12 Best Brewpubs in Cleveland

“Great Lakes Brewing was on our must go list for visiting Cleveland. We wanted to stop here after shopping at the Westside Market, but unfortunately the Market is closed on Wednesday, bummer! The brewery is located inside a historic building which is gorgeous. We sat inside at the bar, luckily enough it was happy hour when we arrived. The bartender, Leigh, was wonderful and let me sample a few beers before going all in. We tried the Dortmunder Gold Lager ($6), the Eliot Ness Amber Lager ($6), and the Nitro Edmund Fitzgerald Porter ($6). All the beers were $1 off during Happy hour and were delicious. Out of the three, Nancy and I both agreed the Dortmunder was the winner. Leigh said it is one of the first beers they made which is crazy because this place was established back in 1988. Nancy's sister ordered the Grapefruit Blood Orange Martini ($7), she said it was good and it too was a $1 off during Happy hour. We were a little hungry so we decided to order their Buffalo chicken dip to share ($6), which was also $1 off during Happy hour. The appetizer was good, but I wish there was more dip to go around. If you do visit Great Lakes Brewing definitely check out the restrooms in the basement. It's like an old dungeon down there, so cool. I highly recommend visiting this brewery if your a local or just in town visiting for a few hours.“

“Emily was such an amazing help this past Saturday! We went in for the first time ever and she was clear with directions, and was super friendly! I even asked her schedule.The bar itself was an awesome unique experience. We will be going back“

“Great selection of craft-brewed beers, meads, sour beers, served by knowledgeable bartenders. Delicious small selection of food in the pop up "shack" in the back...mellow unpretentious atmosphere/large tables/no TVs. If this is your scene, highly recommend!Parking: Free parking at night in the lot at Washington and Lee“

“Couldn’t recommend Christian and his team enough if you’re looking to host an event. We had a great experience hosting our Rehearsal Dinner the night before our wedding at The Arcade! Great communication, great people, great food and of course, good beer“

“Great food and beer options. Our service was wonderful! One of our favorite spots to go!“

“I love coming back to my old favorites. Here I am in Concord C at Cleveland airport. Great lakes you can't get any more home beer than this. Today I'm trying a double IPA called Juicy Vivacious. Plus the turkey club. With the side of chips. The club had a nice spicy aïoli on it. That was really a nice surprise to get up just a little extra taste to the turkey and the bacon and fresh avocado laid on it and then sourdough bread was grilled perfection. I'll be back in a month hope I get Brian here again . Great service from Brian/server as I said at the bar. The ambience is beautiful. It's a nice Tuesday afternoon with snow falling around the airport and everybody is on laptops and having a nice afternoon at Cleveland Airport.“

“Good beer, nice patio, friendly staff. Ended up going here after having bad food and bad service at Great Lakes down the street. This was a much better experience. We were seated quickly, and were waited on right away. Pretty sure his name was Shane, or Sean, or similar (chill guy mustache and sunglasses), our server was on top of things and deserves a shout out. Most important takeaways; The pretzel was really good and they give you your own water pitcher at the table.“

“What a location!! Right on the water, we were sat in the enclosed patio area and got to watch the seagulls feast with us.We started with the beer and shot and I had a sweater weather, I had them change out the vodka for tequila. It was tasty! We got the crispy broccoli and cauliflower and boy was that a treat! The veggies were super crispy and the drizzles on there are full of flavor in such a memorable way… yum!For brunch I had the fried green tomato sandwich with pork belly. Holy cow! This was a mind blowing meal.My brother got the burger. He spoke very highly of his plate as well. This is a new favorite in downtown Cleveland. In a couple months I have tickets for a concert at Nautica (Jacob’s pavilion whatever we call it these days) and this restaurant looks right out on the river at the value. I’m gonna pregame here for sure! Thank you guys for a wonderful experience!Vegetarian options: Many options were on the menu for brunch at least.Parking: More parking than usual for an establishment in the Flats“

“So many great choices here. Don’t miss this one in a million Brewery. For all the beer snobs in your life.“

“This is in the Ohio City neighborhood. It was packed and loud when we got there but they found us a table. We split a pretzel which was hot, buttery and delicious with a cheese sauce. I had an Ohio City Cream Soda which my companion thought was too sweet but I enjoyed it -- coconut spiced rum, pineapple, cola. We ordered burgers. They were thin patties, nicely griddled, juicy and with a good flavor. The top of my bun was cold, which was weird, but otherwise very tasty. My fries were skin-on and crispy. It was loud but our server was quick and attentive. We really enjoyed our burgers. There was a samurai (??) lamp in the back of the restaurant which was unexpected as it didn't fit the vibe.“

“It up SB today for the 1st time. I tried a Parlimonster beer ( some kind of German beer) & a SB HEFE. Both were good. Friends both got a Stout - What the nuts? They liked it. They had a special on pizza so we got two. Both were quite good. It's a cracker style base with toppings. Nice looking place. Friendly staff. We got lucky with a parking spot right next to the place. I would go back if the occasion permitted.“

“We stopped for dinner on our way out of Cleveland. Moranda was absolutely amazing and on her game! Great team work between the server, bartender and kitchen staff. Food is delicious! Burger spot on, fries were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside! A definite winner in my book!!!“