Great Lakes Brewing’s iconic Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is named for an ore freighter that sank on Lake Superior in 1975. Here’s the story of the legendary Midwest beer and the ship and sailors that inspired it.

Great Lakes Christmas Ale is a beloved beer in Ohio and around the Midwest. Here’s the story of how this legendary Cleveland beer came to be.

Here’s the story behind Great Lakes Oktoberfest, a classic Märzen lager brewed in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hannah Ferguson is Dwelling on Positive Energy at D.O.P.E. Cider House & Winery in Youngstown, Ohio. The first Black female cidery owner in the state is blazing new trails, but hopes her story will be commonplace in years to come.

Andy Conrad is the fifth generation to tap his family’s maple trees near the small town of Minerva in eastern Ohio. He and wife Amanda own Sandy Springs Brewing Company, a charming brewery in downtown Minerva with its own on-site Airbnbs, and each spring they brew Happy Sappy Imperial Amber Ale with maple sap from his family’s grove, maple syrup, cinnamon, and clove. The connection to these Conrad family trees runs deep.

Here’s the story behind the haunting artwork by Travis Lewis on the can for Autumn Zephyr, a 7.2% ABV Hazy IPA brewed by Branch & Bone Artisan Ales in Dayton, Ohio, in collaboration with nearby Yellow Springs Brewery.

Here’s the story behind Great Lakes Blackout Stout, an Imperial Stout from Cleveland, Ohio, brewed to commemorate the East Coast blackout of 2003.