Английская Википедия:Great Lakes Brewing Company

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Great Lakes Brewing Company is a brewery and brewpub in Cleveland, Ohio. The first brewpub and microbrewery in the state, 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. In 2015, it was the 21st-largest craft brewery by volume and the 28th-largest overall brewery in the United States. 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 enjoy 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. 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.

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., with the New York City market added in October 2023.

Beers

Year-round

Beer	Pack	% ABV	IBU	Description
Midwest IPA	6 Шаблон:Small	7.0	45	An India pale ale with a "sensible" amount of hops, marketed as the "unofficial IPA of Midwest Nice."
Vibacious Double IPA	6 Шаблон:Small	9.0	40	A smooth and hoppy double India pale ale.
Juicy Vibacious Double IPA	6 Шаблон:Small	9.5	40	A juicy and smooth double India pale ale.
Dortmunder Gold Lager	6, 12, 15 Шаблон:Small	5.8	30	An award-winning Dortmunder-style lager, which was originally named "The Heisman" after the famous football player and Cleveland native. It is GLBC's first beer, as well as the brewery's best seller.
Hazecraft IPA	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	6.7	40	A hazy India pale ale named in honor of Ohio's contributions toward space exploration and brewed with Simcoe, Azacca, and Lemondrop hops.
Eliot Ness Amber Lager	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	6.1	27	An amber lager named after Eliot Ness, the famed prohibition agent and eventual Director of Public Safety in Cleveland. Ness frequented a tavern that is now the site of the GLBC brewpub, which also has a connection to the Conway family: GLBC co-founders Pat and Dan's mother served as one of Ness's stenographers during his time in Cleveland.
Commodore Perry IPA	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	7.7	70	A British-style India pale ale named in honor of American naval officer Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, whose contributions in the War of 1812 include the Battle of Lake Erie.
Edmund Fitzgerald Porter	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	6.0	37	A porter named for the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which frequented Cleveland ports and sank in 1975 with many Northeastern Ohioans aboard. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is often named in the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) as the most stylistically correct representative of a porter within the porter category.
Crushworthy Lo-Cal Citrus Wheat	6, 15 Шаблон:Small	4.0	10	A light-bodied wheat ale brewed with orange and lemon peel and purée, with 105 calories per 12 oz.
SunSail Hard Tea	6 Шаблон:Small	5.0	N/A	A hard iced tea flavored with lemon.
SunSail Peach Hard Tea	6 Шаблон:Small	5.0	N/A	A hard iced tea flavored with peach.

