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Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

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An Imperial/Strong Porter brewed by
Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick, Maryland USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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11913.88/5.03.88/5.0Special9.2%74.5Snifter P  Stats

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 9.2% ABV, it will bite you in the ass if you don’t show it the proper respect.

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 Miksu (1302), Jyväskylä, Finland
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20

Jul 15, 2006  
Bottled. Black color with dark, creamy and long lasting head. Clean roastiness, coffee and fresh birch leaves in the aroma. Soft flavor with coffee, charcoal and dark fruits. Long sweet finish with charcoal, birch and salty licorice. Not the most complex porter/stout but still highly enjoyable. The gonzo labels of flying dog bottles are also great!

 BMan1113VR (934), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2008  
2007 Bottle. Pours thick, with a dark brown head, a black body and good lacing. Aroma of alcohol, chocolate, flowery, syrup and coffee. Taste is alcohol, coffee, smoke with dark fruits. Syrupy, warming with light bubbles. Good!


 Ober (405), Best, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 14, 2008  
An almost black colored beer, with a dark beige foamed head. The aroma of chocolate, dark malts, dark fruits and grainy. There is also a lot of hop, American hops, strongly present. When you taste the beer, the hop is also there. It predominate the tastes of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits like prunes, blackberries and raisins. It’s bitter. The aftertaste is bitter as well and it’s warm. That stays for a while.


 gameface23 (116), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Poured pitch black with a dark tan head. Smell was roasted coffee and chocolate and a very slight hint of alcohol. Similar flavor. I thought it was well-rounded with a decent mouthfeel.


 mybrainhurts (184), North Dakota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Strong aroma of sweetened dark chocolate, coffee, and alcohol. Flavors of chocolate, mild coffee, with dark fruits and an alcoholic bite that tingles the tongue. Fruity and acidic at the back of the throat. Bold and good. Not the tops but I’d get again.


 redlem (1111), Illinois, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/57/20
Oct 13, 2008  
IN my very clean Mikasa goblet this beer’s head went down faster than a Coke Zero on a 100 degree day. The only ass-whipping would be to the Rolling-Stone sellouts who would give out the Hunter Thompson name in favor of a road reference in what they mistakenly believe would give them a reference of Jack Kerouac. Can a reverse bite in the ass be given, if so than Flying Dog is snipping at the flea at their ass .



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