The Centaur tried the Edmund Fitzgerald porter, 5.8 abv, $8 for a six pack. Easy to pour with a nice head, the beer had very little smell but a decent dark coffee / rootbeer color. Held up to our patented opacity-testing-green-chandelier-of-class, the beer did allow some light through, always a bit of a bummer when dealing with a porter. The letdowns continued. Dear Edmund didn't have a shit-ton of flavor, pretty run of the mill in our final assessment. Judged. Condemned. Consumed. P seconded the run-of-the-mill status, but did like the slighty burned toast smell, and thought its mellow flavor would be good for someone trying to like porters but not ready for some of the more bold varieties.
Next up was the Grassroots Ale, a Saison style brew with chamomile, 6.2 abv, $9 for six. Honeyed amber color with a very pleasant mashed banana and sour floral smell. Tastes like potpourri that I want to drink. And I could definitely drink a shitload of this. Worth trying, though C says it tastes like every beer in Germany.
Game notes: Early on, C said Atlanta looks like a shitting-your-pants college team playing against the big boys buuuuut...then Cleveland thought they'd make things interesting by missing every other shot, and letting Atlanta go on fucking 3 minute scoring runs.
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