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Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
4 reviews for Great Lakes Brewing Company
Great Lakes are like the neglected child in the Cleveland house hold; we all love it as much as can be but we don't speak of it often. There's nothing like this place in Los Angeles, it's like Cleveland captured in a dark bottle. An institution to say the least.
Over the holidays I was lucky enough to try Grand Cru for the first time and it knocked me on my ass with its citrus-y taste. No one can deny the killer buzz you get off of a couple bottles of Christmas Ale. The IPA (Commodore Perry-what a great f'n name) is pretty rad too. After a while some of the tastes seem too similar but they all do the trick which is to get you absolutely wasted.
This place is a lot of fun to go to just because of the atmosphere and the area in Cleveland. While the food is ok, I really liked the dessert and drinks they had there.
We ate dinner there on a weeknight in early 8/05 and it was very enjoyable. Our server - who was terrific - told us, at our request, about the building's history (it opened in 1870 and it was a grainery). He also showed us the downstairs area after our meal and that was neat; they have a pub, and an Irish band was playing. All of the food was delicious, but the absolute highlight was our dessert. Their famous bread pudding has a whisky butter sauce and the portion was large (which it *should* be, for the price). Needless to say, we shared it....we spent time in that (Ohio City) neighborhood beforehand. Ohio City is one of Cleveland's oldest and most historic neighborhoods. It's a revitalized area which has a small but eclectic array of restaurants, shops and people.
Awesome beer. I wish I could get it out in CT. I tried to go on the tour one time, but my friends and I couldn't figure out where we were supposed to go in. It was ok though.
