Breweries in Baltimore

Craft beer people plan trips around taprooms, and Baltimore has 12 breweries on the local map. Here are the real, named ones with ratings. Check hours before you head out, since small-town listings change faster than big-city ones.

Breweries and taprooms in Baltimore

From hazy IPAs to local lagers: where Baltimore brews and pours, according to reviewers. Smaller taprooms can keep odd hours — check the venue's own site before you go.

Guilford Hall Brewery

★ 4.5 · 877 reviews · 1611 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA

Ministry of Brewing

★ 4.7 · 711 reviews · 1900 E Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA

Union Craft Brewing

★ 4.6 · 702 reviews · 1700 W 41st St #420, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA

Checkerspot Brewing Company

★ 4.7 · 579 reviews · 1421 Ridgely St, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA

Nepenthe Brewing Co.

★ 4.7 · 528 reviews · 3626 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA · Moderate

Key Brewing Co.

★ 4.7 · 329 reviews · 1 N Haven St, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA

Union Collective

★ 4.7 · 273 reviews · 1700 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA

Monument City Brewing Company

★ 4.6 · 273 reviews · 1 N Haven St, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA

Charm City Meadworks @ Peabody Heights Brewery

★ 4.8 · 243 reviews · 401 E 30th St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Pickett Brewing Company

★ 4.9 · 220 reviews · 1130 South Paca St, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA

Mobtown Brewing Company

★ 4.7 · 195 reviews · 4015 Foster Ave #400, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA

Mystique Barrel Brewing and Lager House

★ 4.8 · 97 reviews · 912 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA · Moderate

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Drinking craft beer in Baltimore

Taprooms in Baltimore often pour beers you will not find in stores — ask for the tap list, not the menu.
Brewery tours usually run on weekends and fill up; book directly with the brewery a few days out.
Designated driver or rideshare: brewery districts are made for lingering, not for driving.

About Baltimore

Baltimore, MD, the United States (coordinates 39.29, -76.61, Dayfari covers about 40 km around the centre).

Sources for Baltimore: Google Places listings with ratings, re-pulled regularly. If a venue has opened or closed recently, give the listings a week or two to catch up.

More breweries nearby

If Baltimore itself is thin on this one, these nearby towns have their own guides:

Breweries in Washington DC (56 km away)
Breweries in Philadelphia (144 km away)

Common questions

Where do these Baltimore brewery listings come from?

Google Places listings for Baltimore, with ratings where available. Dayfari never invents a venue and never sells placement.

Do Baltimore breweries offer tours?

Many do, usually on weekends. Check with the brewery directly — tour schedules change with the season.

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