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Great Lakes Beer

  • tuskytuffguy
    So, I tried something new earlier. It was Lake Erie Monster. A 9.1% IPA. Wasn't too shabby, if you like a strong, hoppy beer. Just wondered if others have had it, and what you thought? I know there's Great Lakes lovers on here.
  • killer_ewok
    I enjoyed it. A very good beer.
  • karen lotz
    Christmas Ale = GOAT
  • bigdaddy2003
    Have wanted to try Great Lakes but haven't yet. May do that next weekend.
  • adog
    Had a few last weekend..loved it
  • Curly J
    The Lake Eire Monster was a pretty dang good beer. Their Seasonal Beers are pretty good, but their year round beers are just okay. (IMO) They are pretty much over priced in SW Ohio, so I choose better beers at the same price point.

    Lots more info about some of their beers on this thread. --> http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/threads/22397-Beer-discussion-(former-Walgreens-beer-thread)
  • THE4RINGZ
    Conway's Irish Ale is my favorite.
  • tuskytuffguy
    Have always loved Dortmunder, Burning River, and Holy Moses, too. I dunno why, but I seem fascinated with the names and labels they come up with. The Lake Erie Monster label is beast.
  • gerb131
    I like the Burning River the best but I think there beers are all above average.
  • Laley23
    All their beers are good. They are strong, and you get fucked up off them, so thats a huge + as well.

    They are quite expensive though, unless you are at the Brewer in Cleveland.
  • tuskytuffguy
    Always wanted to go to their diner/pub. Ahhh, someday.... But, I'm gonna have to get a room, lol. The store I got the Lake Erie Monster from was selling 4-packs of it for $10. I bought a single for $2.75. I love their beers, but I only buy it when I got the mullah.
  • sherm03
    I had the Lake Erie Monster brew a few weeks back. Pretty good shit. But I expected nothing less from Great Lakes.
  • gorocks99
    Commodore Perry YUM
  • O-Trap
    Was a fan of the LEM. Several of their seasonals are solid. Obviously the Christmas Ale gets all the press (though I actually prefer Thirsty Dog's Christmas ale to GL). The Nosferatu is solid as well.

    I had a chance to eat dinner at the Great Lakes Brewing Company last week. It was a lot of fun, and the beers are somehow better on tap (had an American Pale Ale, an IPA, and a Porter).

    I'm of the persuasion that Great Lakes is often overpriced, but I don't mind it so much if I can afford it, because I like buying local, and when it comes with some quality, well that just makes me all the more proud to buy local.
  • sherm03
    I have a show on Saturday in Cleveland. Just found out that the venue is literally 4 and a half miles from Great Lakes Brewery.

    I know what I'll be doing Saturday before the show.
  • bases_loaded
    sherm03;833003 wrote:I have a show on Saturday in Cleveland. Just found out that the venue is literally 4 and a half miles from Great Lakes Brewery.

    I know what I'll be doing Saturday before the show.

    You're still getting paid to be not funny?
  • Sonofanump
    Was at the brewpub about 10 days ago. Hit the sampler, then a belgian blueberry wheat, then hit the monster again, then the blueberry wheat again, then took the fatty wagon to the tribe game to sober up.
  • sherm03
    bases_loaded;833022 wrote:You're still getting paid to be not funny?

    Yep.
  • justincredible
    Ed Fitz and Christmas Ale are great. I don't know that I've tried any of the others.
  • UANyg
    big fan of GLBC. Lake Erie Monster is probably my favorite beer I've had. Absolutely love it.
  • O-Trap
    justincredible;833112 wrote:Ed Fitz and Christmas Ale are great. I don't know that I've tried any of the others.

    The Edmund Fitzgerald might be one of the better porters I've had. Southern Tier has a good one too, but I'm a fan.
  • I Wear Pants
    Edmund Fitzgerald is my favorite GL year round beer.
  • killer_ewok
    I Wear Pants;838588 wrote:Edmund Fitzgerald is my favorite GL year round beer.

    I'm honestly just about to pour one right now. Damn good but I haven't had it in a while.
  • tcarrier32
    edmund fitz is my favorite beer.

    however, i do have the holy moses white ale illustration framed and hanging above my bedroom door. (as an athiest, something about Moses Cleveland parting Lake Erie really makes me smile every time I look at it) safe to say i love great lakes, its one of the reasons i'm happy to live in ohio.
  • coyotes22
    sherm03;833003 wrote:I have a show on Saturday in Cleveland. Just found out that the venue is literally 4 and a half miles from Great Lakes Brewery.

    I know what I'll be doing Saturday before the show.
    bases_loaded;833022 wrote:You're still getting paid to be not funny?
    sherm03;833099 wrote:Yep.

    Maybe he is funnier when he is drunk?


    i have never tried a GL beer. Might have to one day though. Is there a good starter beer to try? :D