Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter - Great Lakes Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.29
pDev: 10.02%
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Great Lakes Brewing Company

Ohio, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1568), on-tap (151), growler (8), cask (1).

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Reviews by Hojaminbag:

Hojaminbag

Colorado

4.5/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

NOTE: Looking at my first review of Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (which was my second review ever, I decided that I needed a new one. Since the original was on-tap and this one is bottled, I now have two reviews.

Edmund Fitzgerald is a mahogany color with red hues around the edges. The head is about two fingers thick, is a light brown color and has a decent retention. Rings of solid lacing are left behind.

The aroma is very good, featuring some dark fruit, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and even a bit of hops.

After trying this beer so many times, I'm not sure what made me look at my review of it, but I am glad I did because this is a well-crafted, balanced and excellent porter. At first there is a big, sweet flavor that has a bit of caramel and plenty chocolate to it, but also a sweet dark cherry flavor. Just a bit of cherry. After that a little bit of slightly bitter, grapefruit-flavored hops kick in, followed by roasted malts and coffee flavors that come in no short supply. Edmund Fitzgerald has a little bit of everything as far as porters go.

Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Basically, right on for the style.

This one is scary it goes down so well. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is an excellent beer with great drinkability, and I recommend it to every beer lover.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2009 01:23:45 | More by Hojaminbag

More User Reviews:

BFCarr

New Jersey

4/5 rDev -6.8%

05-19-2013 21:45:57 | More by BFCarr

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5 rDev -0.9%

05-19-2013 15:30:36 | More by ShawnMH

Benny3000

Michigan

4/5 rDev -6.8%

05-19-2013 14:19:40 | More by Benny3000

gjoker321

Florida

4.05/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Black brown with brown and crimson highlights. Tan head of two finders with linger. Very subtle, fine, legs.
Aroma: Earthy roasty aroma upfront with a very subtle maltiness following. Possible hoppiness from earthy/woody hoppy aromas present.
Flavor: Roasty/charcoal up front. Malty sweetness WELL balanced by acidity of dark malts. Sweet and sour pungent hop flavor in finish. Subtle/earthy/cloying hop flavor in finish For the roast flavors there it is fantastic but could use more depth. Perhaps layering of some of the dark malts. No diacetyl. Light dark esters of cherry and grape that are a secondary note to the malt flavors.
Mouthfeel: Medium heavy to medium mouth feel with moderate carbonation. Light acidity on the tongue for overall balance.
Overall: A very pleasant classic example of a robust porter VERY subtly lacking of complexity. Could use more variety of roast flavors thought that is being nitty and picky. I couldn't ask for a better example of what fresh, quality ingredients can do! I will take a six pack of this home any night that I need to quietly contemplate anything.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 02:31:07 | More by gjoker321