Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

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

Bottled. Pours dark black with a very thin brown head. Powerful notes of coffee and licorice in the nose, with a fine hopping. strong aroma. Creamy mouth feel and the flavor has notes of black chocolate, roasted malt and licorice. full body, average tporter carbonation, long finish with high bitterness from Cascade hops. A light hint of alcohol is felt and warms you well. It becomes better as it warms. After all a very fine beer, even though I hoped better

nice black pour with a course brown head. huge notes of very pleasent coffee and roast, softened by hints of vanilla and molasses. very full creamy mouthfeel and body with tons of coffee and some smoke in the flavor. very nice carbonation and the well rounded mouth get it a 5 there. the tastes fades with a very smooth combo of burnt dryness in the back and plenty of sweet caramelized vanilla on the tongue. def a worthy selection from flying dog.

Not as complex/deep as I was hoping, but still delicious, and I really like this beer. Sweet and fruity malt with a dry coffee finish of roasted malts.

Bottle. Pours black, wish beige large foamy head. Aroma is chocolate, spicy hops, roasted coffee beans, dark cherries. Heavy coffee notes, smokiness, bbq. Nice duration on the flavor. Great syrupy mouthfeel with light carbonation.

Bottled sample via oakbluff. Black in colour with moderate carbonation. Aromas of black forest cake, molasses, stewed fruit, and booze. Flavors are very roasted malt forward, wtih notes of coffeem dark chocolate, smoke, and flint. Caramel and vanilla elements show themselves on the back end, and there’s a subtle herbal hop note that lurks in the background. Fairly heavy bodied, although not quite as much as the heaviest impy stouts. Classy and complex.

Pours a deep brown, almost black, with a nice dark tan head. Sweet carmelly aroma with an alcohol note. Has a slight lingering oilyness on the tongue. Flavor of coffee with a nutty note at the finish that lingers on the tongue. Very nice.

7 oz. bottle. Pours a thick, mocha colored head of good duration, with lots of lacing, over an opaque, black (SRM 40), clear? body.....nose heavy with coffee, chocolate....taste is dominated by early coffee, cocoa, finishing with licorice and lingering hop bite....mouth feel is heavy and chewy, with the medium carbonation making for a creamy effect. The heavy hopping dominates the malt back bone too much. The balance is off. If it were called an "American Style Imperial Porter" it would be right on.

A flat dark brown color. A finger of light brown head, which turns into a decent-sized film. Just really dark and not much more. Has a nice toasty malt aroma. Mild mocha coffee and dark chocolate. Sweet and a little roasted but not at all burnt. Mild earthy raisin and black licorice. Real real nice. Pungent licorice/raisin sweetness in the taste, but also a heavily burnt malt. Strong alcohol. A mild, piney hop. Strong but also full of flavor. Doesn’t use the alcohol to mask flavors. Thick, chewy and dry feel. This drink s strong, but really very nice. It’s a combination of sweet, but also roasted dark malts.