Key Brewing Co. — Restaurant in Baltimore

The taproom is worth visiting for the barrel aged Chesapeake common alone. Barrel aging takes a decent brew, and a bold style for a relatively new brewery to take on, to a new level. The barrel aged version is velvety smooth with strong bourbon notes and character, with a balanced finish in part due to the use of the northern hops blending their natural like floral, fruit notes and subtle woody undertones perfectly to the elements of the barrel aging all while retaining a cleaner finish on the palate then most barrel aged efforts. The #10 lb test IPA was also a star, I suspect that dry hopping is involved as this balanced IPA has a wonder balance of malt and hop tones while not having the fruit notes or tang from the hop selection of the other IPA that was on tap. Copy Cat Sour was an excellent take on a sour, which or a love it or hate it style of brew for most, Copy Cat had the right amount of zip to set it apart while still being clean enough to allow you to taste the notes and subtle elements of whatever you taste next, whether it be another beverage or food. It would go great served with smoked, baked or broiled seafood or sourdough sandwich.

All in all we're lucky to have a trio of excellent tasting room options emerge within the past few years in the Baltimore Metro area, Union, Peabody and Key all are authentic tasting rooms, not brew pubs, that offer the freshest beers available in a laid back atmosphere and staff that is able to provide insight into the brews, their development throughout the creative process, and history of the brewery and...

It's off the beaten path by itself at the end of an industrial area, but it's nice once you are inside. They had 3 bartenders working there on a Saturday and they had no problems handling everyone there (pretty full). In addition to live bands, there are plenty of games to keep you and little ones entertained (yes, you can bring the little ones). They also had a food truck outside. Oh, and the beer is pretty good with a good variety, including their popular On Point beer, and flights are available (merch too). Unfortunately, they are not dog-friendly but if you're okay leaving the pooch at home, there's plenty to like...

Always happy to have local craft beer places! The first Key Brewing beer I ever had I frankly didn't enjoy. But that's why breweries make more than one beer! Key has a nice space in a massive industrial "park," with lots of seating, a big room with games such as foosball and ping-pong, and pretty big bar with a nice, healthy selection of brews on at any given time. Servive is consistently good and attentive, and food is often on offer via food trucks or other mobile vendor. It's a bit chilly when the weather is real cold, being that the big warehouse space is very tough to heat......