I wasn’t going to review two IPAs in a row, but after seeing
these bottles with a good inch of sediment at the bottom, I figured there’s not
to be something interesting here. Turns out Coronado Brewing Company's Frog's Breath IPA is filled with bits o' lemon zest, orange zest and kaffir lime leaf -- which is used a lot in Southeast Asian cooking.
Unlike wine, you drink the sediment, so I fished out my
biggest glass to hold the 22 ounces of beer. It pours a cloudy (duh) gold just
turning to orange with a sturdy, lasting head. The aroma is hoppy, but not as
strong as you’d expect.
For an India Pale Ale, Frog’s Breath is surprisingly bready.
It’s a balance between hops and malt that you don’t see in a lot of IPAs, and
would either be interesting or disappointing – depending on your tastes. The
malt adds a sweetness that cuts some of the bitter hops. It’s still green and
piney, but mellower.
For all that sediment, it’s not the citrus blast I expected.
The kaffir lime leaf shows up mostly at the end of a sip, cutting through the
malt with a bit of bitter and floral (almost rosy) brightness.
Coronado Brewing originally designed Frog’s Breath with a
couple home brewers that were also Navy SEALs (Get it? Frogmen?) With a
relatively-low alcohol content of 6.5%, Frog’s Breath is maybe mellow enough
for drinkers who find most IPAs too harsh.
Wonder how it would go with lamb curry?
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