Heading To Baltimore...Sugestions?

I'm going to a wedding in Baltimore in a couple of weeks. Any good local brew pubs/beer I should try while I'm there?

I'm staying in Owings Mills, MD. Doubt I'll be able to get to far far there. I'll have kids & a SWAMBO in tow.

Brewers art is a must and hit maxs on broadway in fells point you won't regret either one... Make it happen!

Here's one that you should definitely try.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f28/victoria-gastro-pub-columbia-md-230674/

If you're in Fells Point, go to Bertha's for some mussels and Oliver's ESB on cask. It's the only place that has it on cask.

http://berthas.com/

Also check out The Wharf Rat, which also serves Oliver's.

Thanks for the leads all

Are any of those places kid (6 & 3) friendly, for lunch or something?

The actual wedding is in Westminster, MD at the Inn at Roop's Mill. I guess it only goes 'till about 9:30 or so and then it out to the bars around there. Which is a bit odd for me. Weddings here usually go till 12 at the reception.

Bigbeavk said:

Here's one that you should definitely try.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f28/victoria-gastro-pub-columbia-md-230674/

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Victoria is an excellent gastro pub, but it's too far from where you're staying

Ki-ri-n said:

Thanks for the leads all

Are any of those places kid (6 & 3) friendly, for lunch or something?

The actual wedding is in Westminster, MD at the Inn at Roop's Mill. I guess it only goes 'till about 9:30 or so and then it out to the bars around there. Which is a bit odd for me. Weddings here usually go till 12 at the reception.

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If you're gonna be in westminster, you may as well hit up the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick.

Bertha's is friendly for kids, plus it's next to a pretty good gelato place. Pretty much any of those places in Fells Point are fine for kids if you're going there during lunch time. Max's is a must, best beer selection in Baltimore, guaranteed. Max's has a more private upstairs, so does the greene turtle across the street. Brick Oven Pizza, right next to Bertha's is a decent place to eat. Kooper's tavern has good sliders. Of course, if you really want to cater more to the kids, the inner harbor might be better (all the previous places i describer were in fells point). The inner harbor is more expensive, but more modern rather than old towny, and has more selection as far as food and ambiance but i wouldn't pub hop there.

Ki-ri-n said:

Thanks for the leads all

Are any of those places kid (6 & 3) friendly, for lunch or something?

The actual wedding is in Westminster, MD at the Inn at Roop's Mill. I guess it only goes 'till about 9:30 or so and then it out to the bars around there. Which is a bit odd for me. Weddings here usually go till 12 at the reception.

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For lunch, i suggest Baugher's in Westminster, nice country-style restaurant

We took my 14-month-old son to Bertha's for early dinner on a Friday. Ask to go into the back dining room. He and I ran around and played with the wiattress until our food came.

Why not try to get to Dogfishhead's brew pub in Gaithersburg. It's only about an hours drive.

Well if you are going to be in Westminster I would highly recommend O'Lordan's Irish Pub. Awesome food and of course beer and some tasty Irish whiskey's. Not to mention the old woodwork. You won't be disappointed. Right in town on RT27s

http://www.olordansirishpub.com/

Or take rt27 south maybe 15 miles or so to Mt Airy and hit the Mt Airy Inn. Awesome food again and 12 taps that change all the time with a bottle beer list of nothing but craft brews. Then hop on I70 back to Baltimore.

http://www.mountairyinn.com/

Both places are kid friendly.

Bigbeavk said:

Well if you are going to be in Westminster I would highly recommend O'Lordan's Irish Pub. Awesome food and of course beer and some tasty Irish whiskey's. Not to mention the old woodwork. You won't be disappointed. Right in town on RT27s

http://www.olordansirishpub.com/

Or take rt27 south maybe 15 miles or so to Mt Airy and hit the Mt Airy Inn. Awesome food again and 12 taps that change all the time with a bottle beer list of nothing but craft brews. Then hop on I70 back to Baltimore.

http://www.mountairyinn.com/

Both places are kid friendly.

