great lakes lake effect

[Craig]

Ridiculously good. If only we could get an IPA of this quality on general list at the LCBO.

Chatting with some friends about it, it turns out that they've mostly been getting crystal clear bottles, where the three I got were very cloudy. I find this unusual. Is this still a tank 10 beer? How would you get a difference like that with beer from the same tank? I'm also not really sure what would cause the cloudiness, chill haze maybe?

[sofakingdrunk]

I agree. Wish we could get this all the time. For me, this is Great Lakes best ipa and one of my favourite all time IPAs

[midlife crisis]

Don't disagree, but with this, Karma Citra and Thrust we are at least getting to the point where there is great GLB IPA available a few months of the year. I like the variety.

[Pub Style]

Don't disagree, but with this, Karma Citra and Thrust we are at least getting to the point where there is great GLB IPA available a few months of the year. I like the variety.

And that will continue to happen in 2015...

[NRman]

And that will continue to happen in 2015...

[MatttthewGeorge]

And that will continue to happen in 2015...

Dude in the middle that stands up a half second before everyone else... that's me.

[Craig]

Anyone else notice the haze vs no haze thing? The dozen I got from the brewery over the weekend look like they're all clear.

[BakaGaijin]

Don't disagree, but with this, Karma Citra and Thrust we are at least getting to the point where there is great GLB IPA available a few months of the year. I like the variety.

And that will continue to happen in 2015...

With Stone and Sierra Nevada set to enter the market, I would think it would have been better for GLB to have at least one or two of these fantastic beers available year round.

[midlife crisis]

Don't disagree, but with this, Karma Citra and Thrust we are at least getting to the point where there is great GLB IPA available a few months of the year. I like the variety.

And that will continue to happen in 2015...

With Stone and Sierra Nevada set to enter the market, I would think it would have been better for GLB to have at least one or two of these fantastic beers available year round.

Why? Won't affect me one way or the other. Weren't DFH 60 and ST IPA supposed to have the same seismic effect on the Ontario market? Hardly a ripple.

[BakaGaijin]

And that will continue to happen in 2015...

With Stone and Sierra Nevada set to enter the market, I would think it would have been better for GLB to have at least one or two of these fantastic beers available year round.

Why? Won't affect me one way or the other. Weren't DFH 60 and ST IPA supposed to have the same seismic effect on the Ontario market? Hardly a ripple.

I guess it's all relative to GLB's intentions and long-term business plan. If they eventually plan to grow these brands so that they are available year around and dominant as much market share as possible, my point is that it would have been easier to do this prior to Sierra Nevada and Stone entering the market with some of the best/most well-known IPA's around.

If they have no intention to grow these brands much more than where they are currently at, then I guess it's irrelevant.

From what I have read so far about these brands coming to the Ontario, I suspect they will each have one or two taps at every single craft beer bar dedicated to their products. I don't think this will be a half-assed effort by SN and Stone.

[Malcolm]

I've been drinking this regularly at C'est What. No cloudiness in the keg version.

[Belgian]

From what I have read so far about these brands coming to the Ontario, I suspect they will each have one or two taps at every single craft beer bar dedicated to their products. I don't think this will be a half-assed effort by SN and Stone.

Those arrogant bastards.

Soon we'll be pining for the old days 'when everyone could find good Ontario IPAs' before 'the Liquor Boards sold out our future to competitors.'

Actually I overstate. I think the prevalence of Stone and SN here will be good for raising all ships, and there will simply be more of those ships as more consumers get on board with craft beer. The new guy who finds he likes SNPA will later discover he likes Lake Effect or Muskoka Detour even that much more. We have a local food and local beer movement in place and people like the trend.

[BakaGaijin]

From what I have read so far about these brands coming to the Ontario, I suspect they will each have one or two taps at every single craft beer bar dedicated to their products. I don't think this will be a half-assed effort by SN and Stone.

Those arrogant bastards.

Soon we'll be pining for the old days 'when everyone could find good Ontario IPAs' before 'the Liquor Boards sold out our future to competitors.'

Actually I overstate. I think the prevalence of Stone and SN here will be good for raising all ships, and there will simply be more of those ships as more consumers get on board with craft beer. The new guy who finds he likes SNPA will later discover he likes Lake Effect or Muskoka Detour even that much more. We have a local food and local beer movement in place and people like the trend.

I concur.

[mahcinesquad]

Don't disagree, but with this, Karma Citra and Thrust we are at least getting to the point where there is great GLB IPA available a few months of the year. I like the variety.

I'd also like to add in Robohop.

Personally, I like the rotation. Keeps me from ever getting tired of one. Instead I'm thinking "Ooo! I haven't had this in almost a year!" after a few months with the previous release.

[Ale's What Cures Ya]

Lake Effect is fantastic. It's the best Ontario made IPA I've ever had.

What is this about Stone coming to Ontario?