Great Lakes Brewing Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA Returns This Month

(Cleveland,OH) – Issue a small craft advisory: Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA will be back from the depths and in a market near you this June. Not for the timid, Lake Erie Monster is ready to make waves with bold aromas and flavors of passionfruit and pine. This South Bay Bessie-inspired brew launches an intense hop attack amid torrid tropical fruit flavors.

ON THE BOTTLE:
While you mull over whether Lake Erie’s legendary cryptid is truth or tall tale, dive deeper into our label artwork by Darren Booth. Bessie’s hop-flecked scales nod to this Imperial IPA’s early days when our brewers first fed the beast whole hops. Believe it…or not.

IN THE BOTTLE:
Flavor: Astonishingly full-bodied, with a load of American hops lurking above and below the surface.
ABV: 9.1%
IBU: 80
Pairs With: Steak, aged cheeses, and tall tales.
Packages: 4-Pack, Draft
Malts: Harrington 2-Row Base Malt, Caramel 30
Hops: Simcoe, Willamette

RELEASE DETAILS:
Brewpub Tapping: Thursday, June 16 at 11:30AM
GLBC Gift Shop Bottle Sales: Friday, June 17 at 5PM
Market Release: Monday, June 20