Charm City Meadworks makes mead in Baltimore, bringing its taproom operation into a new home at Peabody Heights Brewery in 2025. After years on E. Biddle Street, the move keeps its mead available on draft and to-go at the brewery while continuing distribution through local liquor stores and bars.
Orchid Cellar Meadery and WineryWoman-owned and family-operated in Middletown, Maryland, Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery crafts mead and wine, bringing the world’s oldest alcoholic drink into a modern setting. Its locally made beverages have earned international awards while building a distinctive Maryland identity.MIDDLETOWN, MD
Union Craft BrewingFounded in 2011, Union Craft Brewing makes beer in Baltimore’s Medfield neighborhood, where its brewing operations began with the 2012 release of Duckpin Pale Ale. Now housed in a former Sears warehouse within the Union Collective hub for small local manufacturers, the employee-owned brewery balances brewing tradition with new ideas and operates a taproom and beer garden built around its belief that beer unites people. Its Zadie’s Lager also carries a family story, honoring co-founder Henry “Zadie” Benesch, who worked at the brewery until age 101.BALTIMORE, MD
The Wine CollectiveThe Wine Collective is a community of Baltimore makers gathered under one warehouse roof, and the city’s first urban winery. It produces old-world-style wine for its own label while offering custom winemaking to licensed wineries. Its tasting room’s Pintxo Bar brings an Iberian sense of place to the operation.BALTIMORE, MD