Great Lakes Christmas Ale Beer, 12 fl. oz. can, 24 pk.

Made With

• Hops: Mt. Hood, and Cascade
• Malts: 2-Row Base Malt, Wheat, Crystal 45, Special Roast, and Roasted Barley

About Great Lakes Brewing Company

Founded in 1988 by brothers Patrick and Daniel Conway in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood, Great Lakes Brewing Co. (GLBC) is Ohio’s original craft brewery. Independent for over 30 years and employee owned since 2018, we are proud to serve 14 states and Washington D.C. with an award-winning and beloved selection of fresh, flavorful, and innovative craft beers.

Sustainability

Solar Energy

In February 2017, we installed a 62-panel photovoltaic array on the roof of our brewery. These 325 watt, made in the USA modules have the capacity to reach 20.1 kW and have the capabilities to produce enough energy to power 2 US homes for a year (or nearly 16,000 cases for all you beer drinkers out there). The use of these solar panels offsets 13 tons of CO2 emissions per year, which is the equivalent of planting 200 trees. In addition to our brewery panels, we installed solar panels on the brewpub roof in November 2009. The use of these panels preheats incoming city water used in the brewpub and offsets an average American household’s use of natural gas per year!

Water Stewardship

Because we’re located two miles from the shores of Lake Erie and we produce a product that is over 90% water, we’re committed to protecting this valuable resource in brewery operations. While brewing and bottling utilizes a large amount of water, we do our best to reduce and reuse within our bottling and cleaning processes. In 2016, we were able to reduce our water usage rate by 9% and we continue to encourage our employees to look for more ways to keep reducing that number.

Local Foods & Farming

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. Local & Responsible Food Program was established to ensure ethical sourcing of the highest quality ingredients. We believe quality and locality go together. By buying locally, we reduce our carbon footprint and keep dollars in our local community. We use our buying power in alignment with our core values to serve you the freshest food available.

Reusing

Along with traditional recycling, we believe in repurposing everything we can. Spent brewer’s grain finds new life as a soil amendment on our farms and feed for livestock used in our brewpub’s menu items. Low-fill beers become sauces, soups, sausage, and even soap. Take, make, remake–that’s how we operate.

Slow Cooker Mulled Christmas Ale Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 Gallon apple cider
• 2 Oranges, peeled and sliced
• 2 Red apples, sliced
• 1 Green apple, sliced
• 2 Whole cinnamon sticks
• 2 fl. oz. Orange liqueur
• 4 fl. oz. Spiced whiskey
• 4-5 Dashes orange bitters
• Dash ground allspice and cloves
• 12 fl. oz. Christmas Ale

Garnish

• Whipped Cream

Instructions

1. In a 4-quart slow cooker, add all ingredients except for Christmas Ale.

2. Stir until well blended then cover with lid and cook on low for about 2 – 2.5 hours, stirring and sampling occasionally.

3. Add a little more than half of the Christmas Ale into the pot (the rest is for you!), replace lid, and let flavors blend for 20 minutes.

4. Ladle into mugs. Top with whipped cream (optional)