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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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown with lots of red. Rich aroma of amber malts, plums, caramel, lots of dark fruit; slightly sherry-like. Clean, hoppy flavor with lots of fruity malt, apples, plums, a touch of citrus, and some caramel and molasses. Nicely hopped from beginning to end. Dry, hoppy, aromatic and bitter finish. Very nice. Rich malt, great hops. No problems here.
Tried on 29 Aug 2008 at 14:55

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
473 mL can from matt7215. Thanks Matt! Dark chocolate brown pour with medium head, good retention and lively carbonation. Moderately faint, nutty, roasted malt aroma with subtle leafy hop notes. Very malty taste... roasted malts, coffee, molasses and hops. Full bodied.
Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2008 at 13:12

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Brown bottle, 650 ml, produced in F2008, purcahsed at the LCBO on July 11 2008, savoured on July 20 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, white head that turns rapidly into a tiny ring; nose: malt, light honey, slight orange; mouth: malt, a bit of honey, finale in grainy honey with a hint of orange, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, rather carbonated, medium body, thin; overall: so? FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, produite en F2008, achetée à la LCBO le 11 juillet 2008, savourée le 20 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger miel, très léger orange; bouche : malt, un peu de miel, finale en miel granuleux avec une petite pointe d’orange, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, plutôt carbonatée, corps moyen, texture mince; en résumé : bof!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2008 at 12:27

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a light copper color ale with a good size foamy head with medium retention and no lacing. Aroma of light caramel malt with not as much spices as was advertised on the label. Taste is also dominated by caramel malt with light bitter hops. I still can’t believe five varieties of hops were used and that the taste is not more pronounced. Would have enjoyed this one a lot more of it had more character.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2008 at 09:26

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A golden ale with a thick receding white head. Aroma of grainy malt, caramel, and german hopping. In mouth, a good fresh malt with light residual sugar, a bit of vanilla. Not much in terms of orange, but a good quaffable ale. Bottle from LCBO, tasted May 2007.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2008 at 21:31

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
65 cL bottle courtesy of matt7215. Thanks Matt Orange-ish amber pour with a large white head. Moderate retention and little specks of lacing. Sweet malty aroma. Very sweet, but not overly so, with the orange subtly coming through. Caramel notes as well. Grainy malt taste shows up first followed by a big hit of orange. Slight hop finish. Interesting beer and a good effort.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2008 at 21:22

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
A dark brown ale with reddish hues and a light moka head. Aroma of caramel, roasted nuts and aniseed. In mouth, sweetish coffee, light metallic hops, licorice. Overall, rather light and watery body. Not bad but would gain at being a bit richer in body. Bottle from LCBO, gift pack with glass.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2008 at 11:17

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Medium brown colour. Rich, thick head. Aroma is mainly metallic with a hint of roast. Light toastiness, fairly watery body, hints of chocolate. Purports to be an American Dark and that’s exactly what it delivers.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2008 at 09:58

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can, 473 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on May 13 2008; eye: mahogany, clear, tan head that falls to leave a blanket on the beer, slight effervescence; nose: quite malty, rather sweet, light nut, light liquorice, resinous hops; mouth: malty, caramel, light nuts, light liquorice, resinous hops, grain, finale in resinous hops with a good presence of malt, lightly sweet and bitter, light astringency, medium to thin body, rather carbonated, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Canette, 473 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 13 mai 2008; œil : acajou, claire, mousse beige qui tombe pour laisser place à un petit tapis, très légère effervescence; nez : très malté, très sucré, léger noix, léger réglisse, houblon résineux en rétro-olfaction; bouche : malté, caramel, léger noix, léger réglisse, houblon résineux, grain, finale en houblon résineux avec une bonne présence de malt, légèrement sucrée et amère, légère astringence, corps moyen à mince, plutôt carbonatée, un peu mince; en résumé : correct
Tried from Can on 13 May 2008 at 16:10

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bouteille 650ml étiquetée sous le nom « Great Lakes Brewery Pumpkin Ale », courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur orange et claire. Nez épicé (cannelle, muscade, léger de clou de girofle, traces de pain d’épices et de gingembre), léger de grains de céréales et de citrouille avec des notes de biscuits. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas mais croustillant ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux notes huileuses. Goût épicé (cannelle, moyen de muscade, léger de clou de girofle, traces de gingembre) avec un léger goût de citrouille ainsi que des traces fruitées (citron) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de biscuits au pain d’épices (présent en arrière-goût jusqu’en finale) ainsi que des notes de céréales fraîches et de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve un léger regain de goût épicé (pain d’épices et muscade) avec des notes amères de houblon herbeux (herbe mouillée). Post-goût moyen, aux petites notes amères de houblon herbeux ainsi qu’avec un goût épicé (muscade, léger de cannelle et notes de pain d’épices) et un petit goût de citrouille.
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2008 at 21:40