This year’s marks the 30th anniversary of Great Lakes Brewing Company’s popular Christmas Ale beer. Annually, fans of the beverage line up early for their first taste during the brewery’s First Pour event. Here’s what we saw this year. 

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Emanuel Wallace is a photographer and journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has been the staff photographer for Cleveland Scene magazine since 2014. In the past, he has contributed to Cleveland.com, Destination Cleveland and the Call & Post, among other outlets. In his spare time, Emanuel likes to experiment with crafting various cocktails and brewing his own beer.