Heavy Seas Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Halethorpe,
Maryland,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
B3 Beverage Company
Associated Venue: Heavy Seas Brewery
Established in 1994
Contact
4615 Hollins Ferry Rd, Halethorpe, MD, 21227, United States
Description
"It all started in 1980… Hugh Sisson, a Maryland native, theater grad school major, and all-around good guy, joins his family’s restaurant & bar, “Sisson’s” located on Cross Street in South Baltimore.
Craft beer wasn’t even on the radar back then. But, Hugh quickly recognized that to run a business, you need to do something to be different.
Light bulb moment: “What if we turned Sisson’s into a brewpub and brewed our own beer?”
Solid plan, right? Problem: Brewpubs weren’t legal in Maryland at the time.
In 1987, Hugh worked with Maryland legislators to draft a bill to legalize brewpubs in Baltimore City – the bill passed on first attempt. Fast forward to 1989, “Sisson’s” becomes the first brewpub in the state of Maryland.
After the brewpub scene for a few years, Hugh felt the need for a bigger stage (theater-pun intended.) In 1994, he left “Sisson’s” for his next business venture… and the rest, friends, is nothing short of Maryland craft beer history"
Craft beer wasn’t even on the radar back then. But, Hugh quickly recognized that to run a business, you need to do something to be different.
Light bulb moment: “What if we turned Sisson’s into a brewpub and brewed our own beer?”
Solid plan, right? Problem: Brewpubs weren’t legal in Maryland at the time.
In 1987, Hugh worked with Maryland legislators to draft a bill to legalize brewpubs in Baltimore City – the bill passed on first attempt. Fast forward to 1989, “Sisson’s” becomes the first brewpub in the state of Maryland.
After the brewpub scene for a few years, Hugh felt the need for a bigger stage (theater-pun intended.) In 1994, he left “Sisson’s” for his next business venture… and the rest, friends, is nothing short of Maryland craft beer history"
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Lightly hazed golden amber with a decent lasting beige head. Nose is sweet malts, bubblegum, old skool DIPA aromas, bitter orange, pine. Taste comprises caramel melts, grapefruit, orange pith, sweet malts, pine needle, hop spice, mango. Full bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boose. Solid cask DIPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2022
at 21:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin, malt, bourbon, and hay aroma. Amber with small head. Moderately sweet cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin, caramel malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body - very light alcohol finish. Smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2022
at 01:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2022, Olympia, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee taste & aroma. Pleasant enough stout but too warm on cask, should be on keg.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2022
at 22:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2022, Olympia, London. A hazy orange/amber coloured pour with a medium bubbly off white head on top. Sweet, hoppy, malty, caramel, tropical fruit taste & aroma. Decent old school DIPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2022
at 09:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2022. Hazy orange thanks Ken. Big sweet double ipa. caramel . some hops. mostly toffee. ok acidic finishing hop
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2022
at 12:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
3rd August 2022
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on this amber beer, good bubbly cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, fairly sweet and with a sizable dose of caramel. Smooth piney hops, quite resinous. Fair bit of hop spice. Ripe orange peel. More spice and resin on the semi dry finish. Olde Skool DIPA.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on this amber beer, good bubbly cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, fairly sweet and with a sizable dose of caramel. Smooth piney hops, quite resinous. Fair bit of hop spice. Ripe orange peel. More spice and resin on the semi dry finish. Olde Skool DIPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2022
at 12:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2nd August 2022
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale head. Smooth semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Mellow chocolate malts. A little chocolate malteasers. Mild ripe fruits. Light dry finish. Nice enough, hardly a choccy volcano..
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale head. Smooth semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Mellow chocolate malts. A little chocolate malteasers. Mild ripe fruits. Light dry finish. Nice enough, hardly a choccy volcano..
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2022
at 14:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at gbbf 2022 day 1. A clear dark orange coloured pour with a a halo of white head. Aroma is subdued, nutty, sweaty hop, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, sticky hop, resinous hop, firm bitter pine, varnish. Palate is semi sweet, sticky resinous hop. Moderate carbonation. Really nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2022
at 14:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at gbbf 2022 day 1. An oily dark brown black coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is earthy chocolate roast, fruit and nut, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, layered malts, fruit and nut, cakey, raisin, light boozy. Palate is semi sweet, oily. Thick moderate carbonation. Nice mellow earthy roast.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2022
at 14:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Working on cleaning up the backlog of notes I have. Sample enjoyed at the Obrycki's location at the BWI Airport.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2022
at 20:49