18th Street Brewery was founded as a home brewery by Drew Fox in 2010. After years of hands-on learning and exploration, 18th Street Brewery became official with the release of Sinister DIPA in 2013. Shortly after the Sinister release, we opened a 3,200 square foot brewpub in Gary, IN. Quickly outgrowing that space, we purchased a 32,000 square foot warehouse in Hammond, IN. Our Hammond location now houses our production, packaging, barrel program, a taproom and a full service kitchen. Our original Gary, IN now houses a small 10-barrel open fermentation system, as well as a taproom, craft cocktail bar and kitchen.
We are currently the second largest brewery in Northwest Indiana. Our beers range from saisons to double India Pale Ales to double milk stouts to pilsners and lagers. 18th Street is comprised of hard working, motivated individuals who strive to be the best. We love our jobs. We love our beer. We live and love what we do.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Imperial Blud from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBC 2015. Pours dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of coffee, floral notes, dark chocolate, toffee and molasses. Flavour is light heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Contessa from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at CBC 2015. Pours cloudy pale golden with a white head. Aroma of peppery saison yeast, citrus, light weeds and a light funk. Flavor is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at CBC15... Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft light dour funk nose... Tart fruits.. Light sour
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBC15... Dark black.. Thin tan head... Soft dark chocolate roast malts nose... Dark chocolate.. Smooth chocolate roast malts.. Big roast... Big soft malts
tiong (21350) reviewed Imperial Blud from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught @ CBC 2015
Pours pitch black with a smooth brown head. Aroma of spices, pepper, cinnamon, roasty malts, hints of syrup and toffee. Taste is spicy, roasty and sweetish with some roastiness, cocoa, toffee, syrup and cinnamon. Finish is spicy, roasty and warming with some pepper, cinnamon and vanilla. Quite spicy but balanced.
laiti (11645) reviewed Contessa from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Draught @ CBC’15
Aroma has soapy citrus and some orange. Flavour has spices, peppery notes, some soapy citrus and mild salty notes. Also funky yeasty tones. A nice spicy saison.
laiti (11645) reviewed Imperial Blud from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draught @ CBC’15
Aroma is sweet with vanilla, some rubbery tones and licorice. Flavour is very sweet with vanilla, sugary tones, some coffee and licorice. Also marshmallows. Slight alcohol kick in the finish. A sweetness overdose once again, drinkability suffers.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Imperial Blud from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Tap at CBC15.. Dark black... Thin tan lacing... Dark coconut and chocolate roast malts nose... Dark roast.. Dark malts.. Heavy chocolate.. Heavy malts.. Roast
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Contessa from 18th Street Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at CBC15.. Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft floral zezty fruits nose... Dry zezty fruits nose.. Light passion
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at CBC2015. Opaque black color, brownish head. Chocolate cake, spicey aroma with lots of roastyness. Medium-bodied to full-bodied. Sweetish vanilla, coffee and toffee. Not too heavy. Straightforward and sweetish.