The Breweries
In Crown Point, visit Crown Brewing for freshly made pizza and award-winning beers under one roof. There's also Off Square Brewing, just off I-65.
About 15 minutes south of Fair Oaks Farms, a popular attraction, is Fenwick Farms Brewing Company - Rensselaer's first and only craft brewery. Come by for a variety of beers and tasty food. While you're there, take a walk to see the amazing murals in the #RenArtWalk painted on buildings around town.
Byway Brewing in Hammond is family-friendly and offers a chef-driven menu with year-round brews as well as small-batch beers in the taproom or the Production Pub. A few minutes south is Fuzzyline Brewing in Highland, a sour-focused brewery that also crafts IPAs, stouts and lagers, along with a delicious menu to enjoy with your drinks.
18th Street Brewery in Gary is currently the second-largest brewery in Northwest Indiana. The brewery houses a small 10-barrel open fermentation system, as well as a taproom, craft cocktail bar and kitchen. There's also a location in Hammond.
Valparaiso has three breweries to visit. Join the conversation at Ironwood Brewing Co. with craft beer fans and taste their malt-forward brews featuring local ingredients. Blockhead Beerworks makes a unique style of beer to go with their creative menu full of quality, focused food - including fresh sushi. The third brewery in Valpo is Four Fathers Brewing.
In Michigan City, Zorn Brew Works has 24 beers on tap with pub fare including sandwiches, small bites and flatbreads. Shoreline Brewery has an expansive space and twelve beers on tap, including their award-winning, seasonal and diverse barrel-aged brews. Burn 'Em Brewing is also in Michigan City.
The oldest brewery in the South Shore is Three Floyds in Munster. Although they are not open for sit-down service at their location, you can still order beer, spirits and merchandise for curbside pickup. Three Floyds is an internationally recognized brew pub making regional, seasonal and collaborative brews since 1996.
No matter where you start your journey along the trail, you'll experience some Hoosier hospitality, enjoy tasty traditional and experimental beers and probably meet a friend or two!
