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Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter  - Imperial/Strong Porter

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter

Frederick, Maryland USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
14513.89/5.03.88/5.0Special7.8%85.9Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Like Hunter S. Thompson...Gonzo Imperial Porter is deep and complex. This turbo charged version of the Road Dog Porter is mysteriously dark with a rich malty body, intense roasted flavors, and a surprisingly unique hop kick. With Gonzo weighing in at 7.8% ABV, it will bite you in the ass if you don’t show it the proper respect. IBU’s: 85
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 MrManning (1634), London, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Bottle sample courtesy of my friend Adil. Deep opaque cola colour, with a frothy beige spotty cap. Intense nose of licorice, anise, roast, coffee beans, strong on the hops. Tastes of roasty and toasty goodness. Cocoa and coffee. Again, big on the bittering hops. Very astringent and dry. Very good.


 berkshirejohn (1759), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Oct 13, 2009  
12 oz bottle from Tesco, Bracknell. Brownish black with a dense caramel coloured head leavfing light lacing; the aroma has chocolate malt with touches of vanilla and caramel; rich flavours and a silky feel, with lots of bitter chocolate, but also wood smoke, coffee, cheap brandy, oak barrels and mint toffee; the finish is sharply bitter at first with obvious alcohol, but becomes dry and mellow.


jimmythechippy (15), , Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 12, 2009  
nice flavours, not too strong on the alc. really nice interpretation of the style...


 zvikar (413), Tel-Aviv, Israel
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Pours black reddish with a medium mocca color head, aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt and vanilla, tobacco flavors, roasted malts, coffee, brandy and oaky notes, finishes bitter and acidic, full bodied, Amazing brew.


 Frovigalning (388), , Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 11, 2009  
It poured a pitch black liquid with a small light brown foam that left a thin layer on the side of the glass. It had a strong boozey smell of chocolate, wood, coffey and soy sauce. It had a strong taste of chocolate, coffey, nuts and a hint of cognac. Felt very complex and interesting. It had a bitey, dry mouthfeel and a long lasting taste. Very nice and perfect with the chocolate my brother served.


RR (26), Kentucky, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 10, 2009  
Bottle. Blackish pour with a nice brown head. Coffee and Burnt Chocolate aroma. Flavor follows suit. Good balance. Aftertaste is a bit of alcohol. That is the only thing holding it back.


 zapprentice (309), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 8, 2009  
Cask at Rattle N’ Hum. Was ok on cask, nothing special. Definitely a better bere when cooler in my opinion. The warmth took away from a lot of the flavors. I’ll leave cask condition stuff for things that are not imperial stouts or porters


 neepsntatties (280), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 7, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Colour... black with a thick tan head. Nose... coffee, bittersweet chocolate, roasty malt and hops. Palate... thick and frothy with loads of black coffee, dark chocolate, roasty-toasty malt, licorice fern root and hops galore that linger on the finish for minutes on end! Why didn’t I try this sooner?!



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