Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Brown pour with a slight beige head. Coffee bean and dark malt aroma with some chocolate overtones. Flavor is great chocolatey, nutty, coffee bean. Mouthfeel is silk. Great porter.

12 oz bottle (Wine Works, Springfield, OH) - Aroma: low hop, mod malt (chocolate) Appearance:very dark brown color, light tan head ; Flavor: mod. to high malty (chocolate, coffee) mod bitter (malt and hops), low sweetness, no fruity; Mouthfeel:high body, mod. to high carbonation; Overall: nice dark malty beer.

Bottle at The Gambier Grille. A little smoother than the Anchor Porter and more balanced coffee/dark chocolate notes. Creamy over the palate but not coating. This one really stands out in the Great Lakes line up.

Bottle. Dark brown with a reddish glow and a fine, tan head. Nutty, chocolatey aroma; slightly fruity, with raisins and dried fruits. Roasty flavor with cocoa/chocolate, a bit of coffee. Slightly smoky with dark fruit and a bitter roasted finish. Very well-balanced and flavorful with a full, smooth, mouth. Good stuff.

This porter starts with a roasty flavor then right to a chocolate/coffee mouth with a creamy finish. Wow, this is a great beer! One that you want everyone to try . . . right away!

Bottle: pours a dark reddish-brown with a tan head, roasted malts and a little chocolate in the aroma, taste is bitter coffee, dark chocolate, some bite, thin mouthfeel.

The appearance is a deep, rich reddish brown. Light needs to push hard to get through. Two fingers of large puffy light brown/tan head. The smell is sweet and bitter. Cherry and cocoa/mocha. Bitter coffee beans. Dark chcolate, some raisin and prunes. Lots of strong, dry cocoa. The taste is sweeter on the palate, but with a bitter swallow. First sip is sweet stone fruits like raisin, grape and dates. A hint of plum. Sweeter than the average porter. Some dark cherry. The feel is thick and creamy, almost like chocolate milk. It is hella good, even if a tad sweeter than normal.

Tap at The Map Room: Deep ruby brown beer with a lacing creamy tan head. Nice aroma- some apparent fruity malt character of toasted coconut, raisin, mild roast and a smoky peat like note. Nice creamy body. Firm malt character in the flavor with some soft sweetness, yet it remains soft and fluffy. Some toasted marshmallow and coconut with a peat like mild smokiness and later long roast. Balanced, bold and long flavors. Nice.