One of my earliest craft-beer memories from my journey into better beer, was seeing a tap handle that was an orange. I don’t know why I was so enamoured by it, but I was. It was, of course, the tap handle for Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale. While I have always loved that handle, Orange […]
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Crazy Canuck Pale Ale — Great Lakes Brewery
Well here’s (I think) a TorontoBeerBlog.com first: I’m re-reviewing a beer. Actually it’s really not that big a deal, particularly when the beer in question is Crazy Canuck Pale Ale, and the people who make it is Great Lakes Brewery. I’m not suggesting that Great Lakes is inconsistent (far from it), but particularly with a […]
Maverick and Gose — Amsterdam Brewing Co and Great Lakes Brewery
You might recall a few weeks back I wrote about how Maverick and Gose was about to become the first all-Ontario collaboration to hit the LCBO. Well, after the usual LCBO bureaucratic hiccup, it is rolling out! If you want me to save you some time, Gose is a style you can be forgiven for […]
Maverick and Gose
It’s official: the LCBO will see it’s first collaborative-brew from Ontario brewers (having had Brooklyn/Schneider’s Hopfenweisse), with the release of Amsterdam/Great Lakes Maverick and Gose. What’s extra crazy, is it’s a gose, that old-fashioned, slightly salty tart beer. A big day for GTA brewing! Look for it at LCBOs starting next week, $6.95/500ml bottle! It’s […]
Snowy Friday
Yes, it’s true, here in Toronto, it’s snowing like we’re in Canada or something. Shut the place down! The good news is, we still have beer. And in case you don’t — despite predictions to the contrary — the world is not over, and places like the LCBO and many breweries are open for business […]
Podcast, Thursday November 8th 2012 — Great Lakes Brewery
Here is my interview with Peter Bulut, Troy Burch and Mike Lackey from Great Lakes. We talk about Great Lakes history, their 25th anniversary, their 25th anniversary Imperial Black IPA, Project X tonight (November 8th 2012, 6:30 PM) at WVRST Beerhall, and a variety of other topics that just happened to come up. Sorry about […]
No Pants With Miranda — Great Lakes Brewery
After reviewing Great Lakes Brewery’s excellent 25th Anniversary Belgian Saison, which included lots of references to their No Chance With Miranda Saison, I thought it was the right time to dig into my pile of beers waiting review, and finally put some thoughts down about Miranda’s older sister, No Pants With Miranda. So first off, […]
25th Anniversary Belgian Saison — Great Lakes Brewery
Many of you will already know that Great Lakes Brewery is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. If you didn’t, Great Lakes Brewery is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Now we all know. With that in mind, they have decided to release a few specialty beers to bars and the LCBO throughout the year. […]
Green Tea Ale — Great Lakes Brewery
Sometimes you have to revisit things; you don’t always “get it” on the first time around, you know? And sometimes, things change, and deserve another go. I’m not sure which of those factors might play into today’s review (or if it’s both), but whatever, it was time for me to give Great Lakes Brewery Green […]
