CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio City probably is going to be more crowded than usual for beer drinkers on Thursday, Oct. 26.

In addition to Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s popular Christmas Ale release party, the folks at Market Garden Brewery will be launching their "trilogy of holiday cheers," pouring Festivus Holiday Ale, Airing of Grievances Red Rye IPA and Feats of Strength Strong Belgian Ale.

"We kind of figured 'Hey they're our neighbors, they've been doing it a long time, and we love doing it in Ohio City,' " said Michael Foran, one of Market Garden's owners.

Both breweries open at 11 a.m. They sit a few hundred feet from each other. Great Lakes is at 2516 Market Ave., and Market Garden is at 1947 W. 25th St.

"We're going to have our beers tapped right from the get-go, right at 11," Foran said.

Great Lakes Brewing Co. will tap Christmas Ale at 11:30 a.m. The brewery's annual first-pour party always draws a line out the door.

While Santa will appear at Great Lakes, Market Garden's celebration has slightly more cynical roots. The beer names all come from a classic "Seinfeld" episode that has taken on pop-culture cult status over the years.

Northeast Ohioans love their seasonal ales. Great Lakes is out for eight weeks a year and is consistently one of its biggest sellers. And Market Garden ran out of Festivus before the end of last November, Foran said. All three of the Market Garden holiday ales will be available on draft, but Festivus will be bottled for the first time this year.

"There's definitely a lot of holiday cheer flying around, that's for sure," Foran said.