Flying Dog Extra Special Gonzo

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Frederick, Maryland USA

Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has strong notes of alcohol and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty combined with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and a bit of brett, leading to a dry and lightly tart finish. Thanks CaptainCougar for coming to Denmark and sharing this.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours an opaque black with a light brown head. Amazing aroma of Brett and lactic acids. Solid body, burned malts and fruit with lots of Brett and fruit. sweet vanilla in the finish with some malty bitterness. 300809

33 cL bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and solid brett-ish with a smooth chocolate and roasted malt. Nicely roasted and with a smooth fruity brett note. Dry and smooth into the far finish. Nice one.

Name: Gonzo, Extra Special
Date: 11/14/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewery

Appearance: black, fine brown head, streaks of drippy lace,
Aroma: woody cobweb aroma on top of dark chocolate and a fruity tartness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, lots of creamy oak character, touch of tartness, nice balancing bitterness, light alcoholic fumes,
-------- /> Name: Gonzo, Extra Special
Date: 11/16/2007
Source: tasting

picking up more bret character in the flavor but it is still mild enough to be an accient to bring out the oak and bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Black with a large deep beige head. Sweet aroma with hard roasted malt, dark chocolate and brett notes. Sour flavour with brett, hints of roasted malt and a dry finish. Finished sourish as well. Not bad.

FLatish looking headless almost black pour. Alright, I think it is necessary to point out that Jon is wrong:) or almost no one agreed with him on that beer. To paraphrase: "my previous realization that roasty beers go amazingly -NOT-well with big sourness (Heavyweight Saison Black, Black Ghost, Lancaster Milk Stout, some foreign stouts). Well, you put that all together and you end up with this stuff. " A further proof that it’s all a matter of opinions, I like and respect Jon, but sour and roasty don’t work at all together for me and the charcoal/roasted chocolate laden in this gonzo brought a plethora of minty, woody/earhty barrel aging notes that I’m pretty sure would have worked rather well with together on their own. Then the lactic acidity is also there, cutting sharply through the stoutish balance to push forward considerable astringency. When you try too hard...

(750ml bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a moderate tan head. Aroma of oak, orange, lemon, and roasted malt. Rich, dessert-like flavor of butter, vinous, brett, vanillla, and a hint of cocoa with a sticky mouthfeel. Truely an unique twist on a baltic porter. Thanks for sharing Lumpy!

Bottle shared by MIBRomeo on 12/16/06: Pours a mostly opaque with dark brown edges and a thin, wispy dark tan head. Sweet and sour funky aroma has some fruity and chocolate notes. Starts with a tart, sticky earthy cherry flavor with some lingering dark chocolate. Interesting brew, but not quite as good of brett character as some Russian River beers.