Lakeport Brewing Corporation
...Lakeport is the fourth largest domestic supplier of beer in Ontario. The Lakeport Brewery is located on a 7.2 acre property in Hamilton, Ontario, with the brewery and warehouse facilities taking up approximately 275,000 square feet. The brewery is located in Canada's most densely populated area (http://www.lakeportbeverage.ca,). Lakeport claims their brewery is in close proximity to almost 71,000,000 consumers, this including the 11-north eastern United States (http://www.lakeportbeverage.ca).
Lakeport produces 11 brands of beer, which are; Brava Cerveza, Brava Lime, Lakeport Honey Lager, Lakeport Ice, Lakeport Strong, Lakeport Pilsner, Lakeport Light, Steeler, Mongoose and Wee Willy (http://www.lakeportbeverage.ca). They also produce Brava Negra which is not mentioned on their site, yet it can be purchased at the Beer Store (http://www.thebeerstore.ca). Lakeport does not offer an ale, which I found surprising.
Brava Cerveza dubbed "the beer of the summer"(http://www.lakeportbeverage.ca) is a 5% abv lager. Brava Cerveza is the most expensive beer that Lakeport has to offer, setting you back $34.95 for 24 bottles at the Beer Store (http://www.thebeetstore.ca). Advertisements for Brava Cerveza contain slogans such as "100% summer", "The cooler side of summer" and "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun" (http://www.lakeportbeverage.ca) combined with very relaxing pictures. The ads seem to be targeted at anyone who would want to just kick back and relax.
Brava Lime a beer offering the same qualities as Brava Cerveza but with a taste of lime. You can pick up a case of 24 bottles of this 5% abv lager for 29.95 (http://www.thebeetstore.ca). So if you like Brava Cerveza and don't mind a little bit of lime you will be saving yourself $5. Another beer available is Brava Negra, although not mentioned at all on Lakeport's website, is a dark lager with 5% abv...
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