Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald

Product - Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald
Brewed By: 
Great Lakes
Self-Defined Style: 
Porter
Specifications
Strength (ABV): 
5.8% ABV
Color (SRM): 
40º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
37 IBU

A complex, roasty porter with a bittersweet, chocolate-coffee taste and bold hop presence. Named after the ship that frequently docked in Cleveland and sunk in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975 with many Northeast Ohioans on board. Style origin: Originated in Great Britain and named after the porters who hauled goods from wagons to the stands at the open air markets common to England at that time.

Best With: 
Roasty and smoked flavors like barbecued ribs, steaks and oysters. Also a favorite with chocolate desserts.
Availability
Cases: 
4/6pk/12 oz. Bottles
Kegs: 
Domestic 1/2 Barrel - 15.5 Gal.
Keg Connection: 
American Sankey

Comments

tasty beer

dbals's picture

Appearance: Poured in glass; very dark brown- not black with about 1 inch tan head

Aroma: Coffee notes with hints of Chocolate

Flavor: roasted, More coffee than chocolate but nothing overpowering with touch of sweet

Mouthfeel: Thick, full with a touch of brisk carbonation

Overall Impression: Very-very tasty beer, one of my favs

Comments: Do yourself a favor- Pull this beer out of the fridge for about 45 mins before drinking. I made the mistake with the first one I had- thinking it had little flavor. Should be had at about 52-58 degrees.