Great Lakes Brewery (Canada)

Regional Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1987

Contact
30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd, Toronto, M8Z 1L8, Canada
Description
We are a fiercely independently owned craft brewery… And we’re damn proud of it! Great Lakes celebrated 34 years in the craft beer business in 2021, making us one of the oldest independent craft breweries in Canada.

We specialize in producing flavourful beers that will be sure to awaken your taste buds with each sip. From unique seasonal ales, bottle conditioned releases, year-round ales and premium lagers to our 7 Barrel and Tank Ten Series of beers, GLB produces a variety of products to be enjoyed by everyone!

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7/10
Can from the brewery! I know it's named after the hops, but pours a classic clear gold with a layer of white head. Taste is vaguely sweet malt covered with a solid delivery of hops bitterness and mild flowery resin. The bitterness builds and maintains in the finish. Not bad, but not my favourite.
Tried from Can at Great Lakes Brewery on 11 Jul 2026 at 00:15

7.5/10
Tried on 22 Jun 2026 at 17:06

7/10
Overall sweetness with pineapples, rich bready malt, mild resin.
Tried from Can on 30 May 2026 at 23:36

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
A hazed blonde pils with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, crisp biscuit malt with grassy resinous hops, light mineral notes, flowery, pleasant. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt grassy German hops, light mineral notes, light cereal, pleasant. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft at Tooth and Nail Brewing Company on 07 May 2026 at 21:25

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
A blonde pils with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, crisp biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt, Saaz hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. On tap at Tooth and nail.
Tried on 07 May 2026 at 20:46

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
A hazed milky yellow DIPA with a very thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, pineapples, pleasant. On tap at Lakeshore location.
Tried from Draft at GLB Brewpub - Great Lakes Brewery East Bayfront on 24 Apr 2026 at 19:44

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
A golden ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with resinous piney hops, light cereals, light citrus, pleasant. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt with resinous piney hops, grapefruit pulp, citrus, nice and smooth. On tap at Lakeshore location.
Tried from Draft at GLB Brewpub - Great Lakes Brewery East Bayfront on 24 Apr 2026 at 19:35

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
A blonde helles with a thin white head. In aroma, crisp biscuit malt grassy German hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt with grassy German hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. On tap at Lakeshore location.
Tried from Draft at GLB Brewpub - Great Lakes Brewery East Bayfront on 24 Apr 2026 at 19:23

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Part of their Octo Mix 4-pack, pouring a slight haze, light golden colour with a white frothy head, good retention and foamy lacing. Some good fruity aromas with peaches, mangos and a tad of grassy hops, coriander. The peachiness continues in the taste with the stone fruits, milder, but still nicely done. A decent juicy mouthfeel with enough dryness in the end. Gets hazier as it pours, and particles appear. Quite a nice, juicy, refreshing Session NEIPA with peachy-mango notes.
Tried from Can from LCBO #624 - Innes Rd. & Tenth Line on 19 Apr 2026 at 04:48

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 00:23