

Ohio Beer Reviews
You can’t mess with Ohio’s Great Lakes Brewing Company et al.


Hoppin’ Frog B.O.R.I.S.
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....
Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S. 2009
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...
Hoppin’ Frog B.O.R.I.S. #100
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...
Great Lakes The Doppelrock
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...