Great Lakes Harry Porter

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:55 pm

Anyone else tried this lately at one of our fine establishments? All I can say is, wow! Another excellent offering from Great Lakes. Terrific stuff.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:07 pm

cans please

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:11 pm

matt7215 wrote:cans please

and
+1

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:13 pm

What are the details on this one? A regular porter? An imperial porter? anything added to it?

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:19 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:anything added to it?

its like a porter but Harry

JK
i have no details on this beer

phat matt · Post by **phat matt** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:56 pm

It is an excellent brew. I had it on cask with bourbon soaked vanilla bean and it was fantastic.

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:20 pm

Apparently GLB is going to be releasing this and three other beers into the LCBO to celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. I think 650 ml bombers, and roughly one beer each quarter. I think the porter is going to be the first one. So it should be soonish. I think.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:21 pm

velovampire wrote:Apparently GLB is going to be releasing this and three other beers into the LCBO to celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. I think 650 ml bombers, and roughly one beer each quarter. I think the porter is going to be the first one. So it should be soonish. I think.

very good news

Soods · Post by **Soods** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:28 pm

Harry Porter usually clocks in at 7% and unless it's soaked on the vanilla beans, it's just a porter. But a real good porter!!!

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:40 pm

Thanks to those who could fill in some details. I had it recently on tap at Victory and thought it was great, but no further details such as abv, additives (if any) were available. Just knew I really liked it. It has a wonderful balance of intense dark chocolate flavours and hop bitterness.

TwoPint · Post by **TwoPint** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:36 pm

As I recall, Christmas and Harry Porter were the early names for Nutcracker.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:52 am

We need some good porter for those transitional seasons that confuse the sense of style appropriateness.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:45 am

Belgian wrote:We need some good porter for those transitional seasons that confuse the sense of style appropriateness.

If I remember correctly Crazy Canuck was first released in February...I think during the Olympics, co-coincidently or not...great time to release!

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:46 am

phat matt wrote:It is an excellent brew. I had it on cask with bourbon soaked vanilla bean and it was fantastic.

+1 - Could be the best cask beer I've had in a LONG time...

atomeyes · Post by **atomeyes** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:06 am

i thought it was ok.
found it missing the vanilla flavour and some complexity to it.