Lake Erie Monster Beer: Where To Buy It?

The Lake Erie Monster beer is an Imperial IPA produced by the Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio. It is a full-bodied, unfiltered beer with a distinctively hoppy flavour. The beer is named after South Bay Bessie, the legendary Lake Erie monster, and has a cult following for its hoppiness. While it is not available on BeerMenus, it can be purchased from the Great Lakes Brewing Company website, provided you are over 21 years old.

Lake Erie Monster beer nutritional information

Lake Erie Monster beer is an Imperial IPA with a cult following for its unprecedented hoppiness. It is named after the Lake Erie cryptid, South Bay Bessie.

The beer has an ABV of 9.1% or 9.5% and contains around 290 calories. It is an unfiltered imperial India pale ale with a huge hop flavour. The beer is described as having a malty, bready, lightly caramelly, piney, spicy, resinous, and delicately citrusy aroma. The taste is sweetish malt with notes of pine, spice, resin, and citrus. The beer has a medium-full body and gently crisp carbonation.

The beer pairs well with steak, spicy stir fry, and aged cheeses. It also goes well with spicy dishes, salty and umami flavours, fried foods, Indian curries, Mexican food, and grilled meat such as burgers and steaks.

Nutritional information for the beer is as follows:

• Total Calories: 310
• Carbohydrates: 27.4g
• Cholesterol: 1mg
• Total Fats: 0.5g
• Saturated Fat: 0.5g

Where to buy Lake Erie Monster beer

The Lake Erie Monster beer is an Imperial IPA by Great Lakes Brewing Company. It is a full-bodied, hoppy beer with 9.1% ABV and 290 calories.

You can buy the beer directly from the Great Lakes Brewing Company website if you are over 21 years old. The company is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and its address is 2516 Market Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 44113. The phone number is 216.771.4404.

The beer is also available at Total Wine & More in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Additionally, you can use BeerMenus to find local businesses that sell the beer. You can add your business to BeerMenus if you sell craft beer and want to be listed as a vendor for this product.

Lake Erie Monster beer reviews

The Lake Erie Monster beer is an American Imperial IPA by Great Lakes Brewing Co. that has 9.5% ABV and 285 calories. Named for South Bay Bessie, the legendary Lake Erie cryptid, Lake Erie Monster has a legend of its own. A longtime pub-exclusive beer, the Imperial IPA quickly earned a cult following for its unprecedented hoppiness. The beer has a strong, bitter taste with hints of sweet malt and tropical fruit.

"I've had this beer before but it was years ago. Somehow I don't think it was very tropical back then. It's poured a hazy amber color beneath a full head of rocky off-white foam. The aroma is malty, bready, lightly caramelish, piney, spicy, resinous, and delicately citrusy. Onto the taste... well the 'torrid tropical fruit flavors' aren't exactly there but there is some character to it. The sweetish malt remains, and it's both a bit caramelish and a touch honeyish. The pine, spice, resin, and delicate citrus remain as well. I'm going to call it mainly orange. Other flavor notes include non-specific melon and dull papaya." - NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

"Copper body and bog rocky, tight bubbled head with sticky lace. Flavor, like the aroma, flashes more bread and malt flavors than usual before tropical fruit notes, citrus, resin, spice, and earth kind of bury it under. I feel the alcohol is relatively muted considering the 9.5%. Been hunting this monster for a while. Worth the wait." - daliandragon from Maryland

"From a 4-pack, 16oz can into a pint glass.. and another right from the can. Look: amber with a tan head that dissipates rather quickly to about half a finger. Some good carbonation. Smell: dank, grassy hops with some fruity notes. Taste: mild tropical fruit and big hop flavor up front with a nice lingering bitterness and a touch of sweet malt on the finish. Feel: Refreshing medium body. Very smooth. Overall: IPAs aren't usually my thing, but wow did this blow me away. Great flavor - not overwhelmingly citrusy, and the hops are fantastic. Dangerously easy to drink, and at 9.5% ABV it sure packs a punch." - thin_mint from Ohio

"I think it is difficult for a 9.5% ABV beer to completely taste like an IPA and this has done it handily. It's really smooth on the mouthfeel, almost nitro-like. My experience was with a 16oz can poured into a pint glass and purchased from Sentelle's Seafood in Clyde, NC. My gold standard for DIPA beers that still retain an IPA hop profile is Buffalo Bayou More Cowbell. Lake Erie Monster is pretty close." - kdoodah from North Carolina

"The color is golden to amber, the smell is slightly spicy, and I can see why another reviewer mentioned a whiskey aroma as well in the review. I am not sure I had a very fresh can, as I can’t tell if the date on the bottom is the canning date or the best-by date. (7/22/21) I would guess my can was old because the taste was mostly bitter, and not very fruity or complex at all. I probably would not buy again, judging from this can, but I would like to find a fresher version so I will keep looking. I agree with others that the alcohol is fairly well disguised." - UndertheRadar from Illinois

Pairing Lake Erie Monster beer with food

The Lake Erie Monster beer is an Imperial IPA with a cult following for its unprecedented hoppiness. It has an ABV of 9.1% or 9.5% and around 290 calories. It is a full-bodied, hoppy beer with a bitter, resinous, and dry taste. The aroma is malty, bready, lightly caramelly, piney, spicy, resinous, and delicately citrusy.

• Spicy dishes: The beer's hoppiness and bitterness can stand up to spicy foods, making it a good pairing option.
• Salty and umami flavours: The beer's strong flavours can balance out salty and umami dishes.
• Fried foods: The crispness and carbonation of the beer can cut through the richness of fried foods.
• Indian curries: The beer's hoppiness and bitterness can complement the complex spices found in Indian curries.
• Mexican food: The beer can stand up to the bold flavours of Mexican cuisine.
• Grilled meat: The beer's full body and strong flavours can match the intensity of grilled meats like burgers and steaks.
• Stir-fry: The beer's bitterness and carbonation can cut through the richness of a spicy stir-fry.
• Aged cheeses: The strong, complex flavours of aged cheeses can stand up to the beer's intensity.

Similar beers to Lake Erie Monster

Lake Erie Monster is an Imperial IPA with a cult following due to its strong hoppiness. It has a strong bitterness and aroma, with Simcoe hops in the whirlpool and hopback. It has a malty sweetness and a smooth mouthfeel.

TropiCoastal Tropical IPA

Also by Great Lakes Brewing Co., TropiCoastal is a tropical IPA with a lower ABV of 7.5%. It has a similar strong hoppiness and bitterness, with a tropical fruit profile.

Chillwave Imperial IPA

Chillwave is another Imperial IPA by Great Lakes Brewing Co. with an ABV of 9%. It has a strong hop character and a smooth finish, with a similar bitterness and aroma to Lake Erie Monster.

Arctic Ancient Imperial IPA

Arctic Ancient is an Imperial IPA with an ABV of 9.2%. It has a strong hop character and a smooth finish, with a slightly higher IBU than Lake Erie Monster.

Buffalo Bayou More Cowbell

Reviewers note that Buffalo Bayou More Cowbell is a similar beer to Lake Erie Monster, with a smooth mouthfeel and a strong IPA hop profile.

These beers all have similar characteristics to Lake Erie Monster, including a strong hoppiness, bitterness, and smooth mouthfeel. They also have a relatively high ABV, ranging from 7.5% to 9.5%.

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