Great Lakes Brewing Company#Year-round
{{short description|Craft brewery and brewpub in Cleveland, Ohio}}
{{Distinguish|Great Lakes Brewery (Toronto)}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Great Lakes Brewing Company
| caption =
| location = 2516 Market Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
| owners = Patrick and Daniel Conway
| website = {{URL|https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/}}
| foundation = 1988
| production =
| industry = Alcoholic beverage
| products = Beer
|logo = Image:Great Lakes Brewing Company Logo.jpg}}
Great Lakes Brewing Company is a brewery and brewpub in Cleveland, Ohio. The first brewpub and microbrewery in the state,Mitchell, Sandy. [http://cleveland.about.com/od/westsiderestaurants/p/greatlakesbrew.htm Great Lakes Brewery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727044730/http://cleveland.about.com/od/westsiderestaurants/p/greatlakesbrew.htm |date=2011-07-27 }}. About.com Cleveland. June 13, 2008. Great Lakes Brewing has been noted as important to Cleveland's local identity and as one of the initial forces behind the revival of the Ohio City neighborhood on the near West Side.{{cite web| url = http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/one-tank-trips/ohio-city-clevelands-complete-urban-neighborhood-rises-20160703| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160704124543/http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/one-tank-trips/ohio-city-clevelands-complete-urban-neighborhood-rises-20160703| archive-date = 2016-07-04| title = Ohio City, Cleveland's complete urban neighborhood, rises - Travel - The Buffalo News}} In 2015, it was the 21st-largest craft brewery by volume and the 28th-largest overall brewery in the United States.{{cite press release |url=https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-lists-top-50-breweries-2015/ |title=Brewers Association Lists Top 50 Breweries of 2015|publisher=Brewers Association |date=April 15, 2016 |accessdate=2016-08-25}}
The company was established in 1988 by brothers Patrick and Daniel Conway, both St. Edward High School graduates, in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood, located near St. Ignatius High School and the West Side Market. The brewpub and restaurant remain in their original locations, while production has expanded to adjacent properties.
The present site allows visitors to consume a glass of beer in the original brewpub which features a Tiger Mahogany bar from the 1860s, a Beer Cellar and the Rockefeller Room, named after Standard Oil founder and Clevelander John D. Rockefeller, who was thought to have worked in the building. There is a gift shop selling beer, along with apparel and barware. Tours are available on the weekends.{{cite news|last1=Penders|first1=Carl Francis|title=Ohio City, Cleveland's Complete Urban Neighborhood, Rises|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/one-tank-trips/ohio-city-clevelands-complete-urban-neighborhood-rises-20160703|accessdate=12 July 2016|work=Buffalo News|publisher=Berkshire Hathaway|date=3 July 2016|location=Buffalo NY}} Since its inception, Great Lakes has also served as an incubator for Northeast Ohio brewers, with brewmasters at nearby Market Garden and Goldhorn Brewery in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood both being alumni of Great Lakes.{{Cite web|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/people/articles/most-interesting-people-2013-andy-tveekrem|title=Most Interesting People 2013: Andy Tveekrem|website=clevelandmagazine.com|accessdate=Nov 18, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2014/11/much-anticipated_hub_55_projec.html|title=Much-anticipated Hub 55 project in Cleveland's St. Clair-Superior area reveals plans for brewery|first=Laura|last=DeMarco|date=Nov 3, 2014|website=cleveland|accessdate=Nov 18, 2020}}
Distribution
As of 2023, Great Lakes' products are heavily distributed in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. They can be found in Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Southeast Michigan, Indiana, and west to Minnesota and Wisconsin, south to Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, and east to Syracuse, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.,{{cite web
|title = GLBC Distribution
|publisher = Great Lakes Brewing Company
|url = http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beer/great-lakes-in-your-market
|access-date = 2010-08-23
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100922022003/http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beer/great-lakes-in-your-market
|archive-date = 2010-09-22
|url-status = dead
}} with the New York City market added in October 2023.
Beers
=Year-round=
=Seasonal=
=Double Feature IPA series=
Launched in 2024, GLBC's Double Feature IPA series consists of four high-alcohol content double IPAs.
