BreweryAle, IPA, lager$$hampdenFri 17:00-21:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-18:00Wed-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Waverly Brewing on Union Avenue in Woodberry is a small neighbourhood brewery, pouring ales, IPAs and lagers in a low-key taproom near the Jones Falls.
Tip: It is a short walk from Union Craft, so the two make an easy Woodberry brewery pairing.
BreweryEnglish ale, IPA$$cantonSat 12:00-17:00Thu-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Oliver Brewing in northeast Baltimore is a long-running English-style ale brewery, pouring cask ales and IPAs from a taproom on Shannon Drive.
Tip: It leans English, so the cask-conditioned ales are the pours to seek out.
BreweryMead, session mead$$remingtonMon 16:00-21:00, Tue-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri 16:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-20:00Thu-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Charm City Meadworks makes dry and session meads from local honey, now pouring out of Peabody Heights Brewery after leaving its old Biddle Street taproom.
Tip: The session meads drink like cider; it now shares the Peabody Heights taproom space.
BreweryPale ales, gose, lager$$hampdenTue-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-20:00Wed-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Union Craft Brewing in Woodberry is the city's flagship craft brewery, pouring Duckpin pale ale and Old Pro gose in a big taproom shared with a food hall.
Tip: The taproom anchors Union Collective, so you can pair a beer with food from the neighbours.
BreweryHazy IPA, lager, one-offs$$federal-hillMon-Thu 15:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-20:00Wed-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Checkerspot Brewing near the stadiums is a small-batch taproom rotating hazy IPAs, lagers and one-off styles a short walk from Federal Hill.
Tip: It sits near the ballparks, game days fill the taproom Tap list rotates weekly.
BreweryHazy IPA, lager$$locust-pointTue-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri 16:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-20:00Wed-Sun, afternoons and evenings
Diamondback Brewing in Locust Point pours hazy IPAs and lagers from a Fort Avenue taproom, a short walk from the crab houses and Fort McHenry.
Tip: It is in the old foundry near LP Steamers; pair a flight with a crab-house dinner nearby.