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Great Lakes Brewing Company
Overall: Awesome!    Score: 82.9 / 100
2516 Market Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
United States
(216) 771-4404
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Last Updated: June 2003

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Mon 11:30AM - 12:00AM
Tue 11:30AM - 12:00AM
Wed 11:30AM - 12:00AM
Thu 11:30AM - 12:00AM
Fri 11:30AM - 01:00AM
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Awesome! Awesome! Great Great Awesome!
Able to stop by a few times recently, and as always, not disappointed. Moondog ESB was a nice way to get one of my visits started; a nice combo of hops upfront and malt to back it up. Grand Cru was unfiltered and much lighter than I expected--great flavor profile. Barrel Select Pils had good flavor, was clean, and the malt didn't fade. Oktoberfest was rich and malty, maybe more so than the "usual" Oktoberfest. Independence Ale was like most of Great Lakes' products; well balanced, with all flavors appropriate to style. Luckily got to pick up some Moondog and Imperial Dortmunder for home at the take out shop. More super visits at Great Lakes!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Beav Beav, York, PA
(08/13/2008)

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Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
Thanks to Shelby for providing the brews and food at Great Lakes Brewing, and Brewer Luke for stopping by the table to talk beer! HANDS DOWN AWESOME! Great location, next to the market, just over the bridge from the stadium. YOU REALLY MUST GO HERE. Great range of seating from the biergarten, to the outdoor café, to the indoor restaurant and bar, to the basement pub. The staff is VERY FRIENDLY and the food is fantastic! We tried the potroast sandwich, old world burger, pulled pork, and sausage sampler with fresh rot (red) kraut and mustard. BUT THE BEER….. WOW! I’m not a huge porter fan, but get the Fitz! The Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is great, robust and well balanced. I enjoyed the Commodore Perry IPA, but was expecting and hoping for a little more hop. The Burning River Pale Elliot Ness Amber, and Rockfeller Bock are all well done. The seasonal Moondog Bitter is good, but not exceptionally bitter. GET THE SAMPLER. 10 (YES TEN) 5 oz glasses of beer for $10, do the math, how can you go wrong?

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from JAS JAS, York, PA
(05/16/2008)

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Some notes from my last two visits. I always cross my fingers that Commodore Perry IPA will be on and it was both times! It's just as good as I remembered with an almost perfect balance for an IPA. Also, it's offered in bottles now! Rockefeller Bock wasn't overly sweet, also having a good balance. Ohiop City Oatmeal Stout had a nice roasty, slightly sweet flavor. One of the few GL beers under 5% (4.8). Prohibition Pils was a perfect beer to start the day with, clean and crisp. Food as good as always, service from Steve T. spot on. An unexpected treat was seeing their carry out in the gift shop on special both visits! With this luck, I should have played the lottery!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Beav Beav, York, PA
(06/27/2007)

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I visited this brewpub on May 18,2007 and had the following brews; Burning River Pale Ale 6.0%, Dortmunder Gold 5.8%, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter 5.8%, Elliot Ness Amber Lager 6.2%, Holy Moses White Ale 5.4%, Commodore Perry IPA 8.0%, Prohibition Pils 5.1%, Lake Erie Monster 9.0% and York Street Bitter 4.4%. These brews were all outstanding. My only complaint about this place is that their food has gotten just a bit to pretentious. I was enjoying my sampler so much that I saw bratwurst and expected a sandwhich. It was beautifully served on a tablespoon of kraut with some lovely dots of mustard around it. I guess I need to stop enjoying the beer and read the menu a little better. I'll be back!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from G. L. Averill G. L. Averill, Lakeway, TX
(06/14/2007)

