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- Oct 15, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Great Lakes Christmas Ale First Pour 2026 Taps in Cleveland
- Christmas Ale First Pour, 'the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season in Cleveland', is on Thursday 15 October 2026 at the GLBC brewpub: doors at 11 a.m., the first keg tapped at 11:30 a.m. after a toast[1]
- First Pour is draft-only at the brewpub, with no reservations, no growler or crowler fills, first-come tables and a three-hour limit[1]
- The first cans, bottles and kegs go on sale only at the GLBC gift shop on 16 October (opens 10 a.m., no holds), and Christmas Ale reaches all GLBC markets from 19 October[1]
- 2026 holiday merch, including collaborations with Homage and Emily Roggenburk, hits the gift shop first on First Pour day; 1/6-barrel kegs for 'First Pour at Home' cost $115 ($195 barrel-aged) plus a $30 deposit, reserved by 10 October[1]
- A new Holiday Party Pack with Christmas Ale, Cran Orange Wheat, Cookie Exchange Milk Stout and Snowscape winter lager releases on 19 October[1]
Notable features
- Christmas Ale: 7.5% ABV, 30 IBU, brewed with honey, ginger and cinnamon on 2-row, wheat, Crystal 45, Special Roast and roasted barley malts with Mt. Hood and Cascade hops[2]
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- [1]75%greatlakesbrewing.com/events/christmas-ale-first-pour-2026greatlakesbrewing.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Oct 15, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
GLBC's event page: Christmas Ale "taps exclusively at the GLBC brewpub on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Brewpub doors will open promptly at 11AM, with the first fresh keg of Christmas Ale tapped at 11:30AM".
- [2]85%Christmas Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Co.greatlakesbrewing.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 25% of score
GLBC's beer page: Christmas Ale is a seasonal released in October, 7.5% ABV and 30 IBU, brewed with honey, ginger and cinnamon on Mt. Hood and Cascade hops.[1]
- [3]75%Great Lakes Brewing Company announces Christmas Ale First Pour dateyoutube.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 25% of score
WKYC Channel 3's report on the announcement of the 2026 First Pour date.[1]
- [4]72%Great Lakes Brewing Sets Date For 2026 Christmas Ale First Pouryoutube.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 25% of score
cleveland.com's video on the 2026 First Pour date.[1]
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