Dog-Friendly Breweries in Maryland

Dogs of Charm City
Dec 19, 2024
3 min read

Updated: May 18

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 (co-located with Peabody Heights)
Diamondback Brewing 🌲
Guilford Hall Brewery 🌲🌮
Mobtown Brewing
Monument City Brewing (co-located with Key Brewing)
M8 Beer
Mystique Barrel Brewing & Lager House
Nepenthe Brewing 🌲🌮
Oliver Brewing Co. (open on Saturdays, 12–5 PM only – moving to Anne Arundel summer 2025!)
Peabody Heights Brewery
Pickett Brewing Company
Union Brewing 🌲
Waverly Brewing Co. 🌲
Wico Street Beer Co.

Baltimore County

B.C. Brewing
Big Truck Farm Brewery 🌲
Heavy Seas Beer
Red Brick Station 🌲
Guilford Hall Brewery 🌲
NEW! Guinness Brewery is now DOG-FRIENDLY! 🌲
Heavy Seas Brewing
Reckless Shepherd Brewing Co. 🌲
Pipe the Side Brewing Company 🌲
Pooles Island Brewing Company

Harford County

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

Howard County

Black Flag Brewing Co. - Columbia only!
Sapwood Cellars Brewery 🌲
Bull and Goat Brewery

Carroll County

1623 Brewing Company 🌲
Brewery Fire 🌲
Flood Zone Marketplace & Brewery 🌲
Freys Brewing Company
Liquidity Aleworks (Inside Allowed)
Milkhouse Brewery
Pipe the Side Brewing Company 🌲
Pub Dog Brewing Company 🌲
Red Shedman Farm Brewery
Ruhlman Brewery 🌲
Stone Silo Brewery 🌲

Frederick County

Attaboy Beer
Brewer’s Alley 🌮🌲
Cushwa Brewing Co. - Williamsport only!
Frey’s Brewing Company
Idiom Brewing Co. 🌲
Mad Science Brewing Company
Midnight Run Brewing
Monocacy Brewing Company
Olde Mother Brewing Co. 🌲
Prospect Point Brewing
Rockwell Brewery Riverside
Rockwell Brewery 🌲
1812 Brewery 🌲
Harpers Ferry Brewing
Rak Brewing Co. 🌲
Smoketown Brewing Station 🌲
Steinhardt Brewing
Thick-N-Thin Brewing Co.
Springfield Manor Winery & Distillery 🌲

Montgomery County

7 Locks Brewing
Astro Lab Brewing 🌲
Brookeville Beer Farm 🌲🌮
Denizens Brewing Co.
Elder Pine Brewing & Blending Co.
Lone Oak Farm Brewing Co.
Saints Row Brewing
Silver Branch Brewing Company - Silver Spring 🌲
Waredaca Brewing Co. 🌲
True Respite Brewing Company 🌲
Poolesville Island Brewing Company
Landmade Beer 🌲

Anne Arundel County

Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery
Forward Brewing 🌲
Pherm Brewing Company
Jailbreak Brewing Company 🌲
Hysteria Brewing Company (now in Pasadena!)

Prince George's County

Streetcar 82 Brewing Co.
Maryland Meadworks
Interchange Tiki Bar & Brewery

Calvert County

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

Cecil County

5th Company Brewing 🌲
Elk River Brewing Company
Antietam Brewery 🌲
Dig Deep Brewing Co.
Buzz Meadery 🌲

Garrett County

Short Story Brewing 🌲
Mountain State Brewing (during the spring & summer seasons only)
Dig Deep Brewing Co.

Queen Anne's County

Ten Eyck Brewing Company

Eastern Shore

Backshore Brewing Co. 🌲
Bay Life Brewing
Big Oyster Brewery 🌲
Bull and Goat Brewery
Buzz Meadery 🌲
Crooked Hammock Brewery 🌲
Dewey Beer Co.
Dogfish Head 🌮
Eastern Shore Brewing
Evolution Craft Brewing Co. 🌲
Sinepuxent Brewing Company
RAR / Chessie’s Wharf 🌲

Breweries in Maryland that are NOT Dog-Friendly

Black Locust
Burley Oak Brewing Company
Crooked Crab Brewing
Farmacy Brewing
Hopkins Farm Brewery
Inverness Brewing
Jailbreak Brewing
Manor Hill
Ministry Of Brewing
Pipe the Side Brewing Co.
RAR (Cambridge)

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.