Region: Northwest Indiana (including Gary, Michigan City, Valparaiso, Hammond, Crown Point, Chesterton, Munster, and Merrillville)
Breweries: 20
Brewery Stars Ranking
What's the best local brewery? We take a data-driven approach to ranking breweries. When you’re visiting a brewery, you want both good beer and a good atmosphere. We take publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings and consolidate them into a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating. If guests consistently like a brewery’s beer and enjoy the experience of visiting the taproom, the brewery will do well in our rankings.
| Ranking | Brewery Venue | Brewery Stars Meta-Rating | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gnosis Brewing | 4.1626 | 8250 Utah St, Merrillville, IN 46410 |
| 2 | 18th Street Brewery | 4.0920 | 5725 Miller Ave, Gary, IN 46403 |
| 3 | 3 Floyds Brewing | 4.0784 | 9750 Indiana Pkwy, Munster, IN 46321 |
| 4 | New Oberpfalz Brewing | 4.0505 | 121 E Main St, Griffith, IN 46319 |
| 5 | 18th Street Brewery | 4.0470 | 5417 Oakley Ave, Hammond, IN 46320 |
| 6 | Burn 'Em Brewing | 4.0424 | 1215 E 2nd St, Michigan City, IN 46360 |
| 7 | Blockhead Beerworks | 4.0245 | 150 Washington St, Valparaiso, IN 46383 |
| 8 | Fuzzyline Brewing Co. | 4.0231 | 2712 Condit St, Highland, IN 46322 |
| 9 | Hunter's Brewing | 4.0025 | 1535 S Calumet Rd, Chesterton, IN 46304 |
| 10 | Ironwood Brewing Co. | 3.9611 | 6 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 |
| 11 | Wildrose Brewing Company | 3.9570 | 1104 E Main St, Griffith, IN 46319 |
| 12 | Crown Brewing | 3.9153 | 211 S East St #4058, Crown Point, IN 46307 |
| 13 | Zorn Brewery & Restaurant | 3.8964 | 605 E 9th St, Michigan City, IN 46360 |
| 14 | Journeyman at American Factory (Sea of Monsters) | 3.8936 | 258 S Campbell St, Valparaiso, IN 46385 |
| 15 | Off Square Brewing | 3.8927 | 11000 Delaware Pkwy, Crown Point, IN 46307 |
| 16 | Byway Brewing Company | 3.8799 | 2825 Carlson Dr, Hammond, IN 46323 |
| 17 | Shoreline Brewery & Restaurant | 3.8319 | 208 Wabash St, Michigan City, IN 46360 |
| 18 | Bulldog Brewing Company | 3.7217 | 1409 119th St, Whiting, IN 46394 |
| 19 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | 3.7031 | 2757 E 80th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410 |
| 20 | Sea of Monsters | -9.0000 | 258 S Campbell St, Valparaiso, IN 46385 |
The publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings that fed into the Brewery Stars Meta-Rating were last updated on May 15, 2025. Any venues marked "Temporarily Closed" may have re-opened since we last checked on them. Refer to the brewery for latest updates. Venues with a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating of -9.0000 have not yet received enough public ratings for us to accurately assess them and are listed alphabetically at the bottom of the rankings.
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