Flying Dog Wild Dog Barrel-Aged Gonzo

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

only 2 made it to downtown Houston, my boy Stumac grabbed one of them for the 2nd Stumelagram tasting ... oak, smoke, sour cherry skins, and alcohol in the nose ... very light in the mouth .. powerful yet subtle-- like being beaten into a coma with a whiffel bat .. "what seems to be the offficer, problem?"

Bottle: Thanks to imadeadguy for sending this in trade a while back. Pours nearly black with a massive, creamy brown head. Sweet whiskey notes and ultimately ba notes flow into the air with a bit of chocolate. Wonderful aroma is just rich, sweet, and inviting. A silky mouthful is full of chocolate, light roastiness, bits of oak/ba notes, and the underlying whiskey presence. Maybe just a bit heavy on the whiskey presence, but still remains Very smooth and balanced.

(draft) Creamy brown head that leaves nice lacing atop dark brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, plum/raisin, whisky, some chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, coffee, Bourbon, chocolate, caramel, some alcohol, light plum/raisin. Smooth medium-full body.

750 ml bottle from the original ’05 bottling. Thanks much to Andrew for this one! Holy crap this is good. The bourbon blends with the roasty, chocolate-y notes superbly. Really enjoyed this one a lot. Age did it proud!

Pours dark brown with a large tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roastiness, wood, whiskey, a bit of alcohol. Flavor is nicely balanced. Good stuff.

Shared with Mike Lang over an intense game of Risk with the wives. Pours beautiful black body with thick creamy brown head and good lacing. Chocolate and caramel, Vanilla, wood, oak, plum, raisin, rum, Aroma. English barlywine characteristics in flavor. Slightly oaky and molasses, dark fruit flavors. Medium velvety body with soft mouthfeel and only a slight bit of carbonation. Sweet and even finish. Well balanced, and does a great job of masking the abv. But still isn’t great enough to warrant the $16 price tag.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown, altogether murky body with a thin, bubbly, tan head. Smell: Pleasantly sweetish, whiskey-soaked nose upfront with all it’s accompanying notes. Also dark malts, caramel, chocolate, and roast. Good waft of alcohol as well. Taste: Roasty dark maltiness with full tastes of chocolate sauce and dark caramel. Medium sweetness. Pop of warming alcohol follows fast. Whiskey tastes of oak wood and vanilla. A rebound of roastiness leads us to the somewhat coarsely alcoholic finish, though a hint of chocolate tries to smooth it out. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Mild carbonation. Drinkability: A reasonably competent barrel-aging execution by Flying Dog.

Bottle from mikesgroove. Thanks Mike. Pours a thick dark brown with a fluffy light mocha brown head. It smells really nice. Sweet bourbon, chocolate, coffee and roast. The taste didn’t quite live up to the smell for me but the flavors were there. Chocolate, bourbon, roast, and oak with a nice bit of hippiness in the flavor as well. There was quite a bit of alcohol present in the after taste. Quite dry and decent mouthfeel. A pretty nice barrel aged beer but nothing amazing.