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"

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from State Line Liquors, 6/11/22. Hazy gold, thin head, poor retention. Aroma of pale bready malt, herbal hops. Taste is sweet bready malt, floral hop, bit of earth and stone fruit. Honey. Muddled, well balanced. A bit disjointed, and not quite... well made... but decent.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2022 at 02:45

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pint can from State Line Liquor, 6/11/22. Hazy rust, thin fizzy head. Aroma of sour cherry, plum, vinegar. Comes across like a Flanders red. Taste is tart cherry, vanilla, tannins, raisin, pepper. Thin. Solid.
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2022 at 02:04

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from State Line Liquors, 6/6/22. Hazy pale orange, some kinda head (got distracted), average retention. Aroma of resin, grapefruit. Taste is lemon, lime, grapefruit, pale malt. Juicy, thin, mild lingering bitterness. Nice.
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2022 at 00:42

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can from Wegman's Charlottesville, 6/4/22. Dark brown large frothy brown head, good retention. Aroma of roast, dark chocolate, hint of dark fruit. Taste is chocolate, roast, cherry. Nice.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2022 at 01:31

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 once bottle from Total Wine Gainesville, VA, 6/4/22. Hazy orange, thin fizzy tan head, poor retention. Aroma of mango, passionfruit, lemon. Taste is lemon, passionfruit, pineapple. Lingering tartness. Booze well hidden. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2022 at 22:28

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hone, apricot, grapefruit nose. Cloudy, amber, thick head, fairly good retention. Honeycomb, apricot, oak, pencil shavings, hints of nougat. Medium body, soft carbonation. Not very juicy, but a solid example of an East Coast DIPA.
Tried on 09 May 2022 at 23:36

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can shared by maniac at our 5/1/22 tasting. Dark brown, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of chocolate, roast, something nutty and catty. Taste is roast, dark chocolate, hint of raspberry. Missing something.
Tried from Can on 03 May 2022 at 03:32

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can @ Fox & Hounds, Sønderborg. Pours hazy straw with stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and yeast, with citric and malty touches. Bitter, hoppy and citric flavour with touches of fruit and malt, and estery notes. Citric and hoppy aftertaste with estery touches. Decent, although I had expected it to be fruitier.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2022 at 17:39

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Klar gul farge med off-white skum. Lukter Appelsin, appelsinskall, grapefrukt og sitron. Smaker søt appelsin, sitron.
Tried on 11 Apr 2022 at 07:47

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gul klar med eggegult skum. Lukter klementiner og noe mango. Middels fylde. Fruktig, middels bitter smak. Smaker klementinskall, grapefrukt og noe lys karamell. Middels lang.
Tried on 09 Apr 2022 at 16:45