Bullfrog Brewery - Edgar IPA Review

I've spent a decent amount of time (and money) at Bullfrog Brewery in Williamsport PA. Its a local gem that offers great food and an ever changing list of beers. I found it fitting to post my first review on a Bullfrog Beer and figured I might as well do their flagship beer Edgar IPA.

Bullfrog Brewery's description of Edgar IPA is as follows: "Our signature IPA, named after the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe, as a tribute to his aptly named short story "Hop Frog." We hope Edgar amuses you as much as he has us, but stay on his good side... because much like the story, this Hop frog bites back!" Now I've never read the story but this beer does have a pleasant hop bite. 

Expect the format of these reviews and the site in itself to change overtime as I get the hang of things, but to start things off I'm going to do these reviews by giving a personal story to each brewery. If I don't have one I'll substitute with another story somehow involving beer. Sound Good?

Anyway to start things off here we go!

I'm enjoying this beer poured from a 32 oz growler filled last night straight from the tap at Bullfrog Brewery. It pours a hazy gold color and the first thing you notice is the dank aroma of hops. I won't use the work dank all the time I promise, but when you smell a beer and its like Snoop Dogg walked by its the best description I have. The second thing I noticed about this beer is that it has low carb and not much head. Having this in the past I can attest that this is due to the waitress filling the growler "her best." When she brought it back to the table ten minutes after ordering with about two inches of empty space on the top covered and overflowed beer and told me "sorry for the wait, Edgar is being a bitch." Thankfully its not completely flat and still has enough carb to be enjoyable. The aroma definitely is true to the taste. You are hit up front with the sticky hop tastes and left standing on a malt stool that is not quite enough to balance this beer out. Upon swallowing I got a taste of some citrus from the hops followed by the sticky hops again in the aftertaste.

Overall this is a very solid IPA from Bullfrog Brewery, but they do put out better ones (Sunny Disposition for example). If you are ever around central PA stop by Bullfrog Brewery and enjoy their beers and food. They don't put out anything bad.