18th Street Brewery

Microbrewery in Gary, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2010

Contact
5417 Oakley Avenue, Gary, IN, 46320, United States
Subsidiaries
18th Street Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
18th Street Brewery in Hammond, IN is a brewpub, taproom, and bottle shop. We specialize in hand-crafted big, small, barrel-aged and even sour beers.

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.

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7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Growler: Nearly clear gold....soapy white head. Smoky honey, orange aroma. Slightly herbal spice, wheat, smoke...yeast taste. A soft, almost menthol coolness.. Very unique and quite good.

Tried on 26 May 2014 at 12:41


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft (growler). Smoked/lactic wheat malt and coriander aroma. Clear golden yellow with large white head. Milky smoked wheat malt,coriander, and mildly bitter herbal flavor. Okay - I love witbiers and appreciate a good smoked beer - this is tasty and unique. Aecht Schlenkerla and Spezial Weizen beers are the only other beers that are comparable, but they both have the stronger Weizen characteristics.

Tried from Draft on 09 May 2014 at 19:31


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Draft: Hazy amber with a whipped beige head. Tropical, fruit cocktail aroma. Grapefruit, orange, pineapple flavor. Citrus peel bitter. Very nicely done.

Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2014 at 18:28


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Draft: Pours oily cola...with a dark tan head. Aroma is vanilla, chocolate. Chocolate, cola, vanilla malt taste. Rich..with a slight bourbon edge. Excellent.

Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2014 at 18:24


8.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft. Wood ash and vanilla-chocolate malt aroma. Black with small head. Sweet vanilla and chocolate malt and lightly bitter ash flavor. Hint of bourbon in the finish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2014 at 11:21


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft. Ripe orange and orange peel aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Sweet orange and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2014 at 11:18


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Draft: Poured black with a small tan head. Coffee, chocolate scent. Chocolate, roast, cola, vanilla flavour. Slightly smoky coffee. Really nice.

Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2014 at 16:24


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft sample @ Indy Winterfest. Sweet tropical fruit, caramel malt, and earthy hops aroma. Hazy light amber with a large off-white head., Musty orange/cat pee hops, and caramel malt flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation. Not a big fan of the hops in this one.

Tried from Draft on 02 Feb 2014 at 09:57


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft sample @ Indy Winterfest. Roasty coffee and milk chocolate aroma., Black brown with a huge brown head, Sweet milk chocolate and coffee flavor. Medium full body, soft carbonation. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 02 Feb 2014 at 09:54


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sample at Kurtkeller 004: Pipeworks-tastic 01 on 01/18/2014. Hazy orange-gold color with a medium white head that recedes gradually. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit, yeast and hops. Medium-bodied with flavors of fruity yeast, malt and floral hops. The finish is fruity up front with an herbal yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried on 19 Jan 2014 at 18:08