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Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

A complex, roasty porter with a bittersweet, chocolate-coffee taste and bold hop presence.

ABV: 5.8% ABW: 4.7% IBU: 37
   
AVAILABILITY:
Available in 6 packs and 1/6 bbls (1/3 keg) in the GLBC Gift Shop!

TYPE/STYLE:
Porter: Originated in Great Britain and named after the porters who hauled goods from wagons to the stands at the open air markets common to England at that time.

FOOD COMPLEMENTS:
Roasty and smoked flavors like barbecued ribs, steaks and oysters. Also a favorite with chocolate desserts.

BRAND NAME:
Named after the ship that frequently docked in Cleveland and sunk in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975 with many Northeast Ohioans on board.

AWARDS:
  • Gold Medal, 2008 World Beer Championships
  • Silver Medal, 2007 Great American Beer Festival
  • Gold Medal, 2006 World Beer Championships
  • Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
  • Gold Medal, 2003 World Beer Championships
  • Gold Medal, 2002 Great American Beer Festival
  • Gold Medal, 2002 World Beer Championships
  • World Champion, Gold Medal, 2001 World Beer Championships
  • Gold Medal, 1998 World Beer Championships
  • Silver Medal, 1997 World Beer Championships
  • Gold Medal, 1996 World Beer Championships
  • Bronze Medal, 1996 World Beer Cup, Colorado
  • World Champion, Platinum Medal, 1994 World Beer Championships
  • Gold Medal, 1993 Great American Beer Festival
  • Gold Medal, 1991 Great American Beer Festival


Abbreviation Key:

ABV: Alcohol by Volume
ABW: Alcohol by Weight
IBU: International Bittering Unit

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