Gonzo Imperial Porter - Barrel Aged
Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.72
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In addition to the rich toasted and chocolate notes in this Imperial Porter, our barrel-aged version has vanilla oak notes and subtle whiskey warmth.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle at the Tally tasting, pours black with a medium brown head. Aroma is strong bourbon and vanilla. Flavor is rich chocolate malt and barrel in the form of boozy whiskey, wood, and vanilla. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2010
at 07:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Sampled on draft at Smokin’ Joe’s in Pittsburgh PA this beer poured a black color with a medium sized creamy brown head that lingered and produced great lacing. The aroma was bourbon, brown sugar and light raising with a boozy presence that detracted. The flavor was bitter and woody with notes of port wine, bourbon, faint vanilla, cocoa and a touch of sweet malts. The finish was long, bitter, woody and a bit fruity. Smooth and full body. Solid but nothing special.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2010
at 18:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hand bottle thanks to exiled. Pours with a small tan head over a deep brown body. Aroma of dark fruits, alcohol, wood, tannins and chocolate. Taste is tobacco, barrel, ash, alcohol and chocolate. Medium bubbles. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2010
at 06:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Max’s in Baltimore. Pours a lightly watery, opaque black with one ring of beige head. Aroma is a mix of coffee and wood, vanilla, bourbon, brown sugar, sweet. Flavor is sweet, chocolatey, vanilla bean, malty, toasted breads, a lick of bourbon and wood. Very well balanced. Finish is full bodied but smooth, sweet and sticky on the end.
Tried
on 23 May 2010
at 09:11
9.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Provdatum: 2009-09-15 Flaska 10 grader, blev godare med högre temp.... Mmm var bara tvungen att öppna den samma dag (delade med makan). D: kaffe, choklad, plommoncompot, brown sugar. U: fudgefärgad krona, vackra gardiner, sot svart dryck lite så där trögflytande. S: kaffe, choklad, plommoncompot, brown sugar, sweet bourborn, otroligt fin kropp, alkoholen märks inte alls av - precis vad som präglar en världsklass porter. Det enda som inte var världsklass var priset: 78 SEK/33 cl. Passar bäst till: On it’s own Förslag på öltyp: Porter Förslag på liknande öl: Bollox!
Tried
on 05 Mar 2010
at 11:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Kris Wines, London, drunk at Mum’s. Can’t knock anything Raplh Steadman, and this is a good lookin label and a tasty brew to boot. Pretty much black colour with a wee beige head. Woody aroma with notes of nuts, booze and dark chocolate. Full-bodied,smooth, thick and oily. Some well placed hoppiness lurking. Digging the bourbon notes big style. Warming with a lovely balance. Very good stuff indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2010
at 17:54
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at Esbjerg beerfestival. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon, oak, vanilla, coffee, alcohol. flavour is bourbon, oak, vanilla, coffee, alcohol, licorice, roasted, malt. Full body. This is a wonderful beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2010
at 00:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, at Esbjerg Beerfestival. A black beer with a minimal-sized tan head. Alcohol, burnt malts, some licorice and tar, coffee and hints of bourbon on the nose. Surprisingly smooth, nothing really dominating. The same goes for the flavor, which is maybe a bit sticky-sweet. Roasted malts, oak, some tar, coffee, burnt malts and a little bourbon. Full-bodied and warming and very smooth. Warming and roasted bitter finish. A beer that you don’t drink pints and pints of, but enjoy slowly in your favorite chair. 091022
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2010
at 12:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (Thanks Svesse) - Very dark brown, almost black, with a tan head. Chocolate and coffee feature in the slightly vinous aroma. Roasted taste with plain chocolate, coffee and marzipan, followed by a roasted bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2009
at 03:40