Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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AROMA: chocolate, coffee, rich and dark APPEARANCE: black, clear, rocky head dissapears quickly TASTE: medium sweetness, lightly bitter PALATE: medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, bitter, long finish OVERALL: definitely worth a try, especially for those appreciating porters and stouts. Nice balance of flavours, leaves a nice bitter aftertaste that disappears slowly.

It’s a strong beer, but a weak strong beer. If this was a strong strong beer I would have enjoyed it much better, I would feel more like a man. This is a strong beer for girls.

Fin mörk färg med en mycket fyllig krämgul skumtopp. Doften tycker jag dog är lite klen, men jag känner i alla fall en aning sötma (som tidigare nämnt är inte mitt doftsinne att lita på). Smaken är fin och rund med en god humleton. Jag tycker kanske den blir en aning i sötaste laget, men den har en fin bränt eftersmak som håller lagom. Ganska lätt för att va en porter tycker jag, jag föredrar nog de lite tyngre och tjockare sakerna.

Pours a deep black with a robust, brown head. Plenty of hops on the nose, coupled with dark chocolate malt, coffee and hints of cloves or sweet cinammon. Immediately bitter on the tongue, followed by plenty of coffee with hints of chocolate and deep fruit, like plum. Follows through with plenty of hop bitterness and a lingering taste of sweet coffee malt and the warmth of alcohol in the back of the mouth. Thick, smooth mouthfeel. I found this one surprisingly bitter, though I guess I should have know better by the 85 IBU’s... Well balanced by the rich malt, and a good example of an imperial porter, but not one that will find it’s way into my fridge very often..

Bottle at home. Poured into "gulden draak" glass. Very spicy, bit chocolate aroma, a bit of a medicinal part in the aroma to. Very dark brown (a little red inside) substance, nice big head. Alcohol in the taste, but a nice, some kind of smoked/roasted, taste. The aftertaste I like more. My first american beer, and not bad at all.

Bottle. Pitch black with a thick brown-ish head. Surprisingly weak aroma, some roasted notes, some almost wheat-line tones, cold coffee, and some background hops. But disappointing, served too cold? Hm... Creamy body with light carbonation. Semi-sweet, with a click medium to full body with roasted black malt dominating with coffee and bitter chocolate, then leaving a long rather bitter finish. Some sugary notes is mixed with a twang of alcohol. I had this one some 8 months ago and was impressed. This time, not so much: still a good stout, but not a standout.

A - pours deep coffee brown with almost no tan head some lacing. S - Aromas of caramel, toasted malts, and coffee. M - medium body (lighter than expected) feel no carb. T - on the nose is toasted malts, caramel malts. Subtle coffee and smoky middle. Light bitter hops ending lingers. O - good drinkable porter. Lighter than i would like. Simple light porter. 6+

A solid porter. Nothing the write home about. I would order another, but I'm at The Trappist in Oakland and there's so many other beers to try! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

The art of making a good porter is something else, than making a good IPA:s. Very artificial taste with no malts and with some fruity flavor?!? Alcohol is masked very well though and carbonation is OK. Palate is quite light. Combined with no unique features and quite industrial overall feeling, this is not one of my favorites.

Aroma and taste are quite unique even as Flying Dog beer’s go. The smell is sweet with a hint of freshly painted wood. The appearance is spectacular, it has the deep brown color and beige head more commonly associated with stout. If you are looking for the complexity so commonly associated with Flying Dogs, you will not be disappointed with this one. The flavor is sweet and bitter with coffee and turpentine. The palate is think and smooth with a creamy character. Interesting and certainly the taste is original.