Great Lakes Brewing Company

Cleveland


Great Lakes – the biggest craft beer maker in the state – wins numerous prizes for its brewed-on-the-premises suds. Added historical bonus: Eliot Ness got into a shootout with criminals here. Ask the bartender to show you the bullet holes.


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