As we inch closer and closer to the holiday season, and malls become more and more packed with throngs of stressed out folks in search of that “perfect” gift, the GLB retail store wants to remind you that you can do ALL of your shopping with a #FreshGLB in hand here at 30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd! Or, you can crack a can at home and browse our online e-store.
From t-shirts and hoodies to hats, toques, glassware, keychains and koozies, our retail shop has all the items you’ll need to put a smile on the faces of those you love.
Here are 12 items we feel will have recipients of your gift giving, jumping for joy.
#1 – Lake Effect Toque
Roland Baggetts is on his way back from his much deserved vacation and is ready to bring the Lake Effect snow with him. And with that snow he’ll replace his Sou’wester for this lovely slouch style toque for the winter months.
Price – $30.00
#2 – Tallboy Koozie
Keep those delicate fingers warm and the beer cold with these GLB Tallboy Koozies! Our 473ml cans fit perfectly into these neoprene beauties, making you the coolest cat on the block when you show up to your neighbour’s holiday party!
Price – $5.65
#3 – 30th Anniversary Trucker Hat
It’s been one hell of a year for us here at Great Lakes. Our 30th anniversary has been a blast and what better what to commemorate it than with this beautiful mesh back trucker hat. Black and gold. Sharp, right!
Price – $25.00
#4 – Tickets to our “Thirty Years of Great Lakes Beer” documentary premiere
Premiering Sunday December 10th at the Kingsway Theatre, “Thirty Years of Great Lakes Beer: The Journey of Great Lakes Brewery”, documents our past, highlights our history and forecasts our future. Tickets are selling FAST, so book today and be part of GLB history.
Price – $25
#5 – GLB Crewneck Sweaters
If grey or blue is your colour, we have you covered. If crewnecks, not hoodies, are your thing; boom, we have them. GLB Crewneck sweaters in Blue and GLB 30th anniversary Crewneck sweaters in grey are fully stocked and ready to rock.
Price – $45.00
#6 – GLB Glassware
We’re one of those breweries that take our glassware very seriously. Each year we meet with our suppliers to conduct numerous tastings with new glass designs to see how it enhances the aromas and flavours in our beer. This is why we have a number of different glassware options available in our store. Pick the right one for the right beer and you’re golden!
Price – $5 to $10
#7 – Beer Soap
Know someone who is a wee tad stinky? We all do… and one of these GLB beer scented soaps will make the perfect stocking stuffer for that unfortunate soul. Made by Dirty Business, these soaps scream SHOWER BEERS!
Price – $7
#8 – Bottle/Can Openers
Whether you’re a can drinker or a bottle person, we have a can/bottle opener that will make you or your special someone a life saver at parties. Never leave home empty handed again as this opener is also a keychain! Yay!
Price – $6
#9 – Posters
Turn your bedroom into a GLB themed sanctuary with a wide variety of our 11″ x 17″ posters! Know a friend that has hideous wallpaper? Have an acquaintance that did the worst paint job? Well, our posters have been great at beautifying homes across Ontario for years.
Price – $5
#10 – Metal GLB Tin Tackers
Quit stealing signage from bars and restaurants. We know, the signs look great and look cool in your basement, but you’ll feel better if you buy directly from us and avoid a vandalism charge. Round GLB tacker signs, 12″ in diameter, are classy and make great gifts for great people.
Price – $15.00
#11 – GLB Gift Baskets
We offer amazing Gift Baskets in the retail store in $50, $75 and $100 increments. If you would rather something more personable, you can create your very own Gift Basket in store with the help of one of our very own GLB Christmas Retail Elfs!
Price – $50, $75, $100
#12 – Ontario Craft Beer Guide, 2nd Edition
Beer writers, Robin LeBlanc and Jordan St. John, painstakingly travelled across the province sipping beers from every operating brewery… and they wanted us to feel sorry for them. Yeah right. What an experience. If you can’t physically travel Ontario in search of the Ontario craft beer you can live vicariously through them with this giant tomb of tasting notes, brewery profiles and beer ratings.
Price – $20
And if you made it this far, you deserve a beer! And guess what? Yes, we have beer here at the retail store. Not available to purchase online yet, but our fridges await your smiling faces here in sunny Etobicoke!
