Some interesting news came my way tonight when I learned that the Great Lakes Brewing Co. will be bottling their Green Tea ale for distribution, and it will be part of the LCBO's spring release. "The Green Tea should be bottled shortly in a 650ml bottle that will feature a painted logo similar to that of the Pumpkin and Orange Peel Ales," stated Great Lakes President Peter Bulut Jr. as we had a drink at a nice little pub in Toronto by the name 'The Local'. "A batch is currently being brewed and should be ready for bottling very soon."
The Green Tea made its debut back in early 2008 and received much fanfare at the Toronto Festival of Beer. "We've seen how well the Pumpkin and the Orange Peel have done, so I guess we'll see how receptive customers will be with this new bottled product."
Great Lakes stuck to making generic lagers for years and only recently have they branched out and played with different styles packaged in bottles that weren't/aren't common in the Ontario brewing industry. The results have been terrific for the brewery in Etobicoke and in my opinion this is another step in the right direction.
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