Lervig / Hoppin' Frog Bourbon Barrel Aged Sippin' Into Darkness

A sweet imperial stout straight from the creative minds of 2 of the world’s best head brewers right now. They’ve taken a rich malty imperial stout and added in Candi syrup, Lactose, Cocoa nibs and vanilla to give this quite dry stout a fresh lick of paint in a sweet facelift. The cocoa added to the roasted dark chocolate flavours and comes out on the body whilst the candi sugar and vanilla dominate the finish of this excellent beer.

4.2

196 reviews

Stavanger, Norway

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4.4 21-04-19 // tap at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Pitch black. Sweet chocolate bourbon nose. Thick oily. Sweet and choco and mild bourbon. Soft coffee. Lovely. 4.35

4.4 Corrected - thanks Randall. Bottle. Dark brown pour with a white head. Bottle. Sweet sugary vanilla bouquet. So good, vanilla, milk chocolate, caramels, and oak with bourbon backbeats. Really good body and mouthfeel.

4.2 From tap at Bierfestival Groningen 2019. Aroma is smooth vanilla and marshmallow with Bourbon, chocolate, oak, cookies, toffee, and dark malt. Medium sweet flavour, lightly bitter, smooth full body. Delicate and very drinkable, lovely beer.

4.5 330ml bottle served in a snifter glass. Nose is full of notes of dark chocolate, vanilla, licorice, wood, candi sugar, caramel and bourbon. Sweet upfront taste. Strong notes of dark chocolate, coffee beans, licorice, vanilla and oak. Grassy hops profile. Heavy creamy body. Low carbonation. Dark chocolate and vanilla in the aftertaste. dark chocolate and vanilla in the aftertaste. Biscuity. Absolutely drinkable. Excellent Imperial Stout!

3.9 Keg @ MBCC 2017 IIRC. Black pour with a small tan head. Balanced roast, milk chocolate, bourbon and vanilla. Fairly viscous oily mouthfeel. Good stuff but the barley wine is still where Lervig shines the most.

4.3 33cl Bottle @ Boxbeers.com, Copenhagen, Denmark. Black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, sweet, vanilla. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, molasses, vanilla, toffee, oak, bourbon. Full body, soft carbonation.

4.3 0.33 l bottle from 'Beyond Beer', bottled in January 2018, cellared for almost a year. Pitch black with a very thin, beige layer on top. Sweetish, gently roasty aroma of praline, nougat, mocca, vanilla and a touch of bourbon. Heavily sweet, malty, gently roasty taste of praline, mocca, vanilla, nougat, some bourbon and a touch of licorice, followed by a long, gently roasty-bitter, slightly earthy finish with very pleasant bourbon notes. Medium to full body, smooth and oily mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Really tasty stuff, even better because more complex than the base beer, but also even sweeter. The bourbon matches perfectly and the barrel-aging is close to perfection.

4.4 1/XII/18 - on tap @ Billie’s Beer Festival Day 2 (Antwerp), BB: n/a - (2018-1940) Thanks to the RateBeer crew for sharing today’s beers! Black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots and lots of chocolate, chocolate milk, soft roast, vanilla, bit sweet, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: all chocolate, dark chocolate, super nice, slightly sourish, alcohol. Aftertaste: bourbon, vanilla, sugary, lots and lots of chocolate milk, bitter and roasted finish. Very nice one!

4.0 Bottle. Pours Black with a creamy beige head. Roast, chocolate, Earth, Wood. Full bodied. Heavy sipper. Warming alcohol.

4.1 Appearance: Darkest near-black brown, tiny tan head. Aroma: Barrel, dark ripe fruits, dark malt. Taste: Dark malt, barrel, dark ripe fruits. Some chocolate and vanilla. Smooth. Bought: Boxbeers.com, 330 ml, €10.63 Info: 11/1-2019, BB: 10/1-2028

4.8 Aroma of bourbon,chocolate,licorice,vanilla.Taste of bourbon, milk chocolate,licorice,cocoa, vanilla. Taste is smooth, complex,full body..

4.4 Tap at Beatnikz Republic. Heavy chocolate and cocoa, earthy, bit boozy. Pitch black color with small sized brown head. Massive chocolate and cocoa, vanilla, mousse. Full body, oily, soft to flat carbonation.

4.4 Pours black as tar with no head. Nose is thick and heavy milk chocolate. Just chocolate and more chocolate. Vanilla kicks in after. Molasses and port. Palate is moderate to thick with a slight wateriness. Not much carbonation. Taste is sweet chocolate, oak, light bourbon hiding away to give subtle notes, along with a sort of vodka flavour making up the martini part. Lactose creeps up to give a creaminess along with biscuity malt and caramel.

4.7 330ml bottle consumed fresh. Pours jet black with zero carbonation. Rich, fruity nose of fresh dates, treacle and vanilla notes from the bourbon. Robust palate supports a sweet and savoury flavour largely carrying the nose across. Superb with a large potential for ageing.

