Dog-Friendly Breweries in Maryland

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Maryland's craft beer scene has flourished over the past decade, with new breweries growing regularly. As of 2025, Maryland is home to more than 120 breweries; to our excitement, most are dog-friendly! From taprooms to brewpubs to beer co-ops, here's an updated list of dog-friendly breweries, from Baltimore to the Eastern Shore, that you and your furry companion need to check out.

Use this guide to find the right brewery:

🌲 Dogs allowed outside only

🌮 Has really good food

Baltimore City

Checkerspot Brewing
Charm City Meadworks
Monument City Brewing (now co-located with Key Brewing)
Diamondback Brewing 🌲
Union Brewing 🌲
Mobtown Brewing
Waverly Brewing 🌲
Oliver Brewing (open on Saturdays, 12-5 PM only)
Peabody Heights Brewery
Nepenthe Brewing 🌲🌮
Guilford Hall Brewery 🌲🌮
Pariah Brewing
Wico Street Beer Co.
Pickett Brewing Company
Ministry of Brewing
M8 Beer
Suspended Brewing Company - new location coming in 2025!

Eastern Shore

Big Oyster Brewery 🌲
Crooked Hammock Brewery 🌲
Dogfish Head 🌮
Dewey Beer Co.
Eastern Shore Brewing
Sinepuxent Brewing Company

Baltimore County

Heavy Seas Brewing
B.C Brewing
Pooles Island Brewing Company
Big Truck Farm Brewery 🌲

Harford County

Independent Brewing Company🌲
AleCraft Brewery
Double Groove Brewing Company
Falling Branch Brewery 🌲
Slate Farm Brewery 🌲
Market Street Brewery

Howard County

Hysteria Brewing Company
Black Flag Brewing Co
Sapwood Cellars 🌲

Carroll County

1623 Brewing Company
Brewery Fire 🌲
Liquidity Aleworks
Milkhouse Brewery at Stillford Farm
Pipe the Side Brewing Company 🌲
Pub Dog Brewing Company 🌲
Ruhlman Brewery 🌲
Flood Zone Marketplace & Brewery 🌲
Freys Brewing Company

Frederick County

Attaboy Brewery
Brewer’s Alley 🌮🌲
Frey’s Brewing Company
Mad Science Brewing Company
Monocacy Brewing Company
Idiom Brewing
Steinhardt Brewing
Smoketown Brewing Station 🌲
Rockwell Brewery Riverside
Rockwell Brewery 🌲
1812 Brewery 🌲
Prospect Point Brewing
Olde Mother Brewing 🌲
Midnight Run Brewing
Harpers Ferry Brewing
Rak brewing Co. 🌲

Montgomery County

7 Locks
Brookeville Beer Farm 🌲🌮
Denizens Brewing
Elder Pine Brewing
Lone Oak Farm Brewery
Saints Row Brewing
Silver Branch Brewing Company
Astro Lab Brewing 🌲
Waredaca Brewing 🌲
True Respite Brewing Company 🌲
Landmade Beer 🌲

Anne Arundel County

Pherm Brewing
Forward Brewing 🌲
Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery

Prince George's County

Streetcar 82 🌲

Calvert County

Mully's Brewery 🌲
The Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill 🌲

Cecil County

5th Company Brewing 🌲
Elk River Brewing Company

Garrett County

Short Story Brewing 🌲
Mountain State Brewing 🌲 (during the spring & summer seasons only)

Queen Anne's County

Ten Eyck Brewing Company 🌲

Breweries in Maryland that are NOT Dog-Friendly

Guinness Brewery Baltimore (dogs are allowed only during advertised dog events)
Burley Oak Brewing Company
Farmacy Brewing
Inverness Brewing
Jailbreak Brewing
RaR Brewing
Manor Hill Brewing
Hopkins Farm Brewery
Crooked Crab Brewing

We strongly recommend that you visit the website of any brewery before visiting for the latest hours and policies. Please remember to bring poop bags and pick up after your pet when nature calls. Let's be responsible pet owners so that we can continue visiting these breweries with our dogs for years to come!

If you visit one of these dog-friendly breweries or one that isn't listed above, we'd love to hear about your experience! Reach out to us at hello@dogsofcharmcity.net or on Instagram.