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Awesome! Awesome! Great Awesome! Awesome!
Hit GL right at the opening bell and the place was swamped within 10-15 minutes. Plopped down at the bar and was immediately awed by the 10 beers on tap--4 which were new to me. Steve was kind enough to pour a few tastes to get me started. Pumpkin Ale was nice; the spices more prevalent than the pumpkin and malt. York St. Bitter would be a great session beer, drinkable with just the right amount of hops. Rye of the Tiger was great-- a crisp rye and hops bite with a super nose. Rackhouse Ale was a sweet ale aged in bourbon barrels. It was the best "new" beer I've had at GL in quite a while, but will not be for the drinker who doesn't like the bourbon flavor--it's all about the bourbon! Burger was good, but my Cleveland guilty pleasure of New Orleans bread pudding was superb. The huge slab they gave me had me like a Thanksgiving turkey--totally stuffed!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Beav Beav, York, PA
(11/29/2006)

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Came to Cleveland for an Indians game and to visit brewpubs. On 8/26/06 I visited Great Lakes Brewing Co along with 7 family and friends. We arrived about 10-10:30pm and tried to go into the restaurant section only to be stopped by a manager who told us they closed that section for the evening, the downstairs bar was closed and the tables in the bar had signs that said "reserved". So we orderd pints from the bar and went out to the "Beer Garden". Before we could all sit down a woman cleaning tables said we had to move someware else because the area was closed. The only place left was the sidewalk so we stood there until a table became available. NEVER have any of us felt so unwanted as a customer ALL emplloyees were unhelpful or downright rude. I filled out their survey 2 weeks ago to let Owner or Manager know how poorly we were treated, still no response. The different beers we tried were exellent except the Holy Moses white ale was overhopped(couldn't taste the orange peel, chamomile and coriander over the hops) but still very good. Will try 1 more time to see if they were just having a bad day.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Shannon Barr Shannon Barr, Shepherd, MI
(09/11/2006)

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Great Great Great Good Great
Visited Great Lakes BC on 7/23 as part of a baseball/beer swing thru Ohio/Pennsylvania. Left the "Jake" after enjoying a few Yuengling lagers and walked over the Lorian Bridge.No small feat.This Sunday, it was "dog day". Bring your pooch to the brewpub.Pun intended, the place was a zoo but there was sanctuary inside.No dogs allowed. Things were crazy but managed to run thru a pint each of the Burning River(Pale Ale), Eliot Ness(Amber) and the Edmond Fitzgerald(Porter). Voted for the Porter as best in show...The food menu was fairly standard with a couple twists. Ordered the chicken sandwich. Had to rent a vice to get my mouth around it.Good stuff...The place is definitely a d'town Cleveland favorite judging by the crowd.And this is the first "brewpub" I've been to that had its own gift shop.Walking distance from town,close access to the Red Line from the airport.Well worth a visit.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from J. King J. King, Campbell, CA
(08/01/2006)

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Great Beer!!!

The food was good - electic, but small (and somewhat pricey) menu - we had the cheese soup (tasted good, but the texture was a bit off) and a polynesian chicken pizza (HIGHLY recommended with the summer selection of beers).

The service was so-so...when we found out they were out of two of the beers for the sampler, they would not allow us to have two of another type...we had to do without and pay the same. Not very cool.

The best thing about our visit to Great Lakes was that I walked away happy with a lager for the first time in a long time. Usually a fan of the hoppiest IPAs and dark, roasty stouts - Dortmunder Gold Lager has an A+ in my book!

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(07/10/2006)

Beer Quality Beer Selection Food Service Overall
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Great Awesome!

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from muddy dogger muddy dogger, Denver, CO
(07/10/2006)

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Awesome! Awesome! Great Awesome! Awesome!
Great Lakes continues to be one of the best places for beer in Cleveland, and for that matter, in Ohio or the entire Eastern US. New to me this trip was Market St Wheat, which had an excellent balance of banana/clove flavors. Saison D'Ete was nice, but slightly less crisp and refreshing than I've come to expect in this style. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, New Orleans bread pudding, and Steve Taylor all continue to be near the top of their categories. A must-stop if you're in the area, or just passing through.

Write Your Review Reply to this Review Report Review See more reviews from Beav Beav, York, PA
(07/07/2006)

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Awesome!