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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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Utobeer. Really strange as I knew I bought it and then I couldn’t find it and then eventually found it under one of my box files. Black body. thickish dark tan head. Aroma of vanilla and oak. Some choc. But too be honest the barrel ageing is rather too over the top. The base beer is almost completely subjugated to the barrel ageing. I was really looking forward to this, but it has let me down quite a lot to be honest. Body is a bit thin. Some dark fruit and whisky tangerine on the finish which is good, but the aroma and mouthfeel and overall flavour is outweighed by the barrel ageing. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2009
at 17:31
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottled@ChrisO. Rubyish red colour, small brown head. Aroma is very beautiful oak, vanilla, plum, sweet malts, liquorice and mild roasted notes. Flavour is even more oaked, slightly plummy and mildly syrupy. Balanced and lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2009
at 14:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting at the Harlequin. Black colour, light off white head. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, caramel, very sweet and a bit boozy. Flavour is sweet, vanilla, bourbon, coffee, alcohol, bit of liquorice. Very alcoholic. Medium bodied. Lacked the aggressive flavours of the regular Gonzo imo.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2009
at 10:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty sweetish vanilla aroma with hints of chocolate and licorice. Roasted malty woody vanilla and chocolate flavor with hints of licorice. Has a roasted malty slightly woody bitter chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2009
at 01:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
Bottled at Sorbon, Bromma, Stockholm. Opaque black, rich beige head. Fruity nose with vanilla/oak and coffee/licorice. Sweet and full bodied with syrup and coffee as ell as bourbon and molasses. Sugar and bourbon grows to dominate. On the surface it acts just as the top examples of the highly praised concept of bourbon barrel aging dark ales. A closer inspection reveals a stickyness and fruitiness, and it lacks elegance. It is tasty, but still feels like a poor photo copy of a masterpiece.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2009
at 04:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (BB 12/2010). My rating #5500. Opaque black color, small espresso head, some lace too. Strong oak and vanilla from whiskey barrels, also some dark chocolate. Medium to full bodied. Whiskey is evident here, bourbon and vanilla fudge dominate otherwise roasted flavors. Also oak and black coffee. A bit alcoholic, but barrel-ageding has been succeeded quite well, flavors are in the balance. I suppose this is the best you can get from normal Gonzo Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2009
at 10:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Almost black and opague. Roast, ash, coffee, oak, tobacco and dark chocolate in the aroma. Malty sweet, creamy flavor with ash, laurel, dark chocolate and blackcurrant. Laurel, ash, berries and oak in the aftertaste. Delicious and satisfyingly balanced brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2009
at 05:25