Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Aroma a blend of apple, plum and hops. Medium copper color with the slightest head. Slightly sweet malt flavor wtih light hops finish. Smooth and easy drinking - nothing that really makes it stand out but nice.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Black opaque colour, huge creamy brown head. Roasted malts, licorice, coffee and weak sting of alcohol in aroma. Smokish and roasted malt in flavour along with caramel, oak and coffee. Aftertaste is roasted malt. Pleasant.
TBone (30139) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled (vintage 2005)
Opaque black, big expresso head. Coffee, chocolate and hops in the aroma. Cold coffee, some herbs in the flavor. Liquerish, roasted. Roasted aftertaste too. Not so full bodied than with this ABV you could guess. A bit unbalanced - good anyway.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Road Dog Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] A clear brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet roasted with slight acidic hints. The flavor is sweet roasted, combined with notes of wood and nutmeg, on a slightly malty back ground. I find this closer to a Brown Ale, than a Porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours inky black with a respectable tan head - aroma of dark chocolate, coffee and plum - just a mild sweetness to this one - the flavor is mostly dominated by an espresso-like coffee bitterness, chased by some cocoa and mild alcohol - medium bodied considering the alcohol content - a little lactose and chalk at the back end of the finish - not a bad baltic porter, but good enough to honor HST?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
on tap-pours a white head, color is yellow. Aroma is grain. Taste is grain, finish is a bit flat.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
on tap-pours a creamy head, color is cloudy yellow. Aroma is banana. Taste is banana and malty.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2009-03-10, bottle at Svea, Malmö, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Mature caramel aroma, malt, alcohol, hops. Very good body strength, caramel flavor, chocolate, hopping. Balanced and long final, with caramel and chocolate again, sweet and bitter. Very good.
2008-09-01, draught at Cockney Pub, Århus, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Black color. Soft aroma, chocolate, mild roasted malt, with notes of vanilla and smoke. Good body strength, good sweet chocolate flavor turning slowly into a more roasted malt type. Good, for a Porter, but not much my favorite style.
2008-02-07, draught at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Black color, creamy head. Nice aroma, hoppy, with some roasted malt. Medium body structure, witha strong flavor of dark chocolate, rising dark malt to the end, and luckily good hop, and a light fruity freshness. Very good.
2005-09-25, bottle at Oliver Twist, 8-5-7-4-15=39
Black color, big creamy brown head. Strong resinous hoppy aroma, light phenol. Good body structure, silky, malty, light liquorice, chocolate, strong coffee. Very long final (coffee-like).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a nice copper color with a white head. Aroma is faint toasted malts. Flavor is caramel malts with hints of nuts with a splash of brown sugar. Overall pretty watery and thin on all fronts.
bb (18428) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Dark blackish beer with a red tint and cocoa head. Big chocolate aroma with sweet malt. Roasty, coffee flavor with some chocolate and balanced bitterness. Medium/full bodied. Hides alcohol well. Easy to drink.