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Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter 3.59 209

Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter

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2093.61/5.03.59/5.0Special8.2%51.5Snifter
Commercial Description:
This robust dark brew has been created using rich Columbian dark roast coffee to celebrate our 10th anniversary in royal fashion. The enticing regal aromas of toffee and licorice lead to the coronation of taste; a palate of malty richness exhibiting chocolate and coffee notes, balanced by the noble and novel Mt. Rainer hop, all topped with a rich creamy crown. This very special offering will warm your soul and lift your spirits. Oh yeah, it also packs a royal kick at 8% alcohol.
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 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Dark mahogany color. A beer based on (sweet) caramel, with a respectable body and (IMO) not much bitterness, also some roastedmalt; but lack of complexity and interest.


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Aug 29, 2007  
Thanks MikeTD. Dark brown small white head. Aroma is chocolate. Flavor is chocolate and coffee. Real think and weak, expecting more flavor from a coffee beer. A bare kinda sweet chocolate stout with a touch of coffee.


 Aurelius (2652), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Sweet stout aroma. Good cap and label. This is a pretty good brew. Sweet, stouty, some bitterr chocolate and toffee, not too coffeeish. A little metal and char. Thickish, syrupy mouth. Medium coffee finish.


 PorterPounder (3147), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Dark, ruby red to dark brown with a milky off white head. Slightly boozy aroma with some solid raisiny notes, molasses. Flavor has some brown sugar, hints of coffee, some raisiny sweetrness , hints of nuts. Thick, creamy mouthfeel. More of a dopplebock than a porter in my book. Alcohol is felt. Rather enjoyed this one - thanks to Aurelius for bringing this back from a business trip.


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/515/20
Aug 13, 2007    Updated: Aug 14, 2007
A robust dark Baltic style porter created using rich Columbian dark roast coffees. A palate of malty richness exhibiting chocolate and coffee notes. It literally looks like coffee in a pint glass. Unfortunately, it pours with a dissipating head, but the after taste is the best part, where the espresso and bitterness really come through. Easy to drink, albeit a little bit underwhelming.


 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Aug 8, 2007  
Poured a rich black color with no head.Aroma was espresso and vanilla. Flavor was espresso with a slight dryness.Body was thick like motor oil.Finished off cleanly


 vyvvy (2068), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2007  
Thanks to dmac621 for sending this impressive beer my way. Pours deep brown with a caramel hue and soapy tan head. The aroma has lots of vanilla, cream, roasted dark malt and a hint of coffee - fairly rich. Medium velvety body with semi-soft carbonation. The flavor starts with more coffee than the aroma, smooth roasted malt, coffee bitterness and light fruitiness. The finish has a bunch of coffee bitterness and harshness. A very good beer for what it is.


 scraff (1954), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 19, 2007  
Dense brown, thin creamy tan head. Nose held soft notes of toasted espresso beans, milk chocolate, and mocha cream, with lighter swirls of vinous caramel as it climbed to room temp. Flavor held notes of dark berry, coffee, and hints of chocolate cream. Ends with a softly hopped toasty bittersweet finish. Body was light to medium with soft carbonation throughout. Not bad...



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