The Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Edmund Fitzgerald Porter was named after the freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975. The label states that this beer complies with the Bavarian Purity Laws, and is brewed using only barley, hops, yeast, and water. The Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is one […]
Since January 6th is the 12th day of Christmas, I thought I’d finally publish a review of the Christmas Ale that has been in my fridge for the past two weeks. We’ve been having a bit of a freshness problem with our Great Lakes beer purchases. Although Great […]
On December 8th, I posted a review of the Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale. The first bottle I reviewed was 5 months past its “Sell By” date. At that time I gave this beer a B+. Thanks to The Wookie, I was able to sample a much […]
I’m still a relative newbie when it comes to craft beer. Great Lakes Brewing Company was one of my Philly Beer Week discoveries when I had there Elliot Ness Amber Lager at Vargas Bar. Since it was such a good beer, I thought I should branch out and […]
Taking a day off from work to visit the many excellent bars in Center City Philadelphia in search of that special, yet elusive, beer on a sunny, 75 degree spring day is the “man equivalent of a spa day” (this quote is courtesy of Mrs. Alemonger). And that’s […]