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Current Registration List
UPDATED: 4/25/23 10:15AM
The following cideries/meaderies/breweries have successfully registered for the Maryland Craft Beer Festival:
- 1623 Brewing Co
- 1812 Brewery
- 5th Company Brewing
- 7 Locks Brewing
- Abbeywood Brewing Company
- Antietam Brewery
- Attaboy Beer
- Baile Farm Brewing
- Black Flag Brewing Co
- Brewery Fire
- Brookeville Beer Farm
- Calvert Brewing Company
- Checkerspot Brewing Company
- Clear Skies Meadery
- Crooked Crab Brewing Company
- Cushwa Brewing Company
- Denizens Brewing Co.
- Diamondback Brewing Co
- Evolution Craft Brewing
- Falling Branch Brewery
- Flying Dog Brewery
- Guinness Open Gate Brewery
- Hawkeye Brewery
- Heavy Seas Beer
- Idiom Brewing Co
- Independent Brewing Company
- Inverness Brewing
- Key Brewing Co
- Landmade Brewing
- Liquidity Aleworks
- Lone Oak Farm Brewing Co
- Manor Hill Brewing
- Midnight Run Brewing
- Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm
- Ministry of Brewing
- Mobtown Brewing Company
- Monocacy Brewing Co/Brewer's Alley
- Mully's Brewery
- Mystique Barrel Brewing and Lager House
- Nepenthe Brewing Co
- Olde Mother Brewing
- Oliver Brewing Co
- Peabody Heights Brewery
- Pherm Brewing Company
- Pickett Brewing Company
- Prospect Point Brewing
- Pub Dog Brewing Co.
- Red Shedman Farm Brewery
- Rockwell Brewery
- Ruhlman Brewery
- Saints Row Brewing
- Sapwood Cellars
- Shoal Draft Cider
- Silly Yak Beer Company
- Silver Branch Brewing
- Slate Farm Brewery
- Smoketown Brewing Station
- Smoketown Creekside
- Steinhardt Brewing
- Streetcar 82 Brewing Company
- Ten Eyck Brewing Co
- Thick and Thin Brewing Company
- True Respite Brewing Company
- Two Story Chimney Ciderworks
- Uncle Dirtys Brew Works
- Union Craft Brewing
- Upper Stem Brewery
- Waredaca Brewing
The Brewers Association of Maryland returns to the Carroll Creek Linear Park/ MARC Commuter lot in Frederick for the 2023 Maryland Craft Beer Festival! We're thrilled to be gathering with you for this great festival DOZENS OF MARYLAND BREWERIES (including a few breweries not yet open to the public!) pouring more than 200 unique, beers – all brewed in Maryland.
In addition, there will be live music and a great selection of food and craft vendors throughout the festival.
Average attendance Approximately 4,000 people
Enthusiast Tasting Pass
$65.00
- 12:00 pm Entry
- Get early access to small-batch & limited edition beers and enjoy samples of beer from your favorite Maryland breweries!
- Exclusive Brewers Association of Maryland Tasting Glass
- TONS of MD Beer to Sample
General Tasting Pass
$45.00
- 1:30 pm Entry
- Enjoy samples of beer from your favorite Maryland breweries!
- Souvenir Brewers Association of Maryland Tasting Glass
- TONS of MD Beer to Sample
Designated Driver Admission Pass
$15.00
- Non-drinkers gain full access of the event.
- Water is available for free at stations placed throughout the event.
- Kids 12 and under are free!
Set- Up Info
Setup style Pop-up tents will be set up along a linear park.
Sitemap and layout All Breweries will be in 10x10 spaces. Members will choose a spot at Membership meeting prior to the event.
- Layout will be available the week before the event.
Setup Schedule 8am-11am Saturday morning
Electricity Not avaliable
Ice First 2 bags are free. Any additional ice used will be for a fee.
Water is available on-site
Each Brewery attending brings its own 10x10 pop-up, tables, linens, POS systems and everything else they will need to pour and sell beer.
Glassware (5oz-GA/ 9oz- VIP) will be provided. If you wish to sell full pours you will be responsible for providing your own 12oz or 16oz cups
Beer Needs
Each brewery is asked to bring 4 1/2bbls of beer or the equivalent in 1/6bbls.
Breweries are allowed to bring beer to-go.
Certificate of Insurance
The certificate must indicate that you have general and liquor liability (General = $1mil per occurrence).
*Breweries in-planning only need general liability insurance*
Certificate Holder:
Brewers Association of Maryland
1783 Forest Drive, #343
Annapolis, MD 21401
List the following as additional insured:
- Brewers Association of Maryland (1783 Forest Drive, #343, Annapolis, MD 21401)
- Frederick County, MD (12 East Church Street, Frederick MD 21701 )
- The City of Frederick, Maryland (101 North Court Street, Frederick MD 21701)
Email insurance certificate to Jalita Boffman (jalita@growandfortify.com)
COI MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THURSDAY, MAY 11TH. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Site Map
PLEASE NOTE THIS 2022 SITE MAP
2023 site map will be available a week prior to the event.
Stipend
$200 base stipend, + $0.03 per person add on.
Community
Connect with 70 people attending this event
Sponsors and Partners
Volunteer/ Staff
Each Brewery is afforded 5 [five] volunteer passes for use by legitimate staff and volunteers only.
Sign up will be available 2 weeks prior to the event.
Promotion
Help us promote the 2023 Maryland Craft Beer Festival, presented by Visit Frederick! We've got some graphics for you to use and encourage you to share this great event with your followers. The event link is https://mdcraftbeerfestival.com.
Graphics & Video Links
- Feed Image (1080x1080) LINK
- Story Video (1080x1920) LINK
- Feed Video (1920x1080) LINK
- Poster 11"x17" LINK
- Postcard 5"x7" LINK
Mentions and Hashtags
Please, be sure to mention @marylandbeer (IG) in your posts and use the hashtags #MDBeer #MDCraftBeerFestival!