Great Lakes Brewing Company
Cleveland, USA · Est. 1988
From the record
What we have established
Type: Production brewery + brewpub. Ownership as recorded: INDEPENDENT / EMPLOYEE-OWNED. Tally ID: OH-BRW-0001 | Region: Northeast Ohio | Legacy owner_group_type: PERSON | Identity: Founded by brothers Patrick and Daniel Conway; active Cleveland craft brewery. | Ownership/evidence: Official company history says employees have shared ownership since 2018; Patrick and Daniel Conway remain primary owners. | Verified: 2026-09-08 | Pass added: 6 [Ohio Pass 22]
The Beer Library
Beers
Dortmunder Gold Lager
Year-RoundLager
(Year-round) [Ohio Pass 22]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Year-RoundPorter
(Year-round) [Ohio Pass 22]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cold Rush Premium Light Lager
Year-RoundLight Lager
(Year-round) [Ohio Pass 22]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Who owns Great Lakes Brewing Company?
- Great Lakes Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Cleveland, USA.
- Is Great Lakes Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Great Lakes Brewing Company is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Great Lakes Brewing Company founded?
- Great Lakes Brewing Company was founded in 1988 in Cleveland, USA.
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