Cone Crusher IPA
18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom

4.21/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by Weisenbeer from Ohio

Danky and Malty .... Not as hoppy as I was expecting which is generally more my preference.... But this is really good... Looks great with a big frothy head and cascading down the glass as you drink it... Insignificant nose and a smooth finish...very nice!

Apr 16, 2021

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by WoodBrew from Ohio

I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from my local beer store just around the corner. It poured a clear golden with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had fresh hop notes with subtle citrus and pine highlights. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with ripe fruit base and subtle bitter finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

Dec 15, 2020

4.06/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by BigGold from Mississippi

Had Cone Crusher poured from pint can, no date, into nonic pint.

Malty orange floral fruity imperial APA/traditional midwestern IPA with a big hop bite in the back. Thanks, 18th. We still need these kinds of beers.

Feb 29, 2020

3.83/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by defunksta from North Dakota

Poured from a 12 oz can at 45 degrees into a pint glass,

Look: Pours a amber/orange color that is hazy with a thick, sticky, and foamy whitehead.
Smell: Aroma is of sweet melon and papaya.
Taste: Mild bitterness with a rush of citrus backed by a sweet caramel finish.
Feel: Well carbonated, but finishes with a heavily malted, oily backbone reflected in the higher ABV.

Overall: This is a sweeter IPA, matching more of a east-coast citrus style but backed with a stronger ABV and sweeter finish. Delicious nonetheless, but perhaps not something that I would grab everyday when looking for an IPA.

Feb 17, 2019

4.33/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by xplode250 from Kentucky

Nice color. Good balance
Definitely buy again

Nov 24, 2018

3.92/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by zeff80 from Missouri

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a good-sized, tan head of foam. It smelled of toasted caramel, roasted malt and pine. Strong malty presence with a bitter bitterness and a hint of tropical fruit sweetness.

Oct 20, 2018

3.6/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
by c014572 from Illinois

Poured a cloudy copper with one finger head that quickly dissipated. Aroma was of tropical fruits and pine. This was the best part of the beer for me. Very thin body, almost no carbonation. Not sure where the hops went, they are definitely not in the finish. Not bad, but can't recommend.

Oct 19, 2018

3.98/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by BEERchitect from Kentucky

Crushing its competition with one fail swoop... Actually, crushing it might be an over statement. Its a hop and bitter forward pale ale of imperial status that achieves a level of quality that was expected of the imperial IPA style a decade ago. They sure don't make'em like they used to and I'm happy to revisit such a taste.

Bright gold and shimmering in a hazy, coppery sheen, Cone Crusher billows to the rim with a soft and ivory cap. As the aromas spill onto the nose, the fruit forward scent is chocked full of stone fruit, pitted fruit, citrus and tropical fruit. Laced with a hearty dosing of caramel, honey and soft nuttiness and sense of granola graces the tongue.

Moderately rich malt sweetness resonates firmly on the middle palate while a medley of hop flavor and fruit esters mingle with pink grapefruit, mango, peach and apricot most of all. But a background of orange drifts into the spicy nature of citrus peels with a sharp, refreshing bitterness that bridges into freshly muddled pine needles, vodka spice and sweet marmalade.

Medium full on the palate, the creaminess and spiciness of the ale balances each other while an envelope of muddled fruit cocktail soothes the bitterness and calms the prickle of alcohol. A long bittersweet aftertaste of fruit peels, granola and grassy bitterness extends into a medium long aftertaste.

Oct 04, 2018

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 12 fl oz can on August 22, 2017. A nice balance of hop bitterness and malt sweetness. Not a top tier DIPA but not bad either.

Aug 25, 2017

2.61/5  rDev -34.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
by a_beckman25 from Michigan

Very disappointed. Even putting the price aside ($15/6 pack) this is just not good. Sweet mess followed by terrible astringent/alcohol bite that really just dominates all else. Really liked and supported this brewery but wow for me this was bad. Buy if you want but I sure hope u can find a single and not spend top dollar on this 6 pack. Won't be tempted to try any more 18th street offerings anytime soon.

Aug 16, 2017

3.68/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
by Angerhaus from Rhode Island

An okay offering from a brewery that seems to pump out the occasional world-class offering and a smattering of average beers. Malty to the point of tasting of honey, decent hops but no quite there. It's almost a hoppy amber instead of an IPA.

Jan 14, 2017

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by Rjk00 from Indiana

Picked it up in a six pack at local liquor store. Poured it in a pint glass nice looking beer with a finger of head. Great smooth Taste with a nice finish will definitely buy again.

Jan 11, 2017