Vote for best named Great Lakes brew

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We culled through your nominations for the best name of a beer brewed in the Great Lakes watershed and put some of them on this poll.

Our selection is arbitrary and of course misses many beers and breweries that were not nominated. And yeah, we get it about those of you who disdain creative names as something that fails to impress true beer aficionados. But sheesh…lighten up.

Our bias is toward names that are particularly relevant to the Great Lakes environment or places. But we also include nominations that just kind of made us laugh. We arbitrarily decided on only one entry per brewery.

And you’ll notice the opportunity to insert something not on the list. Inevitably the voting will produce cries of dismay and yet more nominees.

Remember, we’re not asking for your favorite beer or the even the best beer. This is a poll on the best name for a Great Lakes brew. Click your selection and make a case for your choice in the comments.

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11 thoughts on “Vote for best named Great Lakes brew

  1. I am a great fan of Riders of The Purple Loosestrife. John and Churchkey Brewing Company are always at work to provide good tasting, thirst quenching beers, while maintaining a positive effect on our eco systems. I am pretty picky when it comes to my beer, and Riders of the Purple Loosestrife is very high in my choices! Kudos John!

  2. As a fan of most any beer, and a frequent consumer of KBC brews, I have to say it is often a matter of your personal preferences, folks. Personally dislike the Brickside Porter, and never met an IPA i liked. does that mean they’re bad? NO! It means keep trying more & different beer, and support your local breweries!

  3. Though the Keweenaw Brewing Company beer is a good name, the quality of the beer has drastically gone down hill. The beer tastes metallic most of the time. Albeit the beer is only $2.50 a pint. There is higher quality beer in the Keweenaw instead of the KBC.

  4. The Widowmaker was the miners nickname for the pneumatic rock drill that could be run by one man, cutting holes in the hanging wall along a stope in the copper mines. The drill allowed management to replace a team of three or four men–where one held and turned the drill steel while one, two, or three men hammered–with one man working the wall alone. All this by the light of a candle or two, which the miners sometimes had to buy out of their own pockets.

    The miners claimed that working alone in the stope was dangerous, particularly if something went wrong and your candles went out or were lost. Men were easily stuck alone in the dark, thousands of feet underground.

    The drills also generated much more dust than hand-drilling, and as a result initially increased silicosis of the lung (the coal miner’s “black lung”). Later machine designs pumped water through the drill to capture dust, at least in part.

    So the Widowmaker Black and on the can, a widow driving the big, black drill, brewed in Michigan’s copper country!

  5. I live in Houghton and have consumed many pints of Widow Maker Black Ale. It is good, but the soon-to-launch (June 9) Brickside Brewery in Copper Harbor makes a Park Bench Porter that kicks its arse and that of all of the other beers at KBC.

  6. I tried the ‘Riders of the Purple Loosestrife’ in a do-it-yourself beer-bread dry mix we sell (abetterbitecanada.com)that uses locally grown and milled heritage grains here in central Ontario. Even better with a drizzle of honey on top of a slice.

  7. Great Lakes Brewing: Quitness
    The description says it all.
    The brewery says “Quitness” is a dry hopped India pale ale that leaves a bitter aftertaste, perfectly describing the mood of Cleveland sports fans these days (The departure of LeBron James)

  8. Doesn’t Munster, IN fall within the Great Lakes Basin?

    Three Floyds Zombie Dust
    Three Floyds Dark Lord
    Three Floyds Gumballhead

    many others from Three Floyds with great names!

  9. Rita Oldani lives next door to me on harsens island and lives with my sister. She had a couple cases for the holiday. Most excellent. I went out and bought a 6pak yesterday to share with my friends. Very good responses also. Bit pricey but a nice splurge. If you ever need a marketing rep in the 48028 area, let me know. I can sell anything!Brew on!

    p>s> oN hARSENS iSLAND YOUR PRODUCT DOES NOT GET A GOOD SHELF SPACE NOR DOES IT LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT IS BREWED IN mICHIGAN IN mICHIGAN. i THINK THAT IF YOU PUT A LABEL ACROSS THE SIX PACK THAT SAYS. “MADE IN mP>S. On harsens Island your product does not get a good shelf space ICHIGAN” IT WOULD BOOST SALES TREMENDOUSLY.

  10. Tough selection. I’ve no idea what Gulo Gulo meant, so it’s out. I really liked the Kiss-arse name, but the brewers name is obviously German and Grand Rapids was founded by Dutchmen. Clever was the Riders of the Purple Loosestrife, but as an AIS, I nixed voting for it. Thor’s Hammer is one I’d like to try but I don’t see the Great Lakes relevance. I was born in Holland, MI, have enjoyed Black Tulip and know the story behind the name. Too long for here. Went with Burning River, a fine tasty brew to my palate and a perfect name for a brewhouse along the mighty Cuyahoga.

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