THE LATEST GLB NEWS
Let's have a pint… Get to know the GLB family
Over the next couple of weeks, we’d like to introduce you to a number of people in the Great Lakes family. You’ll get to know everyone from the canning/bottling line to the retail store, sales...
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Buster Rhino's – Beer Bourbon BBQ (May 29 & 30)
This is going to be good. This coming Friday and Saturday, Buster Rhino’s Southern BBQ in both Oshawa and Toronto, will be doing something pretty damn awesome that we are very happy to be part...
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We're Hiring!! GLB Seasonal Events Co-ordinator (Full-Time)
Seasonal Events Co-ordinator (Full-Time) Great Lakes Brewery (GLB) is looking to add a seasonal events co-ordinator to our growing family. This is a full time job with a mixed schedule of days,...
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Ontario Craft Beer Week Collab Brew!
On Friday May 8th, for the first time in the history of the Ontario Craft Brewers, Great Lakes Brewery hosted over 25+ Ontario breweries to help create a collaboration beer for Ontario Craft Beer...
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12th Annual Charity BBQ – May 23rd
It’s that time of year again – time for our annual Charity BBQ here at the brewery in partnership with our good friends at The Franklin Horner Community Centre. Please join the entire...
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2 Bar – 2 Breweries – 2 Cities – Tap Takeover!
Holy Ship, We’re Best Wrenemies Wednesday May 6th – GLB & Amsterdam take over the taps at The Wren Thursday May 7th – GLB & Amsterdam take over the taps at The Ship Yes, you...
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THRUST! an IPA Set to Return
We are honouring that promise tomorrow, as cans of THRUST! an IPA will be released at the GLBretail store at 10am. And that's not all. Nope. We decided to bottle a WHOLE whack of it in 650ml bottles...
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Throwback Thursday – GLB History (Canadian Brewerianist Article 2012)
The following story/interview appeared in the October 2012 issue of The Canadian Brewerianist, written by Troy Burtch. 25 years is a long time. A long time for any independent business to be in...
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NEW GLB Beer Alert – Octopus Wants to Fight IPA
You might have seen the Twitter postings from some of our accounts about the cask tapping of a brand new IPA that we’ve brewed – Octopus Wants to Fight! Well, now we’re releasing it...
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HE'S BACK!! Johnny Simcoe Pale Ale Returns
Johnny Simcoe Pale Ale, one of our more popular beers in the Tank Ten series, is returning today as kegs are heading out the brewery doors to bars and restaurants across Ontario! The single hop...
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Ontario Craft Beer Week
Date: June 12 – 21st | Ontario’s sixth annual Ontario Craft Beer Week will run from Friday, June 12 until Sunday, June 21, 2015 (Father’s Day). Hosted by 50+ Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB),...
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Toronto Craft Brew Cruise – Saturday, June 6th
Date: Saturday June 6th | Come sail with Great Lakes and other local craft breweries on Toronto’s Craft Brew Cruise aboard The River Gambler on Toronto’s harbourfront. There are two sailings,...
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