Thursday, June 11, 2009

Cleveland, OH - Great Lakes Brewing Company

Cleveland's biggest brewery. Hertz screwed up my reservation so I had a tricked out mustang instead of a Chevy Aveo. Drove 35 minutes from Solon, OH in a snow storm to get there. Would totally drive through a blizzard to get there...again... Watch out for mapquesting and using a GPS to find the location. They have the commercial brewing building (not open to public) 1 block from the actual place you drink the beer.
  • Burning River Pale Ale- GRADE: B
  • 6.0% ABV,IBU 45. Bought some for home.

  • Commodore Perry IPA - GRADE: B-
  • 7.5% ABV,IBU 80

  • Dortmunder Gold Lager - GRADE: A-
  • 5.8% ABV,IBU 30. Bought some for home. Consistenly wins awards. Seems to be the local favorite.

  • Edmund Fitzgerald Porter - GRADE: B
  • 4.7% ABV,IBU 37. Bought some for home.

  • Eliot Ness Amber Lager - GRADE: B+
  • 6.2%,IBU 35. Bought some for home.

  • Rubicon - GRADE: B+
  • 5.8% ABV,IBU 45

  • Woodtooth Porter - GRADE: B
  • 6.2% ABV,IBU 25
    Christmas Ale - GRADE: A
    The winner! 7.5%,IBU 40

    So popular, they have to ration their distribution of it. Comes in a souvenir snifter. 6 packs in stores are sometimes 1 per customer (so I was told).
Great Lakes Brewing Company
2516 Market Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216.771.4404

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