Sapwood Cellars Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Columbia,
Maryland,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Sapwood Cellars
Established in 2018
Contact
Description
Welcome To Sapwood Cellars
We are dually focused on barrel-aged mixed-fermented beers and fresh hoppy ales. Founded on our shared passions for brewing science, delicious flavors, and the craft of beer production, we brew beers that are balanced, drinkable, and highly aromatic without tongue-scraping bitterness or piercing sourness. Beer should be a pleasure to savor, not a challenge to conquer!
We are dually focused on barrel-aged mixed-fermented beers and fresh hoppy ales. Founded on our shared passions for brewing science, delicious flavors, and the craft of beer production, we brew beers that are balanced, drinkable, and highly aromatic without tongue-scraping bitterness or piercing sourness. Beer should be a pleasure to savor, not a challenge to conquer!
6.3/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz can pours pulp.Β Nose has malt and wheat, dank and a little catty.Β Feels stale though.Β Malt and wheat, grass, pine, catty.Β Full bodied, off dry, lightly stale.Β 7 6.5 6 6 6
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2025
at 14:32
8.6/10
LCI. Jammy raspberry, with some funk and citric acidity. Barrel presence makes itself known, but not intrusively.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 21:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16oz can from Tavour. Murky, hazy straw colored pour, persistent layer of off-white creamy head, sticky lacing. Aroma is hoppy, strong, light citrus, stone fruit. Taste starts with a tangy nip, zesty, grapefruit, creamy feel and a pleasant burn all the way down.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 19 Nov 2025
at 07:24
7.9/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, minimal light brown head.
A- Roasty, black coffee, mild vanilla.
F- Roast, black coffee, mild vanilla, chocolate, slightly bitter.
T- Medium body, slightly thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Clearly some high quality beans in this brew. One of the better coffee beers I've had in recent memory. Not sweet but also not a vegetal earthy coffee flavor. Like a nice cup of single origin coffee with a hint of booze. Tasty.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, minimal light brown head.
A- Roasty, black coffee, mild vanilla.
F- Roast, black coffee, mild vanilla, chocolate, slightly bitter.
T- Medium body, slightly thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Clearly some high quality beans in this brew. One of the better coffee beers I've had in recent memory. Not sweet but also not a vegetal earthy coffee flavor. Like a nice cup of single origin coffee with a hint of booze. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 02:47
6.9/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Aromas are an odd interesting mix of white wine, citrus, resin and floral. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose and on the sweet side. Not quite balanced. Drinkable but I wouldn't want another.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Nov 2025
at 02:06
8.2/10
LCI. Toasty malt, some cola notes, touch of sweetness playing well with the bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2025
at 23:56
6.8/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Aromas are bread, wet grain, malt and herbs. Flavors are similar to nose and on the sweet side. Thought it was going to be a bit more dry and crisp from the description.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 09 Nov 2025
at 00:32
7.4/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
16 oz can. Aroma is packed with coffee, some dark chocolate, maple. Pours motor oil black with a half finger tan head that settles into a ring after a minute. Taste is bittersweet and a little tart with flavors of coffee and dark chocolate. Reminiscent of a strong cup of sweetened coffee.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 25 Oct 2025
at 04:08
8.3/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16 oz can. Aroma is Very mild pine and herb with some citrus fruits. Flavor shows orange, tangerine, and subtle peach. Very mild herb undertone. But this really shows a bold amount of fruit. A very mild hint of floral in the finish. Soft mouthfeel and almost no bitterness. I think this is wonderful!
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 25 Oct 2025
at 01:38
8/10
Very tasty, although maybe a bit sweet for the style. Pear esters, slightly wheaty. Smooth with a very clean finish
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2025
at 23:15