4.5 Bottle from Top of the Hops in Stockton. Pours inky black with a big beige head that quickly fades. Lovely vanilla and cocoa aroma. The taste is rich and delicious with chocolate, liquorice, coffee and vanilla. Smooth and thick. Alcohol barely evident. Exceptional

4.4 Thanks! Sampled draft @ Billie’s Beer Festival 2018. Day 2. Black syrup. Nose is pure pastry, candy, sugar, vanilla. Taste is candy, pastry, all lactose, condensed milk, sugar, bourbon, vanilla, mocha, almost too sweet but tasty stuff. Thick sugar & lactose body.

4.8 AR: bourbon, chocolate, soy sauce, leather, mint chocolate AP: murky pitchblack, no head TA: bourbon, chocolate, leather, mint chocolate, soy sauce

4.5 1-12-18 Draft taster @ Billies Craft Beer festival Very dark brown, no head. Sweet roffee caramel roasted malty, coffee, coconut. Big body, medium carbonation. Re-rate 2018 ed bottle at home. Pitch black, foamy light beige head. Choco praline ganache pastry stuff, nicely loaded with bourbon, creamy. Nicely balanced. Okay linger. Good body, lively low carbonation, creamy smooth mouthfeel.

4.5 Dunkler, stark kakaoartiger Beginn. Süffig, angenehm süß, flüssige Schokolade. Wenig Rum im Hintergrund, wenig Kaffee, etwas dunkles Holz. Langer voluminöser Abgang, Schokoladentorte. 10/14/12/14//14

4.0 Bottle shared at TZT. Black with light tan head. Sweet roasted chocolate malts. Big sweet and roasted chocolate malts, bourbon and vanilla. Big sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation.

4.0 Bottle at kermis’ birthday. Black with not much head. Massive bourbon, sweet milk chocolate, soft herbs, sweet chocolate fondant, light wood, nuts, light alcohol and herbs. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Almost full bodied.

3.9 Shared at kermis Birthday Zaandam Share. Pours black with close to no head. Lots of barrel, thick bourbon, oak, roasted malts, dark chocolate, vanilla.

4.0 9 3 8 3 17 Bottle shared at KJUBZT November ‘18. Black with no head. Aroma of milk chocolate, fudge, caramel, toffee, vanilla and malt. Flavour is heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

4.1 7th September 2017 Beaverfest. Keg. Opaque dark brown beer, small dark tan head. Smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, rich with lovely chocolate and fruity bourbon. Sprinkle of coconut. Smooth and spicy finish. Lovely stuff.

4.1 Tap at Kultainen Apina. Pours black with beige head. Dark malts, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon barrel, warming alcohol, caramel. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation, sweet roadted finish.

4.2 Kezdetben kissé zárkózottnak tűnik az imperial stout-világ egyik szelencéje, majd szinte percről percre többet mutat meg magából, míg végül az egész illatáradatot ránk zúdítja, s onnantól kezdve csaknem lehetetlen vele betelni. Nem az az ezerszínű tűzijáték, inkább valami egynemű, mégis izgalmas és összetett, lehengerlő súlyú aromaháló. Benne melaszos, csokoládészirupos, kakaós és vaníliás jegyek laktóztól tükörsima egyvelege, s kortyai is hasonlóképpen bársonyosak, krémesek, férfias mondanivalóval telt, mégis édesszájúak ízlése szerint megalkotott jellegűek. Ahogyan kezdetben illatában sem játszik domináns szerepet, eleinte ízében is inkább csak jelzés értékkel bír a bourbon visszafogottan elegáns, idővel azonban egyre inkább teret nyerő hangulata, melynek fahordós, újabb rétegekkel felvértezett vaníliás karaktere jótékony lepelként simul a szerkezetre. Nyilvánvalóan a sörkészítés magasfoka az ital, úgy emlékszem azonban, hogy az alap verzió még ettől is mélyebb benyomásokat tett rám.

4.3 Bottle at home. Poured dark black with no head. Can taste the alcohol content which means this is very boozy. Lots of chocolate flavours

4.1 Smakprov örebrewfest. Mörkbrun/svart vätska. Doft och smak av kolasås, bourbon, mjölkchoklad, vanilj och fat. Len och krämig munkänsla med en lätt spritig efterton

4.2 Fat på Örebrewfest 2018. Backlog, endast poäng och kort kommentar. Lönnsirap, massor av choklad, kola, bourbon. Sött, kladdigt, gott.

4.1 Bottle from Etre Gourmet. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, nuts, bourbon, chocolate, oak, coffee, toffee, licorice and a bit of oak. Bitter finish with roasted malts, chocolate, biscuit, bourbon, toffee, nuts, a bit of licorice, coffee and oak. Exquisite imperial stout.