Tow Yard Brewing

Tow Yard BrewingTow Yard Brewing
Tow Yard BrewingTow Yard Brewing
Brewery, Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

501 S. Madison
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46255
United States

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BEER STATS
Ratings:
113
Average:
3.61
Beers:
26
Active:
0
New:
0
Inactive:
20
Retired:
6
PLACE STATS
Average:
3.64
Ratings:
19 | reviews: 4
pDev:
16.21%
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev +15.4%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.25
I'm visiting on a Wednesday afternoon (2 p.m.) and there are less than 10 people here. Location is a tough one here. Even though it's within a half mile of city center, it's also in a fairly barren part of the city. The good news is there's plenty of parking. From the two beers I've had so far (and the excellent burger), I would say the quality is quite good.

Service is friendly and knowledgeable. Their menu is very good at describing what is in your beer. There were nine different beers offered on tap, ranging from Golden to a Quad. Something for everyone basically.

I ordered a burger (half price today). It would have been worth the full price, which still far cheaper than any place in Boston.
Nov 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by wrentmore from Indiana

Oct 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.39 by mbratt93 from New York

Jan 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.45 by Viperman1316 from Indiana

Jan 30, 2016
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Rated by pettetk from Indiana

4.04/5  rDev +11%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3.75
Good location, been there a few times but their craft beer isn't at the same level as some other Indy breweries.
Dec 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by Spmcoop from Indiana

Dec 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Bruce5 from Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev +4.4%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 2.5
Limited choices with only 7 choices,however the hoppy beers are high quality. Quality instead of quantity.

Great service, their team invested the time talking about the brewery and their beers.

Pleasant surprise!
Dec 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.3 by fredmugs from Indiana

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by Glenn_Cole_BTBC from Illinois

Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 2.6 by tapperm from Iowa

Jul 01, 2015
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Rated by Benjhilmer from California

3.1/5  rDev -14.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3 | service: 3 | selection: 3 | food: 3
I went on St. Patty's day, which is a rough day for a bar. Cool place, recipes need some help.
Apr 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Swettenham_Shire from Ohio

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.76 by Judgie from Indiana

Nov 02, 2014
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Reviewed by Yetiman420 from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +3%
Stop #429 on my world brewery tour.

Located between the Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil stadium so a good "pre" location for events at either venue. I met up with a buddy and really wasn't focusing much on the beers. They had a good pale hoppy brew called Umpa Loompa (sp?). The service was over the top as the female server was training another gal. We sat outside on the small patio on a great early fall day.

Inside is very well done. We had dry rub wings with some sauces which were good.

Still looking for a go to brew pub in Indy as they are all good, not exceptional.
Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by sourdog from California

Sep 26, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by midwestgraffiti1 from Indiana

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by indy351 from Indiana

Jul 08, 2014
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Reviewed by Deacon from Minnesota

3.07/5  rDev -15.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 2
Cool space, cool logo. Lovely patio. Definitely a place to kick back and enjoy some conversation over a beer. But, be prepared to shell out a few bucks.. the flight was a little steep.

Beer was good, but lacked any kind of depth, a pale, an ipa, a golden, a shandy and a smash (single malt, single hop). Subtle differences but nothing drastically different. Seemed to be gearing their craft brew more towards those folks that will be imbibing Bud and Mich Golden at the nearby stadium rather than those who really enjoy craft brew.

Overall, worth going back, but, could step up their beer game to match their business sense.
Jun 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by MSandahl23 from Indiana

May 28, 2014