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Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

August 25th, 2010 | Author: admin

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter:

The first time I had this beer it was during Philly Beer Week and me and El Presidente were taking in some Great Lakes brews at Treno pizza and wine bar. I enjoyed it then, and I enjoy it now. The first couple of sniffs out of the bottle, do I sense a coffee smell? There is some roastedness and toastedness here. This is interesting, too, because I just reviewed Fuller’s London Porter, and I drank another Troegs Java Head Stout, so I have some good comparisons here. Not nearly as tasty as the London Porter, but I think it has more going for it that Java Head, keeping in mind that Java Head is a coffee beer and this is not. It’s also Shark Week, and I am watching an interesting shark attack show. Hopefully, I am not too distracted to accurately describe my tasting. Pouring the beer into a glass, there is a little too much head. Why so bubbly? Sometimes I think porters and stouts are too flat coming out of a bottle, so maybe I shouldn’t complain.

The head has a pleasant smell, and this porter is smooth and easy drinking, so accessibility scores will be high. I’ve stopped to eat two chicken wings (yours truly grilled them) and the beer still has a head with some nice lacing on the glass. So there is definitely something to this brew. Typically, I don’t talk about beers in the same terms of food in terms of presentation, but being able to see a creamy tan head in the glass and lacing on the sides of the glass improve my opinion of this beer. Presentation does count as far as I am concerned. No real strong flavors to report on, but there is some definite lingering roastedness on my palate. I think it is smoother drinking than Java Head, which makes sense because Java Head is 7.5% abv and Edmund Fitzgerald is 5.8% abv, which I think is a plus. This is already a better choice for a session beer.

I have also had Great Lakes Commander Perry IPA, and this leads me to believe that Great Lakes is a pretty darn good brewery. It could have something to do with it being Shark Week, or the fact that I am eating some good home cooking and drinking beer on a Saturday, but I really like this. No exceptional flavors, but smooth, drinkable, and nice. I am also singing the Edmund Fitzgerald song by Gordon Lightfoot, too, so maybe my perspective is biased.

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter:

Representation: .85
Accessibility: .90
Style: .75
Personal preference: .9

Total: 3.4 Flags

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Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (Citizen Review)

August 24th, 2010 | Author: admin

citizen rev Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (Citizen Review) What: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Where: Pour House (Westmont, NJ)
When: July 17, 2010
What-have-you: “Smooth, malt flavor. Rather generic porter, like my description.”

Representation: 1.0
Accessibility: 1.0
Style: .75
Personal Preference: .75

Total: 3.5 Flags

Reviewed by Citizen Carol

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Fuller’s London Porter

August 11th, 2010 | Author: admin

Fuller’s London Porter:

Smell: Fascinating. This beer smells like an empty Guinness glass at first whiff, which is a great start, because many a great night begins with an empty Guinness glass! Pouring it into a glass now. This beer has nice carbonation and coming out of the bottle it has a surprisingly thick and creamy head. It stays in the glass. It has staying power. The head is thick enough to leave a foam mustache, which is nice. Got Fuller’s?

Mouthfeel: I recently reviewed Harviestoun Old Engine Oil, and on the label, they used the word “viscous.” Well, Fuller’s London Porter has it beat in that category. Fuller’s promised a beer that is “Rich, Dark and Complex,” and they are as good as their word. It stays in your mouth but not as an aftertaste, more of a lingering feeling (like deja vu). Tastes more like Guinness than other Irish stouts like Beamish and Murphy’s. I had the opportunity to sample O’Hara’s Irish Stout on draught at Jose Pistola’s in Philadelphia, and it is the closest thing to Guinness I have had. But this makes an interesting comparison, too. Sure, it’s a porter and not a stout, and its British and not Irish but this tastes good, smells good, has a real “pub” feeling to it.

Scoring: This beer scores high in representation (this is a very solid porter), and accessibility is good for dark beer drinkers and pretty good for your average beer drinker as well. It is not overly roasted or smoky flavor. Like I said, its kind of like Guinness, so if you don’t like Guinness you probably won’t aprove of this beer, but if you like Guinness, you should try this out. Style points won’t be high as this isn’t bold or daring, but personal preference points will be high. A cool looking bottle never hurts either and it drank well out of the bottle and after pouring it into a pint glass.

Fuller’s London Porter:

Representation: .95

Accessibility: .80

Style: .75

Personal Preference: .95

Total: 3.45

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Victory Smokin’ Oats Porter (Philly Beer Week 2010)

June 9th, 2010 | Author: admin

The Where and What: P. J. Whelihan’s Pub in Haddonfield (really?), NJ / Haddon Pub Fest / Victory Smokin’ Oats Porter.

The What Have You: OK, we started out Philly Beer Week across the bridge in Jersey, which is cheating a bit, but the Haddon Pub Fest was an official Philly Beer Week event. It was hot in Jersey, like 90+ degrees, and sunny, so beer was definitely needed. PJ’s was featuring Victory beers and the very first I started out with was their “Smokin’ Oats Porter”: Color: Black as a coal digger’s elbow. Smell: Roasty and toasty. This will be a nice session beer if only I knew the % abv. Not mealy, very smooth and easy going down. I would have it again.