Seasonal

Beer	Pack	% ABV	IBU	Availability	Description
Conway's Irish Ale	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	6.3	25	January	An Irish ale brewed in celebration of Saint Patrick's Day and named after Patrick Conway, a Cleveland policeman who directed traffic for 25 years near the brewery and the grandfather of brewery owners Patrick and Daniel Conway.
Easy Buckets Blonde	6 Шаблон:Small	4.5	10	January	A blonde beer with a smooth finish, brewed as part of GLBC's partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Available at all Cavaliers home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and at retailers within the Cavaliers' broadcast footprint.
Vanilla Blackout Stout	4 Шаблон:Small	10.5	50	March	GLBC's Blackout Stout, originally brewed in commemoration of the 2003 northeast blackout, brewed with vanilla. Released in celebration of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024. Available exclusively at the GLBC gift shop and at select retailers in the greater Cleveland area.
Rally Drum Premium Lager	6 Шаблон:Small	4.2	20	March	An American-style lager and the official craft beer of the Cleveland Guardians, named in honor of longtime Guardians drummer John Adams. Available exclusively at the GLBC gift shop, at select retailers in the greater Cleveland area, and at Progressive Field at all Guardians home games.
Mexican Lager with Lime	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	5.4	20	April	A Mexican-style lager brewed with lime.
Bourbon Barrel Rye	TBA	11.6	TBA	April	Part of GLBC's Barrel Aged Series.
Strawberry Pineapple Wheat	6 Шаблон:Small	5.5	17	April	A wheat ale brewed with strawberry and pineapple.
Grape Lime Transfusion Hard Seltzer	TBA	TBA	TBA	May	TBA.
Kickaround POG Tart	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	4.3	10	June	A tart ale brewed with passion fruit, orange, and guava.
Rocket Pop Hard Seltzer	6 Шаблон:Small	5.0	N/A	June	A hard seltzer flavored with cherry, lime, and blue raspberry, inspired by the classic Bomb Pop frozen confection. Available exclusively at the GLBC gift shop and at select retailers in the greater Cleveland area.
73 Kolsch	6 Шаблон:Small	5.7	20	July	A kolsch-style ale brewed in collaboration with former Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas. Available exclusively at the GLBC gift shop and at select retailers in the greater Cleveland area.
Oktoberfest	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	6.5	20	August	GLBC's interpretation of this Bavarian festival's namesake Märzenbier, a tribute to Cleveland's German heritage.
Cran Orange Wheat	6 Шаблон:Small	5.5	17	September	A wheat ale brewed with cranberry and orange.
35th Anniversary Barrel Aged Imperial Amber Lager	4 Шаблон:Small	12.1	27	September	A limited-edition release based on the recipe for Eliot Ness Amber Lager, aged in bourbon barrels and released in celebration of GLBC's 35th anniverary.
Cookie Exchange Milk Stout	6 Шаблон:Small	5.5	15	October	A milk stout flavored with speculoos flavor and vanilla extract, with a rotating cookie-inspired flavor (2023 flavor: caramel vanilla shortbread).
Christmas Ale	6, 12 Шаблон:Small	7.5	30	October	An ale brewed with spices and honey. Introduced in 1992 and available exclusively during the holiday season, it is consistently GLBC's second-biggest seller. Christmas Ale's popularity and cult status have been officially recognized in recent years by GLBC with a "first pour" celebration at the GLBC brewpub, held annually in late October.
Barrel Aged Christmas Ale	4 Шаблон:Small	8.0	30	October	GLBC's bestselling Christmas Ale aged for six months in bourbon barrels.
Barrel Aged Blackout Stout	4 Шаблон:Small	12.5	50	November	An imperial stout brewed in commemoration of the 2003 Northeast blackout, aged in bourbon barrels.
Bourbon Barrel Quad	4 Шаблон:Small	11.5	N/A	December	A Belgian quad aged in bourbon barrels, the first entry in GLBC's new Limited Barrel Aged Series. Available exclusively at the GLBC gift shop as a limited release.

Imperial IPA series

Introduced in 2021, GLBC's Imperial IPA series consisted of premium quality, high-alcohol content (minimum 8.0% ABV) imperial IPAs. The series was discontinued following the January 2024 release of Chillwave Imperial IPA.

Beer	Pack	% ABV	IBU	Availability	Description
Chillwave Imperial IPA	4 Шаблон:Small	9.0	80	January	An imperial India pale ale named as a tribute to Lake Erie surfers.

Double Feature IPA series

Launched in 2024, GLBC's Double Feature IPA series consists of three high-alcohol content double IPAs, two of which are reformulated versions of beers formerly released in GLBC's Imperial IPA series.

Beer	Pack	% ABV	IBU	Availability	Description
Return of the Lake Erie Monster Double IPA	6 Шаблон:Small	9.5	65	April	A double IPA that is a "remastered" and reformulated version of Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA and named for Bessie, the monster allegedly living in Lake Erie.
Spacewalker Hazy Double IPA	6 Шаблон:Small	8.0	70	June	A hazy double IPA.
Nosferatu Double Red IPA	6 Шаблон:Small	8.0	70	August	A red double IPA that is a "remastered" and reformulated version of Nosferatu Imperial Red IPA. Named after the 1922 German film Nosferatu.

Variety packs

A 12-bottle variety pack containing three bottles each of Dortmunder Gold Lager, Eliot Ness Amber Lager, Commodore Perry IPA, and Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is available year-round. A 15-can "Gimme Five!" variety pack containing three cans each of Dortmunder Gold Lager, Midwest IPA, Hazecraft IPA, Cran Orange Wheat, and Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is also available.

A "Hop Madness" IPA variety pack containing three cans each of Vibacious Double IPA, Hazecraft IPA, Midwest 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

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A bottle of Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold pale lager beer

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. 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. And during the colder months, they use outside air for cooling, rather than conventional refrigeration units. 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, and the "green pavilion" of the 2009 Cleveland Home and Garden Show at the I-X Center.

Sports affiliations

GLBC has been the official craft brewery of the Cleveland Indians/Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2019, and of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2022.

External links

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