The current location was attractive to drinkers from near and far because of it’s location near the regional train, but it was somewhat isolated from the rest of the street, and there was little spill-over to nearby businesses, something that’s important to Fox. By pushing further down Miller Street, even just a few blocks, the brewery plans to be more integrated with small businesses and shops working hard to bring growth back to the community. “That’s still our number one goal," says Fox, “to show people that you can create world-class businesses right here in Gary and NW Indiana. By purchasing this new building out-right, all the effort and money we put in to it will benefit our business in the long-run. I’m so thankful we’ve had the support we’ve had that enabled us to get to this point, where we can stand back and ask ourselves what we want the future to look like."

The new building will enable the team to design the brewpub experience from scratch, with a 3bbl system on-site where Fox and his brewers can make some of the experimental and ambitious beers they’ve become know for. It’ll also feature a new kitchen, larger dining room, and a special lounge area in the basement for the Local One Eight club, which are Fox’s earliest backers of the brewery via Kickstarter.

“We’re lucky we’ve had the support we got in the first few years. And we did it by making some kick-ass beers that few other brewers were really wiling to try for a NW Indiana crowd. We proved to them all that you don’t have to underestimate your audience to succeed here."