I found my thrill, on Cherry Hill...Flying Fish brewery, operating out of Cherry Hill, New Jersey decided to celebrate their 10th birthday in style. A limited run of a very special porter was brewed, this one with the added ingredient of coffee. Imperial Espresso Porter has a deep and dark brown color, and almost looks like a coca-cola. It tastes strongly of roasted malts, and has a very chocolaty flavor.
I liked that this was brewed in the Imperial style, akin to the Baltic style of porters prevalent in Scandinavia, Russia, and the Baltic States. It's 8 % ABV is what Latvians call "Gumijas āmurs," or "The Rubber Mallet." It will give you a good whacking and make you dizzy. Unlike the Baltic Porters, I suspect that this is top-fermented, given the similarities to Ale, and the use of English Ale yeast.