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+1 The mt airy inn, while not really a "bar" per se, has nothing but craft brews, good ones. and the food is pretty good, the all day breakfast is awesome. recommend the french toast anytime of day, you won't be disappointed.

Mt Airy Inn it is. SWAMBO loves breakfast and I love craft brews, WIN-WIN!

Thanks again

JetSmooth said:

If you're in Fells Point, go to Bertha's for some mussels and Oliver's ESB on cask. It's the only place that has it on cask.

http://berthas.com/

Also check out The Wharf Rat, which also serves Oliver's.

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+1 and Max's

Be sure to let us know how ya like the Mt Airy Inn. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I'm in baltimore. Having pizza and drinking dogfish head 90 Iipa and flying dog. Trying mt air Tomorrow.:rockin:

Cheers!

Ki-ri-n said:

I'm in baltimore. Having pizza and drinking dogfish head 90 Iipa and flying dog. Trying mt air Tomorrow.:rockin:

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where are you doing all this at, give us the details

Hotel room with the kids. So not as exciting as it sounds.
Mini fridge is packed!

I live right in Westminster. I frequent Appalachian Brewing Company in Gettysburg a lot. Never been disappointed by their beers. Everything is made up in Harrisburg and brought down to this brew pub. 6-7 regulars on tap plus 4-5 seasonals as well. It's kid friendly and they make their own sodas as well. Only 20 min away. http://www.abcbrew.com/gettysburg/index.htm

And DuClaw as well. DuClaw has a sampler of 11 beers, several different styles including hefe's, stouts, red ales, IPAs, and Belgians. Most of their beers are heavy hitters though. Their Serum XX IPA is awesome.
http://www.duclaw.com/beers.aspx

Lots of great places around here..

MT Airy Inn was great! Java stout & Dreamweaver hit the spot.
Food was good too. I could have stayed but the rest of the family
Couldn't.

Tomorrow or After the wedding I will try to get over to Max's.

I don't condone child abuse but during this trip I understand it.

Awesome I knew you would enjoy it. I'm just going to start getting thesampler special from now on. 5 six once pours for 16 bux. They always have a great selection.

My suggestion when in Baltimore is to not leave the downtown area. Can be a scary drive.

I wish I knew about the sampler pack. Saw it after I already had
a few beers.

....roll 'em up kids.....

yeah....i pondered the sampler, but i did a quick cost analysis in my head i figured out it was cheaper to buy individual beers.......and since i live 5 miles away, i can always go back

You suck.
I' m at Max's now. Noice! So many, it's hard to decide! Grandparents
Are great! Finally get to go out and enjoy ourselves. Might
Head to Bertha's after.

Ki-ri-n said:

You suck.
I' m at Max's now. Noice! So many, it's hard to decide! Grandparents
Are great! Finally get to go out and enjoy ourselves. Might
Head to Bertha's after.

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I suck? who sucks? why does someone suck? I don't get it. Glad u r enjoying max's and bertha's bar is tiny, but the atmosphere is pretty eclectic, with red Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling. the food at bertha's is the best part. oh, and if u want somewhere a little quieter, max's has an upstairs that's nice.......so long as you don't get a bunch of jacka$$es overflowing up there

McMalty said:

yeah....i pondered the sampler, but i did a quick cost analysis in my head i figured out it was cheaper to buy individual beers.......and since i live 5 miles away, i can always go back

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Not necessarily true.
Well five 6oz pours for $16 bux is cheaper in some cases depending on what you pick. I had a Belgian that was listed as 330ml bottle for $9.00 and after finding out it was only 11.2oz then followed by a sniffer of Dbl Bastard for $6.00. I was wishing I had just gone for the sampler.

McMalty said:

I suck? who sucks? why does someone suck? I don't get it.

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Take no offense. You "suck" only because you live 5 minutes away

Now that we're home, I could use a vacation