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"
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tap at Dead Freddiies in Ocean City, MD. Hazy orange gold color. Small white head. Tropical fruit aromas of orange, peach and apricot. Flavor is bittersweet citrus and pine. Medium bodied. Peppery hops on backend.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2025
at 00:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 25. Dark and opaque cola. Foamy beige head. Aroma has a random roasty tar streak alongside low key coffee and nuts. Tangy berries followed by coffee and tar. Develops a fruitiness. Medium bodied. Creamy. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2025
at 22:18
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7/8/2025. Cask at GBBF 2025. Decent pour. Aroma is roasty, nutty, oaty, ashy, tar, dried fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Moderate body, quite smooth. Drying finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2025
at 13:28
Tried
from Cask
at
CAMRA Great British Beer Festival (GBBF)
on 06 Aug 2025
at 23:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours near black with a small tan head. This is a pretty solid dark roasted oatneal stout. Coffee and chocolate. Well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belmont Beverage - West State
on 18 Jul 2025
at 06:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
At. Town and Fin Pub while taking drawing lesson. orange pour and big foamy head. Nose is citrus and hay. Tatses of orange peel, sharp lemon, hay, sawdust, touch of pine, herbal. Thin and bitter.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2025
at 23:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle pours a dark orange, light haze, ring of white head that faded fast. Nose has big candy sugar including burnt or charred candy. Pineapple. Esters. Yeast. Flavors are sweet and boozy, pineapple, candy, orange peel. Big clove. Full, sticky, boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2025
at 01:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Amber colour, sligtly hazy, with frothy off-white head. Hoppy nose with orange marmalade, resin, mango, dried pineapple and spices. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of orange marmalade, resin, mango, dried pineapple and a generous resiny/spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well made IPA. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 19:07
7/10
Dark oily pour from bottle little head l. Cherries, wood vanilla. Pretty good - not too sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 02:11
8/10
Canned. Clearish orange yellow pour. Pine resin, grapefruit, malt. Bold and beautiful beer.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 02:05