# Byway Brewing — Hammond, Indiana

> Byway Brewing in Hammond, Indiana, United States scores 3.57 out of 5 — Poor, #110 in Indiana. 178 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Byway Brewing is a brewery in Hammond, Indiana, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.57 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #110 in Indiana. Of the 178 beers we track, 40% are IPA and 24% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.57 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #110 in Indiana · #5,991 in United States · #9,889 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 178

## About

Byway Brewing Company is a 20-bbl production brewery with a spacious family-friendly taproom and chef driven food.  Opened in Feb 2016, Byway won the Indiana State Fair's 2016 Brewer's Cup awards for both Brewery of the Year and Grand Champion Brewery of the Year.  Its CHI.P.A. American-Style IPA and Oat Street oatmeal porter won golds and Best in Show, respectively, and join its Overdue DIPA and Stosh.O Polish Pilsner as its flagship beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 40% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 24% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2825 Carlson Drive, Hammond, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates: 41.57120889999999, -87.46083019999999
- Website: http://www.bywaybrewing.beer/

## Breweries nearby

- [Fuzzyline Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/fuzzyline-brewing-co-28713.md) — 3.89, Fine — Highland, Indiana — 1 mi away
- [Foreign Local](https://finding.beer/brewery/foreign-local-27434.md) — 3.79, Fine — Hammond, Indiana — 1.7 mi away
- [WarPigs USA Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/warpigs-usa-brewing-28714.md) — 3.83, Fine — Munster, Indiana — 2.7 mi away
- [New Oberpfalz Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/new-oberpfalz-brewing-4078.md) — 4.20, Great — Griffith, Indiana — 3.8 mi away
- [3 Floyds Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/3-floyds-brewing-2048.md) — 4.50, Exceptional — Munster, Indiana — 3.8 mi away
- [Wildrose Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wildrose-brewing-company-6927.md) — 3.80, Fine — Griffith, Indiana — 4 mi away
- [Rabid Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/rabid-brewing-1914.md) — 3.79, Fine — Homewood, Illinois — 8.9 mi away
- [Homewood Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/homewood-brewing-company-32307.md) — 3.76, Fine — Homewood, Illinois — 10 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Indiana](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/indiana.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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