Checkerspot Brewing Company — Restaurant in Baltimore

Fantastic place! My girlfriend and I spotted this little gem on our way to BARCS to check out a new puppers. This Monday we finally got the chance to walk back down and visit the brewery. It was worth the walk. We tried almost every beer (no flights but the 8oz pours are perfect). The New England IPA was my favorite and recommend to anyone that wants a good, hazy, and flavor packed IPA. They are also one of very few breweries to offer a cask ale. Try this as well if you've never had a cask ale. All the beer and none of the burp. Great place that we will definitely be returning to. Can't wait for their kitchen to open! The owner is friends with the team that own Barflys on Fort Ave. I can't wait to see the magic in the kitchen they create since Barflys has the best Pizza around.....can only imagine what a little friendly competition will do for Checkerspot's...

Checkerspot Brewing should not be marketing a beer that explicitly makes fun of millions of Americans who trace their heritage to the Southern/Appalachian region. The term “Hillbilly” has long been identified as a derogatory term used to promote untrue stereotypes about Southern/Appalachian people. Imagine if the company promoted a beer with similarly offensive imagery about Jewish, black or Latino Americans. The company should cease all promotions and sales of this product. For more information on why such imagery is so offensive, see Billings, Dwight B.; Norman, Gurney; Ledford, Katherine (2000). Back Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813143347. ...

What's not to like?!! Nicest staff, very cool interior with exposed duct work and various sized tables and large glass windows that overlook where they brew the beer. Though I am not a huge beer fan they have a beer made from paw paw fruits that is to die for. I had never even heard of paw paw fruit until I went there and a friend had me try his beer- I was an instant fan. Have also tried the Saison De Fleur: Chamomile beer too and that is very distinctive. Oh! the poster artwork for each beer is collectable. I am not certain if they sell these posters or not but they should- they are classics. Strongly recommended if you are in Pigtown or Federal Hill. Parking is across the street at a lot too so not to...