Dan and Pat Conway of Great Lakes Brewing Co. launched the holiday season with their nostalgia-inducing Christmas Ale First Pour
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- Pat and Dan Conway founded Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland, becoming Ohio’s first craft brewery, in 1988
- Four years later, they launched their iconic seasonal Christmas Ale, which is their top seller and is celebrated each year at their Christmas Ale First Pour Event
- The annual First Pour brings together families and friends, creating memories and forming bonds that last well after the event comes to a close
Nearly 40 years after brothers Pat and Dan Conway’s passion for beer inspired them to open Great Lakes Brewing Co., they’re surrounded by revelers decked out in their Christmas best.
With Halloween still weeks away, customers descended on what’s been billed as Ohio’s first craft brewery in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood on Oct. 15…