Great Lakes Brewery (Canada)
Regional Brewery
in
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1987
Contact
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!
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!
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at volo.
Hazy golden pour, big frothy head.
Very lively carbonation, great funky armoma. Light pepperiness, grass, and quite a bit of citrus. Medium bitter, medium funky finish.
Hazy golden pour, big frothy head.
Very lively carbonation, great funky armoma. Light pepperiness, grass, and quite a bit of citrus. Medium bitter, medium funky finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
on tap at Hardrock 42 in Sudbury.
hazy golden pour, big rocky white head. huge aroma of grapefruit and every citrus fruit you can imagine. solid mouthfel, and good carb. the finish is just more hops. the bitterness is not over the top like i thought it owuld be. quite drinkable, and not palate thrashing, great stuff.
hazy golden pour, big rocky white head. huge aroma of grapefruit and every citrus fruit you can imagine. solid mouthfel, and good carb. the finish is just more hops. the bitterness is not over the top like i thought it owuld be. quite drinkable, and not palate thrashing, great stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask Days 2013.
THick black pour, big rocky, mocha head. Huge aroma of bourbon, and woody barrel, with tinges of vanilla. The mouth feel is super oily, and thick. this beer coats your glass brown. The finish is filled with an imcredible amount of bourbon, and some light roast with a woody, vanilla finish.
THick black pour, big rocky, mocha head. Huge aroma of bourbon, and woody barrel, with tinges of vanilla. The mouth feel is super oily, and thick. this beer coats your glass brown. The finish is filled with an imcredible amount of bourbon, and some light roast with a woody, vanilla finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light aroma of wheats, some yeasr, and a bright but subtle peach. Flavor has the slightest touch of fruity sour funk, and a nice tangy peach finish. The wheat and the peach do well together. Quite refreshing.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice amber pour, big fluffy white head. Great aroma of piney hops, touches of citrus, and some light malted wheat. Good carb, mouthfeel is great. Lovely orange zest flavor, and the hop oils seem to cover my tongue in citrus. Not at all what i was expecting.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at volo.
The aroma coming off this cask was incredible.
Amazing juicy citrucy aromas. Every citrus fruit imaginable is in here somehwere. Good solid malting keeping the mouthfeel and bitterness in check and light enough to make this a solid drinking beer. Refreshing, and exploding with flavor. A really great beer.
Earlier Rating: 2/16/2010 Total Score: 3.8
650ml from the lcbo. Amber pour with a fluffy white head. I’m seeing alot of people talking about a buttery diacetyl aroma and flavor but I’m not getting any. I guess I got lucky. A great citrus aroma with some juicy hops and a slight caramel maltiness. Quite bitter in the finish but the hops are really nice with some great citrus notes. I’m really quite impressed.
The aroma coming off this cask was incredible.
Amazing juicy citrucy aromas. Every citrus fruit imaginable is in here somehwere. Good solid malting keeping the mouthfeel and bitterness in check and light enough to make this a solid drinking beer. Refreshing, and exploding with flavor. A really great beer.
Earlier Rating: 2/16/2010 Total Score: 3.8
650ml from the lcbo. Amber pour with a fluffy white head. I’m seeing alot of people talking about a buttery diacetyl aroma and flavor but I’m not getting any. I guess I got lucky. A great citrus aroma with some juicy hops and a slight caramel maltiness. Quite bitter in the finish but the hops are really nice with some great citrus notes. I’m really quite impressed.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Volo Cask Days 2009. Great sweet malty aroma, with some brwn sugar, and caramel. Flavor is more of the same. Super solid, and super flavorful. Perfect example of the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cask days 2011.
light funk, quite a bit of tart fruit, light lactic notes.
quite flat, not much natural carb for a cask. medium funk and tartness on the finish with lingering fruit. nice effort, but a little rough.
light funk, quite a bit of tart fruit, light lactic notes.
quite flat, not much natural carb for a cask. medium funk and tartness on the finish with lingering fruit. nice effort, but a little rough.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:29
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
BOOOOOORRRRRRRRING!
surprise surprise, another lager in the Ontario Beer scene. WHOA, i’m shocked. You know its hard to believe the brewery that came out with a WICKED winter ale, and the awesome devils pale ale, keeps making a bland boring, not even good lager like this,
surprise surprise, another lager in the Ontario Beer scene. WHOA, i’m shocked. You know its hard to believe the brewery that came out with a WICKED winter ale, and the awesome devils pale ale, keeps making a bland boring, not even good lager like this,
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:16
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
bottle.
Well, looks great! bright yellow pour with a white head. Now this is where things go off the rails. Where is the green tea, and ginseng? There is a slight sweetness int he aroma that i would atribute to the malt, but nothing else, and some stale hops. The flavor is boring, and bland. There is really nothing there. There is MAYBE a touch of tea in the finish, with an odd sweet/sour bite that my throat can’t shake. PASS!
Well, looks great! bright yellow pour with a white head. Now this is where things go off the rails. Where is the green tea, and ginseng? There is a slight sweetness int he aroma that i would atribute to the malt, but nothing else, and some stale hops. The flavor is boring, and bland. There is really nothing there. There is MAYBE a touch of tea in the finish, with an odd sweet/sour bite that my throat can’t shake. PASS!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:08