Advent Calendar Beers: Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter December 12
Beer 12: Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter
8.7% ABV
Poured into an oversize snifter
Appearance - 4/5
Pours black with a thick sticky coffee / tan head
Smell - 4/5
Chocolate hits you as soon as you open the bottle. Coffee, some alcohol. Liquorice as it warms up.
Taste - 4/5
Molasses, treacle, coffee and brown sugar - warming alcohol - liquorice after the swallow. Some marzipan in there?
Mouthfeel - 4/5
Nice carbonation. Very smooth and silky.
Drinkability - 3.5/5
At 8.7% it's a big beer but the alcohol is well hidden. Easy to drink and could happily have a couple on a cold night.