Flying Dog Wild Dog Barrel-Aged Gonzo

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

Bierkoning bottle. Dark black body with thin, bubbly tan head. Divine nose of sweets, dark fruits, roasty malts and alcohol. Taste of dark fruits, once again, and lots of chocolate. The whiskey also comes out nicely. Quite sticky and oily texture. Nice warming finish due to the whiskey, with not so noticeable ABV, considering. A nice tribute to the good doctor. HST, R.I.P.

Bottle at Ørsted Ølbar. Pours pitch black with a dense tan head. It has a strong aroma containing roasted malt and alcohol with notes of tar and dark chocolate. Flavour is roasted malt, dark chocolate, vanilla and bourbon with notes of coffee. It has a chocolate and alcoholic aftertaste.

Bottle. Pitch black with a long lasting tan head. Great roasty aroma with bourbon, chocolate and coffee notes. Creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Fantastic taste of roasted malt, sweet tobacco, bourbon, vanilla and chocolate. Great brew!

In short: A very nice porter with molasses, toffee and faint whisky notes being the main feature. Very nice even if inferior to the regular Gonzo.
How: Tap at Boston Extreme Beer Fest 2009
The look: Black body topped by a medium tan head
In long: Roasted level is medium. Body is smooth. Toffee, molasses are the main flavours. Limited fruity flavours, a lot less fruity than the regular Gonzo. Chocolate/nougat notes of the regular Gonzo are switched for vanilla in this Barrel-Aged version. The whisky barrel flavour is light, almost subtle. I liked this beer a lot but I prefer the more complex regular cheap Gonzo. Good news, cause with the economy now I’m so broke that I cannot even afford to be cheap.

Bottle at Ølbaren, Copenhagen
Black color, medium head. Nice, not too strong, aroma of Bourbon oak. Good caramel and vanilla flavor, sweet enough, not too strong body. Balanced, not extreme, good but not impressive, like most Flying Dogs.

Bottle. High fluffy but lasting light brown head. Body is a black as it can possibly get. Lovely roasted barley malt aroma with coffee choccolate whiskey and wood. Far from agressive. Creamy choccolate coffee with a nice whiskey wood addition and just a bit of bitterness at the finish. Very nice balance as neither the whiskey nor the high alcohol percantage is too dominant. Low carbonation and a long aftertaste.

Bottle at the brewery on 02/28/2009. Dark black body with a small light brown head. Oak and bourbon aroma with chocolate and roast. Big oak and bourbon flavor with some vanilla, chocolate and roast. Full body with low carbonation. 8/5/8/4/17 - 4.2 On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 01/26/2009. Clear dark black body with ruby highlights and a small light brown head. Big chocolate, oak and coffee aroma. Sweet chocolate flavor with some faint coffee along with vanilla hints and a bit of oak. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. 8/5/9/4/17 - 4.3

Courtesy of cbkschubert @ Hellbilly’s Hellraiser 3.0...THANKS CRAIG!!! Deep rich mahogany pour with a fluffy eggshell head and significant lacing. Mount St. Helen’s ash combined with lactic funkiness find their way into the aroma. Molasses, chocolate, and sour curdled milk combine with charcoal on the tongue. Decent carbonation. Different but enjoyed it.