Monument City
Originally a member of the Peabody Heights Brewing
co-op, Monument City has since launched in its own
location in Highlandtown—a former warehouse loaded
with industrial charm complete with exposed iron beams,
enormous windows, and original green pendant lighting.
And then there’s the beer: This 20-barrel brewery serves
up eight brews on tap, including its signature 51 Rye IPA,
a German-Czech pilsner and a malty American Brown
Ale alongside seasonal offerings that include such brews
as fruity gose styles and dry-hopped
pale ales. Don’t miss the unique bar
and tap handles, handmade by a local
woodworker from reclaimed wood
that was originally used to make mash
tanks in a Baltimore distillery in 1910.
Peabody Heights
Brewery
A unique co-op setting that allows fledgling brewers to
craft their beers under the guidance of a master brewer,
Peabody Heights Brewery was the launchpad for many
of Baltimore’s current independent breweries, including
Monument City Brewing and Full Tilt. The location now
brews more than 2,000 barrels a month in its space in
Waverly. The tap room, located in a space that was once
the site of Old Oriole Park in the early
1900s, offers tastings of the brewery’s
signature, seasonal and limitededition
brews. One to try: the brew
inspired by the Inner Harbor’s Mr.
Trash Wheel.
Union Craft Brewery
HOP T IT
The Baltimore region has many more breweries
in the city and beyond. Here are a few more to
put on your BEER BUCKET LIST.
Suspended
Brewing Co.
WHERE: Pigtown
TRY: The latest creation—
it’s always changing!
Waverly
Brewing Co.
WHERE: Hampden/
Woodberry
TRY: One of the creative
limited-edition concoctions—
past brews have included
such whimsical ideas as the
nitro Down for the Count
Chocolate Stout, which
involved brewing Count
Chocula cereal in mash, and
a stout collaboration with
the Local Oyster, brewed
with Maryland oysters.
Full Tilt Brewing
WHERE: Govans
TRY: A brew from the
Govans Gose series, or a
seasonal hazy IPA from the
Hops the Cat series.
Nepenthe
WHERE: Hampden
TRY: A juicy sour from the
Polydribbles series, or a
single hop pale ale from the
Tiny Tyrant series.
B.C. Brewery
WHERE: Hunt Valley
TRY: One of the 24 self-serve
beers on tap.
DuClaw
WHERE: Rosedale
TRY: Sweet Baby Jesus
Peanut Butter Chocolate
Porter
Flying Dog
WHERE: Frederick
TRY: The seasonal Dead
Rise Old Bay Summer Ale,
brewed with local staple Old
Bay seasoning and lemon.
Guinness Open
Gate Brewery
WHERE: Halethorpe
TRY: Skip the brand’s
ubiquitous Irish stout
and instead sip one of the
experimental beers brewed
on-site in Maryland—the first
Guinness brewery opened in
the U.S. in more than
60 years. ■
Set along the Jones Fall river in historic Woodberry,
Union Craft Brewing combines old traditions with new
ideas to create its modern riffs on beer. Founded in 2012,
the 20-barrel brewhouse moved to a new, larger space
as the anchor to Union Collective in 2018, where they
host tastings alongside food vendors like Well Crafted
Kitchen, The Charmery and Vent Coffee Roasters. Head to
the tap room to try some of the brewery’s ever-changing
creations, which include collaborations with Baltimorebased
brands, locally influenced flavors and beer-adjacent
offerings like cider. One recent
iteration: A rich porter inspired
by local brand Michele’s Granola,
which was brewed with almonds
and vanilla to take on the tastes
of the brand’s original recipe. ■