The Cleveland 50: Great Lakes Brewing Co. Opens
by Dillon Stewart | Mar. 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM

Courtesy Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Long before West 25th Street was a hot spot, brothers Pat and Dan Conway saw Ohio City’s potential. Since the inaugural tapping of Great Lakes Brewing Co. Dortmunder Gold Lager, then called the Heisman, the state’s first microbrewery has anchored a growing industry and its neighborhood with a community-driven approach. Its Christmas Ale defines the genre.
Read more: The Origin Story Behind Great Lakes Christmas Ale
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Dillon Stewart
Dillon Stewart is the editor of Cleveland Magazine. He studied web and magazine writing at Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and got his start as a Cleveland Magazine intern. His mission is to bring the storytelling, voice, beauty and quality of legacy print magazines into the digital age. He's always hungry for a great story about life in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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