Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter - Great Lakes Brewing Company

Optifron

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed from the bottle 11/16/2012

Appearance: Pours very dark brown. Edges show up to light. Thick, bit coarse tan head. Great lacing

Aroma: dark Chocolate, raisins, bit of coffee

Taste: roasted barley, but not astringent. Nicely balanced. Dark chocolate notes a little subdued compared to aroma. Smooth French roast coffee comes through.

Mouthfeel: Tiny tingling bubbles, and then an extremely smooth, wet feel, ending with some residual smooth coffee bitter. Not too thick. Really easy drinking

Overall: First sip I thought was a bit thin. Used to stouts. But now that I’ve had a few more, I think it's renewed a love in porters. Could put a lot of these away on a cold day.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2012 21:02:55 | More by Optifron

Smextongo

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

05-18-2013 05:08:35 | More by Smextongo

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-18-2013 03:37:10 | More by iHeartMNBeer

Dr_Q

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-18-2013 02:53:26 | More by Dr_Q

EricClayton

West Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-17-2013 19:27:49 | More by EricClayton

jayneo74

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-17-2013 15:46:41 | More by jayneo74

AL89BR

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-16-2013 22:59:44 | More by AL89BR

carlosega

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-16-2013 20:35:12 | More by carlosega

Westuh

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -12.6%

05-16-2013 18:33:20 | More by Westuh

augustwest0823

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-16-2013 01:01:46 | More by augustwest0823

DRBiser

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-16-2013 00:55:27 | More by DRBiser

Lare453

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-15-2013 23:45:49 | More by Lare453

scoot64

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-15-2013 23:29:53 | More by scoot64

311Reeves

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-15-2013 20:10:00 | More by 311Reeves

gfap61

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-15-2013 20:03:26 | More by gfap61

mvdillman

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-15-2013 18:17:34 | More by mvdillman

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

05-15-2013 10:23:00 | More by GinsuDave

SonOfOdin

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-14-2013 18:42:52 | More by SonOfOdin

pk18

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-14-2013 03:03:35 | More by pk18

jkoch7

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-13-2013 22:49:12 | More by jkoch7

sackboy

New York

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-13-2013 20:21:37 | More by sackboy

pigvomit

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-13-2013 19:30:38 | More by pigvomit

Roman5150

Michigan

4.33/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

bottle into tulip

appearance: pitch black, 2 finger slight off white head, lots of lacing

smell: strong vanilla, dark coffee, roasted malts, resin/earthiness, milk chocolate

taste: the smoothest porter i've had, heavy notes of milk chocolate, hardly any bitterness, it has more of a creamy coffee taste rather than a black coffee. Smooth malt backbone, not very much smokiness. So well balanced and drinkable, once it warms a little it starts to bring out the milk chocolate taste, almost tastes like a chocolate milk shake with some added coffee flavor!

mouthfeel: full and average carbonation, very thick creamy feel

overall: Did a blind test with Founder's Porter, Bells Porter, and Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald. This slightly nudged the Founders (which was a lot smokier and hoppier), as it was just smooth as you can get in a porter. Highly drinkable, perhaps my favorite porter. This is a well crafted amazing beer, too bad it's from Ohio, I wish I could call this a Michigan beer!

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 03:13:03 | More by Roman5150

Rau71

California

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-13-2013 03:04:50 | More by Rau71

SMM0606

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-13-2013 01:38:14 | More by SMM0606