GL Edmund Fitzgerald vs. Founders Porter

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Would you choose GL Edmund Fitzgerald vs. Founders Porter as the better American porter?

  1. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald

    283 vote(s)
    50.4%

  2. Founder's Porter

    278 vote(s)
    49.6%
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  1. tylermains

    tylermains Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2010 Kentucky

    Is it really a question?

    Source: Look at Untappd's top drinker for Eddy Fitz. That drinker also hasn't checked in nearly as many times as he's had the beer.
     
    #81 tylermains, Nov 21, 2012
  2. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    Only had one Edmond and didn't care for it. Not sure why, that is. Had MANY Founders Porters and love it every time I have it. I have been meaning to revisit an EF because with all this hype, it has to be better than the bottle I had of it before... Never had a bad bottle of Founders Porter, so they get the vote.
     
    #82 MichPaul, Nov 21, 2012
  3. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Edmund Fitzgerald by a slight margin. Both are great though.
     
    #83 UCLABrewN84, Nov 21, 2012
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  4. WYVYRN527

    WYVYRN527 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2007 Minnesota

    Both are great porters, but I have an undying love for Edmund Fitzgerald. I just wish that when opening a bottle, Gordon Lightfoot would sound from the opening.
     
    #84 WYVYRN527, Nov 21, 2012
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  5. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    Love both of them, so I'll choose which ever one's fresher.
     
    #85 frazbri, Nov 21, 2012
  6. creepinjeeper

    creepinjeeper Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2012 Missouri

    I've not had either yet, so I am going to bump them both up on my list to try soon,
     
    #86 creepinjeeper, Nov 21, 2012
  7. ncstateplaya

    ncstateplaya Maven (1,269) Nov 8, 2008 North Carolina

    I wasn't a fan of the Fitzgerald...actually haven't been much of a fan of any of the GL I have tried. Time and time again, I would choose a Founders over GL. Now you throw in the Smuttynose Robust Porter and we will be having another conversation.
     
    #87 ncstateplaya, Nov 21, 2012
  8. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Just did a side by side last night to make sure my original opinions were correct. They both are very tasty porters, but I definitely have to go with Founder's. It's an amazing porter. The aromas and flavors seem to come out a bit more, and are full of cocoa and nuttiness. The creamy mouthfeel puts it over the edge.

    But I'd still never turn down an EF.
     
    #88 tectactoe, Nov 21, 2012
  9. bound4er

    bound4er Maven (1,371) Jul 4, 2007 Wisconsin

    For session drinking it is EdFitz. For one or two beer enjoyment, Founders all the way given its more full, bigger style.
     
    #89 bound4er, Nov 22, 2012
  10. dep0952

    dep0952 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Not even a contest... Founders
     
    #90 dep0952, Nov 22, 2012
  11. spry

    spry Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2009 Michigan

    It's pretty simple in my mind. Founder's Porter is hoppy, I don't really care for too much hop bitterness in my porter. Edmund Fitzgerald is a little smoky, which I love. Taking this preference into account I think both are really well done porters.
     
    #91 spry, Nov 23, 2012
  12. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    You mean to tell me that OPs avatar is not her? The nerve...
     
    #92 OneBeertoRTA, Nov 23, 2012
  13. mb2696

    mb2696 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2008 Virginia

    i'd have to go with founders...the silky/creamy mouthfeel blows away EF imo
     
    #93 mb2696, Nov 23, 2012
  14. thecheapies

    thecheapies Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2009 Pennsylvania

    According to my reviews: Founders Porter over Eddy Fitz, 4.4 to 4.3.
     
    #94 thecheapies, Nov 23, 2012
  15. MisterClean

    MisterClean Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2008 California

    Hype? Had GLEF on tap at GABF this year and was disappointed, maybe from the beer having so much hype. Malts were a little too smoky + hop bitterness. Would rather drink RR, Black Marlin from Ballast Point, and Black Raven from Bear Republic.
     
    #95 MisterClean, Nov 23, 2012
  16. fauxpunker

    fauxpunker Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2012

    Had the Founders porter and loved it. Thanks for telling me which one I'm trying next, though. As long as I don't have to listen to Gordon Lighfoot while I drink it.
     
    #96 fauxpunker, Nov 23, 2012
  17. thereal

    thereal Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2010 Illinois

    Eugene from Revolution is better than both.
     
    #97 thereal, Nov 24, 2012
  18. garbercury

    garbercury Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2007 Pennsylvania

    So close by a nose, Edmund Fitz.
     
    #98 garbercury, Nov 24, 2012
  19. garbercury

    garbercury Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2007 Pennsylvania

    If you have not had both why would you vote?
     
    #99 garbercury, Nov 24, 2012
  20. JoeyBeerBelly

    JoeyBeerBelly Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2006 New York

    I can only get Eddy Fitz via trade or my son bringing some home from school.

    I can get Founders locally but I prefer Edmund Fitzgerald over Founders Porter.

    I'd actually take Smuttynose Robust Porter (2nd place) and Alpha Klaus (3rd place) over Founders.
     
    #100 JoeyBeerBelly, Nov 24, 2012
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