Gonzo Imperial Porter
Appearance: This beer pours an opaque black color with a small mocha colored head that had minimal staying power with no lacing on my glass. Scent: Black malt and coffee dominate the nose on this beer, but as the beer warmed I also get dark fruit, smoke, and alcohol. Flavor: The roasted malt comes in full force to start the beer, but is quickly followed by a rather strong hop bitterness. I also get more dark fruit, sugar sweet chocolate, and freeze dried coffee grounds. The flavors seem to be everywhere and nothing is really melding very well for me. Mouthfeel: The texture is my favorite aspect and is very creamy and full bodied with good carbonation on this offering, but the alcohol was quite present on this offering. Drinkability: I would most likely only have of these in a sitting, and I wouldn't seek out this beer very often. I wasn't that big of a fan of this beer. The flavors were everywhere and the alcohol was still quite hot for me.