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| Beer | Pack | % ABV | IBU | Availability | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillwave Double IPA
|6 |9.0 |80 |January |A double India pale ale named as a tribute to Lake Erie surfers.{{cite web |title=Chillwave Double IPA |url=https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/chillwave |website=Great Lakes Brewing Company}} | |||||
| Return of the Lake Erie Monster Double IPA
|6 |9.5 |65 |April |A double IPA named for Bessie, the monster allegedly living in Lake Erie.{{cite web |title=Return of the Lake Erie Monster Double IPA |url=https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/return-of-the-lake-erie-monster/ |access-date= |website=Great Lakes Brewing Company}} | |||||
| Spacewalker Hazy Double IPA
|6 |8.0 |70 |June |A hazy double IPA. | |||||
| Nosferatu Double Red IPA
|6 |8.0 |70 |August |A red double IPA named after the 1922 German film Nosferatu. |
=Variety packs=
A 12-can "Mix Pack" variety pack is available year-round. The spring/summer version contains three cans each of Strawberry Pineapple Wheat, Eliot Ness Amber Lager, Cold Rush Light Lager, and Midwest IPA.
A "Hop Madness" IPA variety pack containing three cans each of Midwest Hazy IPA, Midwest IPA, Vibacious Double IPA, and a variety pack exclusive Small Batch IPA is available. A Holiday Pack containing six cans each of Christmas Ale and Cookie Exchange Milk Stout is available during the holiday season.
=Pub exclusives=
GLBC brews many beers which are only available at their brewpub and restaurant. In some instances, beers that were formerly available throughout the brewery's distribution footprint (e.g., Holy Moses White Ale, Turntable Pils) are withdrawn from wide circulation and made available only at the brewpub.
Sustainability
Great Lakes Brewing Company has undertaken a number of initiatives to promote sustainability, including recycling promotional materials to create fuel for heating an outdoor structure, the use of straw-bale construction (incidentally the first straw-bale structure in Cleveland), the composting of leftovers from the brewery's restaurant, and the use of local and organic food. The brewery also provides barley left over from the brewing process to local farmers for use as feed and to local bakers who use it to produce bread and pretzels.{{Cite web|url=http://www.msn.com/|title=MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos|website=www.msn.com|accessdate=Nov 18, 2020}} In addition, the delivery trucks are equipped to use biodiesel and are fueled with left-over vegetable oil from the restaurant. The brewery uses solar panels placed on the roof to preheat the water they use to brew beer.{{Cite book |last=Armon |first=Rick |title=Ohio Breweries |publisher=Stackpole Books |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-8117-0868-5 |edition=1st |location=Mechanicsburg, PA |pages=37}} And during the colder months, they use outside air for cooling, rather than conventional refrigeration units.[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29827050_ITM "Unconventional brewery pours over strategies; Brothers push sustainability in Cleveland.(Pat Conway and Dan Conway of Great Lakes Brewing Co.)", Waste News, Feb. 19th, 2007.] The organization is growing, with 5800 members in 2008.
Great Lakes Brewing Company also hosts the meetings of Entrepreneurs for Sustainability, a business network in the Greater Cleveland area focusing on sustainability and entrepreneurship. The brewery has set up displays at a number of sustainability-oriented events, including a 2006 "greener living fair" at Ohio State University,[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19844186_ITM "Ohio State U.: Fair promotes greener living to Ohio State U. students.", The America's Intelligence Wire, Oct. 9th, 2006.] and the "green pavilion" of the 2009 Cleveland Home and Garden Show at the I-X Center.{{Cite web|url=http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2009/02/07/front/doc496cd5816341c051402792.txt|title="Cleveland home and garden show opens today at I-X Center, captures beauty of Paris", Norwalk Reflector, Feb. 7 2009.|accessdate=Nov 18, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713032155/http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2009/02/07/front/doc496cd5816341c051402792.txt|url-status=dead}}
Sports affiliations
GLBC has been the official craft brewery of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2022.{{cite web |title=Great Lakes Brewing Co. Official Craft Beer of the Cleveland Cavaliers |url=https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/great-lakes-partners-with-cleveland-cavaliers |website=Great Lakes Brewing Company |access-date=14 October 2022}} GLBC was formerly the official craft brewery of the Cleveland Indians/Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2019–2023.{{cite web |title=Great Lakes Brewing Co. The Official Craft Beer of Cleveland Baseball |url=https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/node/3026 |website=Great Lakes Brewing Company |access-date=14 October 2022}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Great Lakes Brewing Company}}
- {{Official website|http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/}}
Category:Companies based in Cleveland
Category:Beer brewing companies based in Ohio
Category:1988 establishments in Ohio