Greater Baltimore
Breweries: 37
Brewery Stars Ranking
What's the best local brewery? We take a data-driven approach to ranking breweries. When you’re visiting a brewery, you want both good beer and a good atmosphere. We take publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings and consolidate them into a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating. If guests consistently like a brewery’s beer and enjoy the experience of visiting the taproom, the brewery will do well in our rankings.
| Ranking | Brewery Venue | Brewery Stars Meta-Rating | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sapwood Cellars Brewery | 4.3076 | 8980 MD-108 Suite MNO, Columbia, MD 21045 |
| 2 | Cushwa and Rad Pies Taproom | 4.1805 | 6695 Dobbin Rd STE G, Columbia, MD 21045 |
| 3 | Crooked Crab Brewing Company | 4.1479 | 8251 Telegraph Rd Suite D, Odenton, MD 21113 |
| 4 | Nepenthe Brewing Co. | 4.1216 | 3626 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21211 |
| 5 | Peabody Heights Brewery | 4.0911 | 401 E 30th St, Baltimore, MD 21218 |
| 6 | Checkerspot Brewing Company | 4.0863 | 1421 Ridgely St, Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| 7 | Black Flag Brewing Company | 4.0838 | 9315 Snowden River Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21046 |
| 8 | Wet City | 4.0517 | 223 W Chase St, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
| 9 | Black Flag Social House | 4.0503 | 2050 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104 |
| 10 | Pickett Brewing Company | 4.0424 | 1130 South Paca St, Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| 11 | Wico Street Beer Co | 4.0356 | 1100 Wicomico St, Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| 12 | Manor Hill Brewing | 4.0331 | 4411 Manor Ln, Ellicott City, MD 21042 |
| 13 | Diamondback Brewing Company - Timonium | 4.0293 | 9490 Deereco Rd, Timonium, MD 21093 |
| 14 | Diamondback Brewing Company - Locust Point | 4.0229 | 1215 E Fort Ave #008, Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| 15 | Monument City Brewing Company | 4.0197 | 1 N Haven St, Baltimore, MD 21224 |
| 16 | Mobtown Brewing Company | 4.0142 | 4015 Foster Ave #400, Baltimore, MD 21224 |
| 17 | Union Craft Brewing | 4.0123 | 1700 W 41st St #420, Baltimore, MD 21211 |
| 18 | Manor Hill Tavern | 4.0068 | 3733 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043 |
| 19 | M8 Beer | 3.9956 | 1399 S Sharp St, Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| 20 | Key Brewing Co. (Temporarily Closed) | 3.9950 | 1 N Haven St, Baltimore, MD 21224 |
| 21 | Oliver Brewing Company | 3.9894 | 4216 Shannon Dr, Baltimore, MD 21213 |
| 22 | Ministry of Brewing | 3.9832 | 1900 E Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21231 |
| 23 | Notch 8 Brewery | 3.9760 | 10150 Junction Dr, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 |
| 24 | Guilford Hall Brewery | 3.9754 | 1611 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202 |
| 25 | Guinness Open Gate Brewery | 3.9711 | 5001 Washington Blvd, Halethorpe, MD 21227 |
| 26 | Heavy Seas Beer | 3.9614 | 4615 Hollins Ferry Rd # A, Halethorpe, MD 21227 |
| 27 | Phoenix Upper Main | 3.9585 | 8308 Main St, Ellicott City, MD 21043 |
| 28 | Waverly Brewing Company | 3.9493 | 1625 Union Ave Suite C, Baltimore, MD 21211 |
| 29 | Pooles Island Brewing Company | 3.9450 | 11695 Crossroads Cir Suite A, Middle River, MD 21220 |
| 30 | The Brewer's Art | 3.9331 | 1106 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
| 31 | Reckless Shepherd Brewing Co. | 3.9318 | 8895 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045 |
| 32 | B.C. Brewery | 3.9092 | 10950 Gilroy Rd Suite F, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 |
| 33 | Pratt Street Ale House (Oliver Brewing Company) | 3.8024 | 206 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
| 34 | Pub Dog Pizza & Drafthouse | 3.8009 | 8865 Stanford Blvd #101, Columbia, MD 21045 |
| 35 | Bare Bones Bar & Grill | 3.7418 | 9150 Baltimore National Pike #22, Ellicott City, MD 21042 |
| 36 | Red Brick Station | 3.7217 | 8149 Honeygo Blvd, Nottingham, MD 21236 |
| 37 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | 3.6367 | 6181 Columbia Crossing Cir, Columbia, MD 21045 |
| Ranking | Brewery Venue | Brewery Stars Meta-Rating | Address |
The publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings that fed into the Brewery Stars Meta-Rating were last updated on May 15, 2025. Any venues marked "Temporarily Closed" may have re-opened since we last checked on them. Refer to the brewery for latest updates. Venues with a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating of -9.0000 have not yet received enough public ratings for us to accurately assess them and are listed alphabetically at the bottom of the rankings.
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