Hoppin' Frog Barrel Aged Frosted Frog Christmas Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Courtesy of markwise. Pours clear amber with thin tan head. The aroma has lots of winter like spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger running into caramel malts and maltiness. The taste is similar with lots of spices, caramel, some spicy maple and a mild level of boozy barrel notes. So so really as it doesn’t come together too well. It could be the spices don’t meld all that well with the base beer and barrel aging.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle shared during a RBWG stop at the Az Wine Co for some great food and beers
Appearance: Clear dark brown with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Christmas spices
Taste: Christmas spices and some wood and vanilla
A nice Christmas beer, full of spices.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Pours slightly hazy mahogany with a thick and fairly persistent buff head. Aroma presents ginger, cinnamon, toasty malt, subtle bourbon and woody tones. Flavor yields nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, bourbon, toasted malt and woody tones. Texture brings decent smooth body and peppy fizz. Merry Christmas, or Saturnalia, or Yuletide, or whatever your celebrate!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Brown color with a lasting brown head and bubbly lacing. Aromatic spices and sweet malts with a very faint hint of bourbon. Nutmeg, ginger and some cinnamon. Nice and malty with a subtle smoothness. Warming with a soft creaminess, it drinks fairly easily and the spices quickly fade in the aftertaste. Full flavored and balanced . Almost identical to the regular version, the barrel aging was too subtle to really impact this already grand spiced seasonal. Prefer the original as it's less pretentious.