Christmas Ale time! See live video from Great Lakes Brewing’s first pour party Thursday morning

Great Lakes Brewing Co. First Pour party

Great Lakes Brewing Co. will hold its annual first pour party to launch Christmas Ale for the season. It’s the single busiest day of the year for the brewpub’s servers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Santa is visiting Cleveland two months early with a very special present in tow — a keg of Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale.

The beer’s arrival is just part of a day-long celebration at the Ohio City brewery to celebrate the 2019 batch of Christmas Ale. Throughout the day there will be carolers entertaining the crowd, Christmas Ale-themed food specials, photos with Santa and, of course, pints of Christmas Ale available at the bar.

Reporter Hannah Drown will broadcast live video of the party on cleveland.com’s Facebook page from Great Lakes Brewing Co. to share the scene with you. Expect to see multiple broadcasts starting in the 10 a.m. hour. Doors open at 11 and the keg will be tapped at 11:30 a.m.

Do you have questions, thoughts or comments? Be sure to put them in the comments section of the video once the Facebook Live broadcast begins.

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