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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7/10
Slight hazy gold body small foamy white head. Citrus fruity orange berry aroma. Citrus fruity berry flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 8/3/7/3/15 3.6
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2021 at 18:06

7/10
Hazy golden body small foamy white head. Fruity citrus aroma. Fruity citrus floral flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/2/8/4/15 3.6
Tried on 01 Aug 2021 at 18:04

7/10
Hazy dark amber body small foamy off white head. Big caramel fruity aroma. Big caramel fruity toffee flavor. Full body low carbonation. 7/4/8/3/15 3.7
Tried on 01 Aug 2021 at 17:41

7/10
Hazy gold body small foamy white head. Tart berry fruity aroma. Tart berry citrus fruity flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Tried on 01 Aug 2021 at 17:39

6/10
Light hazy red body small creamy off white head. Citrus berry aroma. Citrus berry vanilla aroma. Medium body moderate carbonation. 6/3/6/3/12 3.0
Tried on 01 Aug 2021 at 17:37

6/10
Clear golden amber body small foamy white head. Bready vanilla aroma. Bready vanilla earthy flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/13 3.3
Tried on 01 Aug 2021 at 17:36

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16 oz can from John, thanks bud! Best by 8/18/21, consumed 7/28/21. My first beer from Heavy Seas / Clipper City in quite some time, but back in my MD days I had a lot of their beer. Pours a fully hazed darker orange color with an off-white head that leaves a decent amount of lace on the glass. Strong, sweet, and malty. Tropical and boozy. Just not there for me.
Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2021 at 20:02

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Oh my !! Tang smell with that beautiful sweet fake orange smell. Slightly unfiltered, golden-amber colour with a frothy-creamy warm light-beige head, decent stay, leaving some nice creamy lacing. The taste is more on the real side with citrus zest and juice as a base. It is more on the bitter side, cutting that sweetness with a very dry end. So yeah. It smells great - for those memories of candy orange artificial aromas, but the rest is pretty solid as a stronger citrusy IPA.
Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2021 at 03:41

6.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
16oz can pours an oily brown, no head. Nose doesn't hint at the booze, rye, brown sugar, Armagnac. Flavor has malt and corn and booze, brown sugar. Full bodied, boozy finish.
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2021 at 18:05

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at the June DC Rate Beer tasting. Poured a super murky brown color, light brown, dark cola. Super nice roast. Chocolate, smooth. Really nice. Rich. Some roast, sweet toffee. Alcohol is there, but it's really nice. Something of a throwback.
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2021 at 04:38