Press Release:

(Cleveland, OH) – Great Lakes Brewing Company (GLBC) will add two new members to their exceptional family of beers in 2013. Alchemy Hour Double IPA and Rye of the Tiger IPA will satisfy hopheads and adventurous craft beer enthusiasts with bold but balanced flavor profiles.

Alchemy Hour Double IPA:

Style: Double India Pale Ale

First Available: February

Packaging: 4-Pack, 1/6 BBL, 1/2 BBL

ABV: 9.4% ABW: 7.5% IBU: 80

Flavor: Hop-forward with a balanced blend of Mosaic and Nugget hops.

Name Origin: On the West Coast, surfers have a term for that perfect time of day, when the waves are breaking just right and it feels like you can ride forever. They call it Alchemy Hour. Alchemy Hour Double IPA pays tribute to the North Coast’s unlikely surf bums and the ancient quest for liquid gold, wherever it may live: on the ocean, in a lake, in a bottle.

Rye of the Tiger IPA:

Style: India Pale Ale

First Available: April

Packaging: 6-Pack, 12-Pack, Draft

ABV: 7.5% ABW: 6.0% IBU: 92

Flavor: Strong citrus and pine presence with a clean, dry finish.

Name Origin: Named for its fierce hop profile and sharp rye content, Rye of the Tiger is a thrilling India Pale Ale with bite. If you can handle this hopped-up cat, you’ve earned your stripes.

Great Lakes Brewing Company’s 2013 Seasonal Program:

January—Conway’s Irish Ale

February—Alchemy Hour Double IPA

April—Rye of the Tiger IPA

May—Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA

June—The Wright Pils

July—Oktoberfest

August—Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale

November—Christmas Ale

November—Blackout Stout

Great Lakes Brewing Company, which is comprised of a brewery and brewpub, was founded in 1988 by brothers Pat and Dan Conway as the first microbrewery in the state of Ohio and today remains Ohio’s most celebrated and award-winning brewer of lagers and ales. Great Lakes Brewing Company’s distribution area extends throughout the Great Lakes region and surrounding areas. For more information or to learn more about the company, visit greatlakesbrewing.com.