3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Not my favorite style but this is a very good example of it. There are other porters I would choose in a perfect world, but when in Cleveland this should not be ignored
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is my favorite porter, bar none.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
My favorite beer! Rich foamy head complemented with chocolate & coffee while well hopped.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A lot going on in this complex, satisfying porter. Everything comes together in this big porter.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pretty good porter. I’ve had better, but this one is solid.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A great porter by the great lakes micro.
hints of coffee and chocolate. malty and rich without being too sweet.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
A pleasant porter - sweet at the start and then dry at the finish. Overall dry in nature, more than customary for a porter. Seemed to rely on the dryness too much to provide character.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Another winner from Great Lakes. Malty, chocolatey taste without being obnoxious.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown; nice red-copper highlights; french-toasty, chocolate chip cookies in the aroma; chocolate, coffee in the palate; complex.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 2, 2003 This was a great porter and i don't usually like porters. It was very dark and yet remained smooth and tasted good. Great Lakes is by far one of the best breweries in the country.
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