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Great Lakes Brewery is a brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Great Lakes Brewery has a long and storied past that is as unique at the craft beers they produce. Started in 1987 in an industrial unit in Brampton by Bruce Cornish and four other silent partners, the group produced two beers, an ale and a lager, using malt extract, a far cry from all grain used by craft breweries throughout North America. The beer was packaged in 1Litre plastic homebrew bottles with a focus on the home retailer. After four years of production, Cornish and the silent partners had run out of capital to keep the brewery functioning. Fortunately for Great Lakes supporters, a construction magnate in Etobicoke by the name Peter Bulut Sr. had been introduced to Cornish through respective business deals and plans were underway to sell the brewery to him. Bulut Sr. purchased the business in 1990, made the change from malt extract brewing to all grain and in the early months of 1991 moved the brewery to its current home at 30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd just off the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) where Cornish continued on as head brewer for a short time. In 2009, with the health of Peter Bulut Sr. in decline, his children, Peter Bulut Jr. and his sister Anetta Jewell, took on more responsibility of the day-to-day operations. They, along with the brewing team, took great steps to introduce new and exciting brands and marketing initiatives that led to increased sales through the LCBO, bars and restaurants, and have solidified Great Lakes reputation as a leader in beer innovation throughout the Canadian craft brewing industry. They’ve allowed the brewing team to experiment with flavours, to have fun with weird and wacky names, and to showcase their creations with monthly Project X nights (no longer taking place). Peter Bulut Sr., the man who saved the original Great Lakes brewery and who turned it around to what it is today, passed away in 2010, but not before ensuring that the brewery would remain in the family. Peter Bulut Jr. now runs the brewery, operating at the President and Chief Brewing Officer.〔 In 2013 and 2014, Great Lakes won the top honour in Canadian brewing as they were named the Canadian Brewery of the Year in back to back years. The brewery currently employs approximately 30 people. == Great Lakes Timeline == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Lakes Brewery (Toronto)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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