Edmund Fitzgerald - Coffee-Infused
Great Lakes Brewing Co.

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From:
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 14.18%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
25
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 18, 2015
Added:
Jun 24, 2011
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by ninner00:
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Rated by ninner00 from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10%

Nov 15, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by dbauer from California

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by mrebeka from Michigan

Mar 30, 2015
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Reviewed by UrbanCaveman from Ohio

4.67/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Might want to revisit the "retired - only brewed once" designation here, as a firkin of this was tapped in Cincinnati as of tonight. Seems to be a sporadic small-batch deal. Anyway, this was on tap at Wurst Bar In The Square in Mt. Lookout, and served in what appeared to be an odd cross between a pokal and a mug.

A: Slightly less dark than regular Eddie Fitz, so readily identifiable as a deep brown in color even in dim bar lighting. There was a short-lived tan head of a finger and a half when it arrived, and it left some moderate lacing on the glass.

S: So much coffee. This was practically like smelling a pot of brew freshly perking in the morning. The usual charred malt and dark chocolate flavors were present, but buried far beneath the coffee.

T: Interesting. Where the base Edmund Fitzgerald involves some smoke and charred wood flavors, those are almost completely gone in this version. The coffee flavors shift from hints of a dark roast to a full-fledged whammy of medium roast coffee, which rides atop the entire tasting process like an obese monarch atop a litter borne by scrawny, straining servants of charred grain and dark chocolate. Any hints of earthiness are subsumed entirely by the coffee.

M: Exactly like the base beer, oddly enough - eerily light for the color, without getting anywhere near too watery. Light and drinkable.

O: Great Lakes takes a winning world-class porter, and does it no disservice at all by cranking up the coffee levels. I would have this again.
Dec 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by AndyEdgar from Illinois

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.94 by glass_house from Ohio

Aug 01, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by k_bryant2 from Virginia

May 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WEBBEER from Pennsylvania

Dec 09, 2013
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

3.57/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On cask at The Pour House in Westmont, NJ.

Pitch black and completely opaque except for faint mahogany edges with a two finger, frothy beige head that slowly fades into a lasting cap/ring.  Very good retention with some spotty lacing left behind.

Robust roasted dark malt aroma with a decent coffee presence but it isn't overpowering, letting the other notes come through.  Gourmet roast with earthy nuttiness and a subtle lactic presence followed by roasted dark malt, burnt sugar, oatmeal, dark chocolate and toast.  Subtle sweetness underneath.  Coffee nicely integrated into the aroma of the base beer.  

Medium bodied with a creamy nitro feel to it yet still manages to be a bit watery/thin.  Decent amount of roasted malt and coffee flavor balanced by lactic cream and sweeter malt notes.  Very dry and almost burnt up front but never overly acrid or harsh with hints of toast, deeply roasted espresso,  dark chocolate and oatmeal followed by lactic cream and sweeter, silky chooclate notes.  Subtle nutty earthiness with caramel and toffee sweetness.  Well balanced but not very exciting.   Decent coffee presence and pretty easy to drink but not an improvement on the base beer.
Oct 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by michaelfcasey from New Jersey

Sep 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Aug 07, 2013
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Reviewed by Savage from Indiana

4.33/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A very nice easy drinking beer. Especially if you like the big flavors associated with a porter/stout. But, it is not heavy and finishes fairly dry. Good mouth feel. Pleasing coffee/chocolate notes in flavor and smell. Tried it at Greatlakes Brewpub.
Jul 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by lobos62 from Pennsylvania

May 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

May 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by iHeartMNBeer from Minnesota

May 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by beercanman from Ohio

Apr 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Bierguy5 from Ohio

Mar 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Tyrawlings from Ohio

Feb 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by TheMexicanPope from Pennsylvania

Feb 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Jimboe

Oct 10, 2012
Edmund Fitzgerald - Coffee-Infused from Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 25 ratings