Style: Stout (Barrel-aged, Flavored)

ABV: 12.9

89/100

Aroma:	11
Appearance:	3
Flavor:	17
Mouthfeel:	5

Hoppin' Frog Brewing Bourbon Barrel-Aged S'MORIS Around The Campfire

What the brewers say

“Like eating s’mores around the campfire and sippin’ a good bourbon.”

What our panel thought

“Marshmallow dominates the nose and flavor. Simple malt flavor, leaving graham cracker, dark chocolate, light marshmallow-vanilla to dominate. That spells s’mores. Dash of cinnamon spice, a hint of smokiness retronasally.”

What our editors thought

“Keebler Fudge Stripes cookie in the nose with a buzzy vanilla/marshmallow note the whiskey amplifies. Semisweet chocolate outpaces the sweeter elements in the flavor, as the vanilla takes on a nuttier character. Thinner body doesn’t linger.”

Review printed in: The Malt Is the Message (Spring 2024) (View All Issues)

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