About
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!
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
A thin white head on a dense, unfiltered golden body. A punchy, fresh grapefruit nose. This is a classic big west coast DIPA. Fruity and bitter hops feature grapefruit, fruit rind, pineapple and a splash of orange. Fresh and juicy, supported by clean, sweet malt with a solid body.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Great Lakes strikes again with another quality offering in their Tank 10 series. The nose is dank hops with some lighter fruity elements and a hint of yeast. Colour is a tan/grapefruit juice hybrid. The Belgian yeast and hops come out in a really nice balance. The yeastiness is clean and a bit peppery while the hops are juicy and fresh with lemon, grapefruit and tropical elements. A bready malt underpins this really nicely and a nice mid-range effervescence punches up the taste and leads to a nice fresh finish. Belgian IPAs are not my favourite style, but this one is winning me over.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
A bit of a fizzy, thin white head on an unexpectedly light and transparent ginger ale-like body. The nose features brown sugar, cloves and nutmeg. A very nice pumpkin ale, with enough pumpkin, cloves and nutmeg to easily earn the name. The malt is bready on one level, but I do taste some seasonal pie crust as well! A hint of citrus hops livens up the taste profile. Light bodied but very flavourful. Nice balances. A great beer at the price!
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Murky Red/brown pour with a significant off-white head. Nose is citrus hops with soft malt undertones. The name of this beer is a total misnomer. This is actually a tasty light session IPA or APA. Crisp, easy drinking ale with nice slightly soap and metallic (I’m guessing big C) hops. Love the 4.2 ABV!
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Has a poignant citrus nose on a light golden body with a fairly thin white head. The \"big C\" hops deliver with fruity hops. Grapefruit is present, but not overpowering, backed up by a very juicy mixture of other citrus and tropical hop accents. A west-coast-IPA-style sweet bready malt effectively underpins this punchy IPA. A simple but very tasty beer.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from the LCBO. Hazy orange, large white head. Grapefruit, cereals, pine resin. Nice mouth feel, solid carb, medium bitter. Citrus finish, herbal notes, not bad, not great.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2025
at 17:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from the brewery. Whores a magenta, that's fairly clear ring of pink head, with active carbonation. Taste is fresh raspberries, with a slightly aserbic bite, with some funky socks. Active carbonation. A really vibrant, refreshing fruit. Exceptionally well done.
Tried
from Can
at
Great Lakes Brewery
on 06 Sep 2025
at 22:20
7.5/10
Light blonde, with a little haze. Taste is dry hay malt, apricots, a little esters, and a mild bitterness on the finish. Decent density and decently full for a 3.2. Good for a very light. Can from the brewery.
Tried
from Can
at
Great Lakes Brewery
on 03 Aug 2025
at 00:20
7.5/10
Can from the brewery. No idea what this one looks like, it stayed in the can, then jumped right into my mouth. The taste is a nice roasted malt, with nuts, a little bread. A mild bitterness on the finish. A little light, but it is an 3.7. I enjoyed it.
Tried
from Can
at
Great Lakes Brewery
on 31 Jul 2025
at 01:10
6.5/10
I didn't enjoy this as much as the "limon"-less version. Mild bready malt, with some lime, which seems to somewhat undercut the density of the malt. The lime itself is a little underdone.
Tried
from Can
at
Great Lakes Brewery
on 31 Jul 2025
at 00:26