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| - Wait... I haven't reviewed GLBC? My only excuse is that living 2 blocks from it, I suppose I kind of take it for granted but there's really little I can add to the already spot-on raves from fellow Yelpers.
GLBC is in the top 5 of "Where would you take someone who's new to Cleveland?" restaurants, again specifically because I live in Ohio City. The atmosphere is great although as some have said, crowded during certain events such as the Christmas Ale release.
The food - eh, the burgers I've had there aren't OMG, but they are locally raised, sustainable blah blah as it goes these days, farm to table and all that. I mean they feed the cows the spent grain from the brewery - talk about recycling. What friends and I love to get are the pub bites - they're like chicken nuggets, only delicious little cod bites! They come with a house "tartar sauce" that is def homemade without pickles to muck it up. Pickles are ew. It even has a slight kick from horseradish to tingle your tastebuds and of course to leave your mouth yearning for what? Wait for it.....
A tall, cold beer.
I'm not a craft beer geek... I barely know what hops are other than a natural pain reliever. It's true, Go on, open Google in a new tab and look it up. I don't care about some scale that measures hoppiness in a beer and I kind of feel like being caught up in all that takes away from just enjoying the product. In my case I'm afraid I'm pretty unadventurous - I like the Dortmunder and Burning River Pale Ale and like many, I could bathe in Oktoberfest brew. I'm telling you... Early October, that chill in the air and you're sitting outside with some chums enjoying Oktoberfest beer while dipping their spent grain bread into some Stilton cheddar soup? Heaven, baby.
LOL, one word though... I did find out after rather swooping in on a brewery tour one night as they walked into the plant, that it is not "free", but ha ha, the lady just said well, nothing we can do about it now, consider it your Christmas present.
I love living in Ohio City, love walking to the market and smelling the malt and yeast coming from Great Lakes, love that they are sustainable, and love telling people about our terrific city. Now get out there and enjoy it!
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