Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Frederick, Maryland USA

Serve in Snifter

Bottle. Pours dark brown with small brown head that quickly dissipates. Coffee aroma with chocolate and roasted malt. Sweet flavor with a nice bitterness. Medium bodied. I really enjoy the bitter finish on this one.

Smells really sweet and chocolatey with a decent words of alcohol. Initial taste of strong burned roasted malts followed by a mix of sweetness and bitterness. After a few sips comes the chocolate flavour. Very nice.

Smells hoppier than I expect. Dark as night, tan head. Tastes like a chocolate coffee stout... just lighter in flavor. Very smooth. Great one.

Absoulutamente excepcional! Um aroma agradável cafeinado com toques etílicos doces, já começa o bom gosto por ae. Os goles são estritamente dividos em três sensações: a primeira é maltada, a segunda lupulado acafeinada e a terceira ligeiramente amarga com o álcool se evidenciando, com retrogosto agradavelmente amargo. Ótimo equilíbrio! À primeira vista essa porter incrível assemelhasse com um café escuro no copo, com creme baixo e bem consistente. Com certeza a melhor Porter de minha e suas vidas. Indispensável no catálogo de um cervejeiro.

Pours black with a small biege. Aroma of sweet chocolate malt and a fair bit of booze. Very sweet flavour, chocolate predominates with a background woody note with a fainter hint of alcohol. Nice and sweet.

Bottle. Pours black with a small off-white head. Smell is minimal.. some coffee and cocoa but pretty bland. Taste is lightly bitter with some cocoa notes. This is okay.. i’d have to try more of the style to compare it.

Deep brown almost black body. Dark beige head which disappears relatively quickly. Smooth oily moutfeel. Aroma of licorice, coffee, roasted malt, dark chocolate and maybe some oak. Has a touch of mocca and roasted coffee beans in the finish. Great porter, no doubt!

This is a fine porter. Strong and robust malt flavor with a nice hop overtone gives it some vibrancy. Being fairly smooth on the palate makes it pretty drinkable. The high ABV would limit me to one or two per sitting.