Guide

Maryland breweries by region

Updated October 7, 2026

This site grew out of a small farm brewery in Southern Maryland, so I tend to judge a brewery by whether it is worth the drive on a day off. This guide sorts Maryland breweries by region, one sentence of character each, with a status check. Checked in 2026. If I could not find a 2025 or 2026 sign of life for a place, I left it out, and the closures this year are a good reason to be strict. For a ranked list, see best breweries in Maryland. For my home turf, see Southern Maryland breweries.

How many breweries are in Maryland?

The Brewers Association's 2025 state statistics count 132 craft breweries in Maryland, 23rd in the nation. Counts shift because the industry is churning: nationally, 501 craft breweries closed and 434 opened in 2024, the first net decline since 2005. The state's own trade group, the Brewers Association of Maryland, is the place to check membership.

Western Maryland

Antietam Brewery, Hagerstown. A Hagerstown taproom that offers tours by request; its site carried news posts through June 2026.
1812 Brewery, Cumberland. A family-run farm brewery in a barn built in 1812, with a patio, a playground and live music; it lists events through October 2026.
Locust Post Brewery, Little Orleans. A 26-acre farmstead off I-68 with hop poles made from black locust, wood-fired pizza, disc golf and camping.

Frederick area

Brewer's Alley, Frederick. Frederick County's original brewpub, open since 1996.
Monocacy Brewing, Frederick. The big beer garden in the old Ebert's Ice Cream plant; its Riot Rye Pale Ale won a bronze medal at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival.
Attaboy Beer, Frederick. An independent brewery since 2017 that makes NEIPAs, West Coast IPAs and lagers, with a dog-friendly beer garden.
Rockwell Brewery, Frederick. A Frederick brewery with live music, including a free punk show on its October 2026 calendar.

Baltimore

UNION Craft Brewing, Baltimore (Medfield). Duckpin Pale Ale and Skipjack Pilsner are the anchors, and the events calendar was full through October 2026.
Checkerspot Brewing, Baltimore (Ridgely St.). Independent since 2018 and focused on gluten-reduced beer, with 17 taps rotating.
Monument City Brewing, Baltimore (Highlandtown). A 2017 brewery in the Williamson Veneer Building that teamed up with Key Brewing in 2025 on a shared taproom.
Heavy Seas, Baltimore area. Still Maryland's largest craft brewery, and in October 2025 it joined the B3 Beverage Company platform.
Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Halethorpe. Open to the public until November 1, 2026; Diageo plans to end operations by year-end after nearly eight years.

One loss matters here. The Brewer's Art, the Mount Vernon brewpub behind the abbey-style Resurrection, shut on February 2, 2026 after 30 years.

Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore Brewing, St. Michaels. Its site calls it the oldest brewery on the Eastern Shore and says it has been brewing for 17 years.
Burley Oak Brewing, Berlin. A creative small-batch shop near Ocean City with a yearly SOURFEST.
Fin City Brewing, Ocean City. A fishing-culture brewery that poured pilsners and pale ales at OCtoberfest on November 1, 2025.
RaR Brewing, Cambridge. A Poplar Street taproom with a burger spot next door.
Eden Town Brewing, Denton. Opened December 19, 2025 as Caroline County's first brewery, with a food truck parked out front.

Not every Shore story ended well: Gateway Craft Brewing in Salisbury closed permanently after a final potluck on January 25, 2025.

Southern Maryland

Mully's Brewery, Prince Frederick. Hand-brewed 500-gallon batches since 2012, with trivia and live music on its October 2026 calendar.
Unauthorized Brewing, North Beach. A two-barrel brewhouse that opened in August 2025, built by three friends.
Everyday Saint Brewhouse, Leonardtown. A nano-brewery in the historic downtown.

Jubilee Farm Fermentations, the farm brewery this site is named for, moved to Historic St. Mary's City in early 2026 under a new name, The Farthings Fermenter; I have not yet confirmed the new pub's opening, so it is not on the list. I wrote about how that kind of license works in what is a farm brewery.

DC suburbs: Montgomery and Prince George's

Silver Branch Brewing, Silver Spring. A lagerhaus near the Metro drawing on Belgian, British and Central European styles, with a Belgian Beer Fest in October 2025.
Waredaca Brewing, Laytonsville. A horse-farm brewery with an orchard, open Thursday through Sunday.
Denizens Brewing Co., Riverdale Park. The company closed its Silver Spring site in 2023 and kept the Prince George's County taproom going.
Brookeville Beer Farm, Brookeville. A working farm brewery that joined the Montgomery County Farm Tour for the first time on July 25 and 26, 2026.

What beer is Maryland famous for?

National Bohemian, Natty Boh, is the obvious answer. The lager was first brewed in Baltimore in 1885, became the city's official beer in 1965, and still sells mostly in Baltimore, though it has not been brewed there since 1996. For craft, the names people reach for are Heavy Seas and Flying Dog's Raging Bitch, plus Resurrection from The Brewer's Art, which is now a memory unless someone revives it. The Great American Beer Festival is a fair scorecard. In 2025, only four Maryland breweries medaled in Denver.

Is Flying Dog still in Maryland?

The brand is, the brewery is not. F.X. Matt Brewing of Utica, New York bought Flying Dog in May 2023, and the Frederick brewery stopped making beer by August 2023. FX Matt said then that it wanted an innovation brewery and taproom in Frederick. On its own Our Story page, Flying Dog says the brand was close to extinction in 2024 and that FX Matt, its contract brewer for about eight years, stepped in. The page promises events and pints around Maryland. It does not announce a Frederick taproom, and I found no 2025 or 2026 confirmation of one. My read: Flying Dog is still Maryland's dog in marketing, but the beer is no longer brewed here.

Plan a trip

Hours change, so check each brewery before you drive. For regional trails and events, Visit Maryland is the official tourism hub. Checked in 2026, and I will keep trimming this page as places close.