Flying Dog Brewery Gonzo Imperial Porter

Gonzo Imperial Porter

 

Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Imperial Regular
Score
7.69
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 85 Ticks: 270
Bold and forceful, like the man it was brewed to honor – Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo offers complex layers of roasted chocolate, coffee, brown sugar, and vanilla malt flavors balanced with a one-of-a-kind hop bite that hits you like a homemade firecracker.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Pours dark and darker. Wow - the alcohol predominated for me, some malt and chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:46


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, koszi Panni! Pours jet black with beige head. Nose is chocolate, light coffee, huge booze. Taste is big chocolate, pleasant, boozy sweetness, nuts and some nougat, mainly in the finish. Medium to heavy body, soft carbo. Heavy sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:24


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

quite interesting. nose is very fruity, and definetly has a roasted malt smell to it. flavour is more of the same. nice bitterness in the finish, reminds me alot of HOTD Adam. nice beer, but not what i was expecting from a porter.

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 05:32


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Black appearance with a large tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, hint of raisins, coffee, caramel, chocolate, fruity and resinous hops, some liquorice. Flavour is roasty, coffee and chocolate. Nice hop bitterness in the long aftertaste. Wonderful brew.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:18


3.9
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 14

[as Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter, ABV 10.0%] Bottiglia. Arco olfattivo dominato da caffè e cioccolato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata, permanendo in maniera apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma color marrone castagno resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il colore è scuro impenetrabile. Il corpo è strutturato ma duttile. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è intenso. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, crosta di pane, cioccolato fondente, caffè, liquirizia, nocciola, frutta secca e agrumi.

Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:40


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Old rating - 355ml bottle, 8.7%, pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, earth, herbs, hops & roasted malt. Medium body. Sweet finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:13


Pretty damn close to black. But not quite. Thirteen years ago that would be black. Now smell this. Rich dark and singed fruits like plum, dates, pomegranate and raisins. Burly roastiness, tempered by abundant malt sugars – so clean and simple but so effective. And a hint of woody, grapefruity hops. It’s all there, dude. Complex as all hell and bang on to style, such as “imperial porter” is a real style. More like a fun interpretation of a few older, established concepts. But that’s for another day, cause today I’m drinking. Big and soft, this fills the mouth with decadence. The fruits are more pronounced with raisins and burnt plums taking lead. There’s some roast in there, too, and a ton of smooth sugars. Good stuff.

Tried on 16 Jan 2025 at 18:18



7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

# 4088; 2/2024. Coffee, cocoa beans, dark chocolate, earthy, floral slightly caramel and fruity. Opaque dark brown body, tany head. Roasty, chocolate, raisin, earthy, resiny, alcohol warmth, bitter finish. Very well balanced. Excellent imperial (american) porter. 0,355 l, bottle, craft-beer pub, Pilsen (Bohemia, CZ).

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2024 at 20:53


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Fair enough, tastes sweetish, roasted coffee and cocoa. Fair enough.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2023 at 22:29