 GRM (829), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Sep 4, 2007
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, nice gift from Boutip (please, keep presents like this coming), best before 09/11/07, savoured on September 4 2007; eye: black, opaque, nice creamy café au lait head, good lacing; nose: nice roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, cocoa, lactic; mouth: creamy, nice roasted malt with an enjoyable acridness, light vanilla, a bit lactic, dark chocolate, bitterness appears towards the end but, to me, seems way below the 60 IBU presented in the description above, finale in roasted malt with the acridness being not as enjoyable, slightly sweet, mildly bitter, full body, slightly oily texture, a bit thin, a bit harsh; overall: really good and an extra point for the enjoyment provided by listening to Gordon Lightfoot singing… The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12 onces, cadeau de Philippe Boutin (continue à m’amener de si bons présents!), meilleure avant 09/11/07, savourée le 4 septembre 2007; œil : noire, opaque, belle mousse crémeuse café au lait, bonne dentelle; nez : beau malt torréfié, vanille, chocolat foncée, cacao, lactique; bouche : crémeuse, beau malt torréfié avec une pointe âcre agréable, légère vanille, un peu lactique, chocolat noir, amertume apparaît à la toute fin mais me semble plus faible que les 60 IBU annoncés sur RateBeer, finale en malt torréfie avec une pointe âcre un peu moins plaisante, très légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corsée, texture légèrement huileuse, un peu mince, légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : très bonne, et un point de plus pour l’avoir déguster en écoutant Gordon Lightfoot interprété The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
hombrepalo (463), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 2, 2008 On tap @ Maproom. Solid Porter! Dark, almost black, but with some ruby around the edges. Nice white head, an excellent contrast. Smell was very pleasing. The taste was great. Chochlates, coffee, and all around goodness.
saber2th (7), Harrison Township, Michigan, USA
does not count  Aug 25, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Just a very solid porter! Good color, nice brown head and full of flavor!
brewandbbq (226), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 22, 2008 Pours dark mahogany with amber hues on the edges. A half-inch head of beige had moderate retention and smears of lacework lasted throughout.
Roasted coffee, dark malts, caramel, nougat, and oreo shells fill the nose. Very clean and balanced, with a high level of complexity for a porter.
Fullish bodied, shy of thick. A happy medium between chewy and ordinary. Creamy.
Roasted malt, coffee, bitter chocolate, and an underlying fruit note lead off the pallet.
A firm, drying bitterness follows through along with brownie bits and biscuits.
Finishes with lingering bitter chocolate, and fading cookie crumbs.
Nice job on this one, very quaffable without being boring.
jimmay (15), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Aug 18, 2008 Bottle. Pours very dark, not black. Brown head, condenses to very fine head. Fairly carbonated. Smokey, a little bit of chocolate. Mildly hopped.
PolakPorter (74), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 15, 2008 12oz with the Flying Burrito Brothers playing (Gordon Lightfoot kind of sucks). Chocolate coffee...normally two flavors that I could live without. When combined in the form of ale, we get the Edmund Fitz Porter. While not as crisp as some Brit porters, or as big and heavy as American porters, it finds a nice centerqueef. Overall, very tasty, well-rounded and complex and incredibly easy to drink. Meow. Even tastes good on a hot summer night, just feeding the ol spider, makin that sucker grow. Tonight a grasshopper, tomorrow a centipede. Life is good.
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