 fidel (931), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Thanks AgentSteve. Poured dark brown, apple, alcohol, chocolate, roasted malts, little wood.
Ygberg (103), Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Aroma of vanilla, tobacco and liquorish. Appearance is black with brown head. Very strong flavor of chocolate, vanilla, tobacco and coffee. Overall a grate beer with really strong and interesting beer.
rocbyter (914), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Robust spicy wood malt aroma. Black color with a large brown airy head. Bitter and sharp beginning. Gets tangy and bitterness lingers in the finish. Light palate but is been sitting for 2-3 years.
AgentSteve (1374), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 Sat on this one for a while. Poured deep brown with a huge frothy dark cream colored head. Unfortunately, this is where the beauty ended. Huge green apple nose and flavor was the dominant influence. A bit of chocolate, a thin body, and more acetaldehyde. Sad cause I love the Gonzo.
MiP (9065), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bottle at EsBF09. Distinct vanilla aroma, pure cigarbox. Black colour. Light brown colour. Good vanilla flavour, cigarbox. Burning alcohol. Very good.
madmitch76 (526), , Essex, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 18th July 2008. A complex porter with no bitterness or dryness. Smooth chocolatey dark malt with a pleasant sour tang presumably coming from the whiskey. The barreling adds another dimension. A lovely porter that can stand shoulder to shoulder with a lot of RISs out there.
Maria (6167), Thisted, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 It’s black with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of vanilla, wood, roasted malt and licorice and a light touch of coffee. The flavor has a light sweetness and notes of vanilla, oak, roasted malt, licorice and hints of chocolate and plum and the finish is dry. It’s quite nice.
Brigadier (1230), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 750 ml bottle
Thanks to buffalohead for sharing this. I thought I had tried this before but it was actually the "Extra Special" version. This is much better in my opinion and compliments the base beer very well. Despite the slightly lower score I would rather drink another barrel aged porter over one spiked with bugs.
Aroma / Appearance - The giant tan head took quite a while to settle down. When it did a deep black body the color of a starless night took shape. Wood, chocolate, and vanilla meld nicely along with a trace of funkiness. The whiskey aspect is not overstated but blends in well.
Flavor / Palate - Chocolate malt balls, fresh blackberry, oak, and then dryness create an unusual texture on the throat. Finishing warm but dry this does a good job of taking a relatively good beer to the next level. Even if the result is not earth shattering it makes me want to pick up another beer in the Wild Dog series.
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