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| - First off Great Lakes is my favorite brewery. I'm from Buffalo so this is the first time I've visited. It's situated on a really nice, tree-lined street with a huge outside seating area, some of which is covered but most is not. The trees provide great shade in the afternoon sun. Upon entering you instantly notice the character of the building which looks to be built pre-1900. The shop area is really nice and they have a lot of clothing, pint glasses, souveniers, and coolers stocked with fresh Great Lakes beer. There were some styles I hadn't seen in stores in NYS before which was cool (and expected).
The upstairs bar area looks like a turn of the century bar, very old school. It's not a huge area but comfortable enough. Bar staff was very good and friendly. Downstaurs is this really, really cool sort of pub/cellar area. Very dark, very medieval dungeon feel, very cool. There is a second bar down here as well, with multiple tables. You can see the stainless steel brewing vats behind iron gates, as well as barrels of what appear to be beer. I like the downstairs area the best of the whole place, although the patio on a nice day (like it was when we were there) was awesome.
The food menu looked good but we only had a few pints on this visit. I will be back here next time I am in Cleveland. Best Brewpub I've visited to date. World class beer. Highly recommend.
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