Lake Street Express
18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom
- From:
- 18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #389 - ABV:
- 3.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #19,181 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 9.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 20
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 12, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 27, 2013
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 17
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by stangski83 from Illinois
3.98/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a tall boy purchased at the Gary location. Big beautiful foamy head that retains for quite a while, nice lacing on the glass, and an intense flavor as it warms up. All around good beer that you can sip like a double IPA without the penalty of the hangover. Great beer and excellent people at both locations.
Dec 02, 2020
Reviewed by loudmacleod from Ohio
3.74/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a slightly turbid, golden color with fine head. Slight sweet on the start and hoppy on the finish. A very nice session pale ale. Different than what I’ve had before from 18th street - enjoyable!
Can / Pint glass / No food pairing
Sep 07, 2020Can / Pint glass / No food pairing
Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan
3.78/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A little watery, good as a nice easy drinking session pale ale but not quite up to their normal standards. No date printed on can but obtained this one fresh from the brewery. Pours a clear golden color with great foaming white head and some spotty lingering lacing. Smells of faint fruity and floral hops, malt, vanilla and bread. Tastes follows the nose, fairly tasty, just no real distinguishable hops - all jumbled into a more light beer. Smooth mild mouthfeel, a little sticky, good carbonation. Very refreshing and good for a hot summer’s day but doesn’t compare to 18th Street’s other great IPAs or pale ales.
Jul 12, 2020
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Canned September 2016; drank 10/18/16 @ the Yarchives.
Semi-opaque orange/yellow appearance.
A violent pour yielded a huge, noisy white head; strong, frothy lace.
Lemon, dry wheat & mild grapefruit notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Lemon & dry wheat flavors up front; mild caramel & faint grapefruit bite on the finish.
Balanced & good for what it is; a crushable APA.
Apr 29, 2019Semi-opaque orange/yellow appearance.
A violent pour yielded a huge, noisy white head; strong, frothy lace.
Lemon, dry wheat & mild grapefruit notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Lemon & dry wheat flavors up front; mild caramel & faint grapefruit bite on the finish.
Balanced & good for what it is; a crushable APA.
Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
2.98/5 rDev -24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Taste: citrus, grapefruit, herbal, grassy, salty notes. bitter floral hops. Big lemony grassy herbal hop nose. Golden yellow hue, mostly unfiltered, tall white soapy head. Medium body. Maybe can had been in the store too long?
Dec 06, 2018
Reviewed by NerveBag from Indiana
3.57/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Um... this beer is NOT 3.5% ABV. 18th Street's own site says: "Please join us as we welcome back 'Lake Street Express', ... coming in at 5.1%." At least as of 11/2018.
Dec 01, 2018
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
FRUITY TASTING ALE - POURS GREAT GOOD HEAD
Jul 03, 2018
Reviewed by Ocalafox from Florida
3.93/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.93/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
5/30/18 can, same as Adjunct-Hippie below. This a perfect interjection between a couple 10% IPA's. Fresh taste is earthy/hoppy with some malt in the background...excellent to refresh between the heavier IPA's....
Jun 30, 2018
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
4.38/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12 oz can dated 5/30/18. Fressssssh!
Nice hay-blonde color with about 20% transparency and a frothy head of 2 fingers, receding to a thick layer of sparse head. Nice lace left on the glass in streaks.
Nice bright aromas of pineapple and orange, nice floral presence as well. Also smells like a homebrew store. Tons of unique dry grass and dry, kilned bready malts as well. Really cool. Never smelled a bucket of grains in a beer glass before. Sweet.
Flavor brings both floral and fruity character forward in a beautiful marriage. Hops burst with evergreen, mango, banana, and pineapple, with nice hits of floral and biscuit. Dry grain and dry grass fade out the profile with lingering notes of banana peel and clementine.
Feel is crisp, not clean, but slightly chalky and resinous. Still gets a 4 by me though, as the carbonation is like tons of angry ants swarming the palate but somehow you just love it.
Overall, this beer kicks ass. Loving all of these IPA's I'm trying lately. Really good stuff. All this flavor in 3.5% ABV? Unmatched. Just amazing.
Jun 29, 2018Nice hay-blonde color with about 20% transparency and a frothy head of 2 fingers, receding to a thick layer of sparse head. Nice lace left on the glass in streaks.
Nice bright aromas of pineapple and orange, nice floral presence as well. Also smells like a homebrew store. Tons of unique dry grass and dry, kilned bready malts as well. Really cool. Never smelled a bucket of grains in a beer glass before. Sweet.
Flavor brings both floral and fruity character forward in a beautiful marriage. Hops burst with evergreen, mango, banana, and pineapple, with nice hits of floral and biscuit. Dry grain and dry grass fade out the profile with lingering notes of banana peel and clementine.
Feel is crisp, not clean, but slightly chalky and resinous. Still gets a 4 by me though, as the carbonation is like tons of angry ants swarming the palate but somehow you just love it.
Overall, this beer kicks ass. Loving all of these IPA's I'm trying lately. Really good stuff. All this flavor in 3.5% ABV? Unmatched. Just amazing.
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