Heavy Seas Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by B3 Beverage Company
Associated with 2 Venues

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 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours hazy golden with a thick white head. Heavily carbonated. Aroma of centennial hops. Taste is light and floral with nice resinous hop influences. Palate has tropical fruit notes, oranges and bitter berries. Good beer.
Tried on 10 May 2019 at 21:29

8.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Pours resin-colored with a thick white head. Aroma of blood orange. Taste is fantastic, blood orange fades to pineapple and citrus notes. Palate has a subtle fruity note that lingers on the nose. Delicate malt notes. Fantastic.
Tried on 09 May 2019 at 01:15

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours reddish amber with a thick white head. Aroma of centennial hops, earthy notes. Taste has woody notes, oak. Palate continues this, layers them with the aforementioned hops and delicate stone fruit notes. Good beer.
Tried on 06 May 2019 at 02:47

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Light lemon zest nose. Cloudy golden, thick head. Lemongrass, grapefruit. Medium body, soft carbonation.
Tried on 26 Apr 2019 at 20:49

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Odd, leaning too far into the herbaceous side of Citras and coming off tasting like a citronella IPA. Grapefruit and lemon zest are prominent, but the back end has an oily vegetal pungency underlined by slightly sweet, slightly buttery malts. Mineral bitterness adds to the citronella oil vibe. Clunky, and the texture seems a tad harsh for a six-percent beer. Makes me crave Sweetwater IPA for some reason.
Tried on 17 Apr 2019 at 00:22

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Draft at Brass Tap, National Harbour, MD. April 2019.
Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2019 at 17:40

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
(tap) hazy, bright orange colour with a small beige head; aroma of orange pith; intense, balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2019 at 03:46

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Heavy Seas Double Cannon ].Clear medium orange amber yellow colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, sweet malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, dried fruit, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dried fruit, sweet malt, hoppy, orange. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20170809] 8-3-8-4-16
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2019 at 14:01

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Good to be No. 10. Bottle from Bruisin' Ales. Pours translucent dark ruddy orange with a transient near white head. Aroma of red berry, slightly roasty malt and perhaps kandi. Med + body. Flavor is mildly musty wood, red berry and pleasing roasty malt with a hint of kandi. Wood is only very lightly astringent. Moderately towards dry; somehow lightly bitter in a woody way. Pretty tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2019 at 22:28

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On draft at the brewery pours a copper amber with some sticky white head. Nose is piney, boozy, dried orange peel, malt and caramel. Flavor is the same, sticky, piney, orange, malt, toffee. Full sticky finish. Old school. 8 3 8 3 13
Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2019 at 15:51