, Snifter, United States |
A+. I wanted you to know right up front what I thought of this beer. If I could give it ++ I would. But I digress. I sampled this brew at a beer festival. I jotted myself a note “got to get this”. That was months ago so when I picked up a four pack I...