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Hoppin' Frog's Frosted Frog.
(Michael Chritton, Akron Beacon Journal)
AKRON, Ohio -- Rick Armon of the Akron Beacon Journal and I recently sampled 18 Christmas Ales from Northeast Ohio brewers. They come in a variety of spices and flavors. Today: Frosted Frog from Hoppin Frog Brewery.
We'll feature them one by one Monday though Friday through Dec. 24. Consider this the holiday beer tour of December:
CLEVELAND CHRISTMAS ALES
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Beer: Frosted Frog.
Brewery: Hoppin' Frog, Akron.
ABV: 8.6 percent.
Spices: Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg with orange peel.
Marc says: A nice brown-sugar taste comes through in this ale, which really should be served in a snifter. If Santa found this instead of milk and cookies, he might not finish his rounds.
Rick says: Hoppin' Frog puts forth an aggressive yet balanced spiced beer. The secret, brewer Fred Karm says, is the malt.