Dark & roasty. Brewed in memory of the sunken freighter, with rich roasted barley and bittersweet chocolate-coffee notes. Our award-winning Edmund Fitzgerald Porter was named to honor the ship's crew of 29 men with the blessing of First Mate John McCarthy's son, a family friend Co-Owners Pat and Dan Conway. It's with great respect that we brew our Porter and raise a toast to the crew and their families every year on November 10. Employee owned. greatlakesbrewing.com. Learn more about our beer at greatlakesbrewing.com. Great Lakes Brewing Co. is an environmentally and socially conscious brewery from Cleveland, Ohio. Visit our historic brewpub and see for yourself! Please recycle. It's kind of our thing.