Dogwood Youngbloods Imperial Porter

Formerly brewed at Dogwood Brewing Company
Style: Baltic Porter
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Dark brown chocolate color. Mild flavor, but very roasty aroma. Some fruit and hopiness in the flavor.

Lots of dark fruit, caramel, butterscotch, a little sherry in the aroma. Very dark brown. Quite a bit of roast, tart, some hops in the finish, all complimenting the flavors from the aroma. Medium body. Very nice balance overall.

Opaque body with tan head. roasted malt aroma and flavors abound within a rich malty body. Light sweet finish. One of Dogwood’s best.

Huge thanks to Captain Cougar for sending this my way. Obviously, this one is getting pretty hard to get hold of these days. Poured an oily black with a thin dark tan head that faded slowly. Good nose of chocolate, coffee, and a liquor oriented alcohol warmth. Initial dark chocolate nose melds into a pleasant roasted espresso flavor, some unidentified dark fruit, and a hoppy bitter anise finish. A beautiful concoction, very rich in the mouth.

This bottle courtesy of TheBeerCellar2. Pours thick oily black with no head. Aroma is very grape like with some subdued coffee. Flavor is all over the place. Some dark fruits,coffee,roasted malt and a certain smokiness to it. Coats your mouth with every sip. Seems very refined overall. Very good porter.

bottle from goldtwins...pitch black pour with a nice milk chocolate head. Vineous aroma with some smokiness also. Burnt coffee hidden under the vineous tones. Wonderfully smokey, roasted malt and some wine. This is very luxurious. Silky smooth on the palate, coercingly bitter to finish. This is a class act, I am becoming a very big fan of Imperial Porters. Thanks Larry for this gem.

Bottle - big, beautiful aroma! Roast, chocolate and coffee. Wow! Dark, dark brown body with a medium brown head - smallish and a bit thin. A huge flavor! Pretty much the flavor that I would expect along with a very nice smokey, lingering aftertaste. A nice, coating mouthfeel. Just a beautiful beer. Thanks to MRomero - again. I’ve seen Mark twice and he’s given me a Dark Lord and this beauty. Hey, Mark ... when are you coming back?!?

first off thanks to kp for hooking this up!i have heard this brew rocks.and now....let the rating begin.the youngbloods poured as dark as midnight on halloween with no moon out.even when i held a mag light up to it,i got nothing but black.i also poured a nice chocolaty head that wuickly simmered down to a ring around my tulip glass.my nose gathered aromas of black liquorice,smoke,and smores roasting on a campfire.when i tipped the glass up to my lips i could tatse smores,chocolate,smoke,and malts.the mouthfeel was extremly thick in the most pleasing of ways.and i even detected a bit of thick grain as it slid down my throat.this is a serious porter for sure.very good,and thanks again kp!!!!