Online Tasting: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (November 9-10th)

Cuz its missing the other 6%ABV that you are used to!

 

GL reentered the NY and western New England at least according to GL's website. GL identifies an inconvenient smattering of locations for Edmund Fitzgerald in my region. This east coast resident (but west coast 28 years) likes the lower alcohol content (does 6% really qualify as low?) beers.

 

Absolutely. Anything under 8% is low abv.
6% might as well be 3% to this BA

 

$13 a six-pack in my area. Why?

 

I'd like to join, but, dumb ass here didn't order it, and we're totally out at work.

I feel stupid for not thinking about it and the 50th anniversary.

 

2 bucks a bottle isn't bad at all

 

I do not know if it is in bottles elsewhere, but it comes in cans here.

 

Was just at the store and saw a sixer of eddy fitz. I passed, as I have some porters at home that need drinking. Would’ve picked it up had I known of this tasting. Perhaps I’ll go back….

 

I bought my stash in NYS.

 

The only place in CT that MIGHT have it is if you are close to Norwalk, check the Wegmans there. I saw GL Oktoberfest there back in early September, so guessing they might have Eddy Fitz?

 

So this would make you the lead suspect in the disappearance?

 

Its lore and oft thought in the Great Lakes . RIP to the 29 and Gordon Lightfoot who spun a song of history and poetry

 

Someone needs to rewrite the lyrics to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald to be about the eponymous beer.

 

I saw the scheduled tasting and was surprised to see I had not reviewed Edmund Fitzgerald. Fixed.


Looks like the weather is turning to match the season and a porter fits in perfectly.
...and from the new notes:
Dark, lightless body supporting a 1" proud head of cream colored mixed bubbles.

Aromas including roasted malts, cocoa and coffee bean all come through the spiced hop.

Flavor matches, but the hops are much stronger in taste than smell, maybe too much, but still plenty of roasted malts.

Tell us about your GLEF experience and thanks to @BeerVikingSailor for hosting.

 

I was born & raised in Cleveland in the 60's. The Edmund Fitzgerald was launched in my birthday year. My dad worked for the Chenango Iron Ore Co. as a ship traffic controller from an office overlooking the Port of Cleveland. He would often take us down to the ore docks to watch the taconite iron pellets being unloaded after arriving from the Minnesota mines. We even got to dine in the captain's private dining room once aboard their flagship freighter Chenango.
After a divorce & remarriages, we moved to VT and my dad moved to LI. The wreck happened in my junior year of HS in VT, and my dad was devastated. I still mark that day as gloomy November closes in, and cry every time I hear Gordon Lighfoot's rendition. Yesterday I toasted the 29 lost with a local imperial stout, but I hear Cleveland now has some great breweries. Cheers to the Mariners of the Great Lakes, brave ones all!