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The Frederick Brewery scene is tremendous, and it is one of the best in Maryland. Downtown Frederick is a great place to visit if you are a beer or brewery lover. The cluster of breweries that have developed around Carroll Creek Park and Market Street makes for an excellent brewery crawl in Frederick!
In this article, we list our favorite Downtown Frederick Breweries. These are all breweries in downtown Frederick or within the city.
(Did we miss a place? Did we rank something too high or low? Let us know in the comments.)
Rankings: Best Breweries in Frederick MD
Map of Frederick Breweries
Why We Love It: Attaboy has it all. Excellent downtown location right off Carroll Creek Park. Roomy indoor beer hall. Rotating set of beers on tap. Regular food trucks. The outdoor seating area is pleasant despite being surrounded by a parking lot.
Attaboy has become a Frederick landmark, and today is also a popular event location (Attaboy Barrel House). In fact, the first visit Nicole and I had to Attaboy was a few years ago when the Frederick Wedding Show as held partially at Attaboy (great way to encourage male participation!).
- 400 Sagner Ave # 400, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.301.338.8229
- www.attaboybeer.com
- facebook.com/attaboybeer
Why We Love It: Olde Mother Brewing Company has much going for it. First is the downtown location right on North Market Street. It’s only a few blocks north of the main downtown drag in Frederick.
It’s also been around for almost ten years, so it has had time to perfect its brew-making techniques. Beers on the menu are always high quality, including mainstays ‘Hank’ (American Lager) and Impressionist (Hazy IPA).
But our favorite reason to visit Olde Mother is the associated restaurant in the back of the brew house. Fifty Fifty Burger makes arguably the best burgers in Frederick.
- 526 N Market St, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.240.877.7392
- www.oldemother.com
- facebook.com/OldeMother
Why We Love It: Steinhardt is one of the several breweries near Carroll Creek Park’s east section, making for a great Frederick beer crawl. Steinhardt is a significant operation and has maybe the longest menu of beers in the area, everything from ales to lagers to stouts.
If you like Flemish and Belgian-style ales, Steinhardt also produces several of these to try.
It’s a great place to visit on a nice day when you can sit outside along the creek and watch pedestrians go by. Live music inside is also a regular thing at Steinhardt.
- 340 E Patrick St Suite 100-102, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.240.651.0057
- steinhardtbrewing.com/
- facebook.com/Steinhardtbrewingcompany
Why We Love It: Idiom is next door and attached to Steinhardt, also along Carroll Creek. And let me tell you, Frederick residents LOVE Idiom and its beer. So if you want to visit a brewery that the locals think is best, head to Idiom.
The indoor taproom is a fun place to visit, but again, my preference is outdoors along the creek. There are generally ~18 beers on tap, so there is plenty to try.
Idiom is also one of the beers you will quite likely find on the menu in a Frederick restaurant.
- 340 E Patrick St #104, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.240.578.4152
- www.idiombrewing.com
- facebook.com/idiombrewingco
Why We Love It: Monocacy Brewing is a Frederick mainstay. It’s slightly north of downtown on North Market, close to the intersection with Schifferstadt. The brewery is in an interesting building that once was the Ebert’s Ice Cream plant.
The best thing Monocacy has going is the beer itself. High-quality ales and lagers are always on tap, and it seems to be the kind of brewery that knows what it’s good at and sticks to it. In fact, the ‘Brewtiful Lager’ might be my favorite local Frederick Beer.
Monocacy Beers are also featured prominently around Frederick, including at Frederick Keys games at Nymeo Field.
- 1781 N Market St, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.240.457.4232
- monocacybrewing.com
- facebook.com/MonocacyBrewing
Why We Love It: The Rockwell Brewery on East Street has been around since 2017 and serves a solid list of craft brews. My Rockwell favorites tend to be the IPAs, and the ‘B.I.G. Juicy New England IPA’ is not only pretty popular around town but also an award winner.
But Rockwell really shook up the Frederick Brewery scene in 2023 when it opened its Rockwell Riverside location. This large taproom is a super cool place to hang out and drink craft beer, and they also have cocktails! In fact, when Nicole and I recently visited, she had several of their craft cocktails made from Rockwell Seltzer.
- 8411 Broadband Drive k, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.301.732.4880
- rockwellbrewery.com
- facebook.com/rockwellbrewery
Why We Love It: This is a different sort of place that provides a different brewery experience and is well worth a visit. Midnight Run is also on the north side of downtown in the middle of a strip mall. You won’t be blown away by the tap room or beer garden.
But Midnight Run embodies the entire concept of ‘craft beer.’ As Jimmy, the bartender, explained on our last visit, the owners, Rick and Brent, are Frederick County school teachers whose real passion is making beer. Midnight Run is the result.
The resulting tap list are beers that are truly unique. They don’t tend to fall into the usual categories, and they are also on the strong side (so moderate accordingly!).
- 912 N East St, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.240.651.1424
- midnightrunbrewing.com
- facebook.com/MidnightRunBrew
Why We Love It: RAK Brewing burst on the Frederick brewery scene in late 2023 when taking over the space initially occupied by Smoketown Brewery. It now resides in the same Carroll Creek brewery cluster with Attaboy, Steinhardt, and Idiom.
RAK focuses on providing an upscale brewery experience. The taproom is elegant and sophisticated (and can get quite crowded), with upscale furnishing and seating. The tap list is shorter than most breweries, likely by choice.
If you are wondering, the brewery’s name is short for “Random Acts of Kindness,” a tribute to the owner’s various non-profit endeavors.
- 400 Sagner Ave #100, Frederick, MD 21701
- +1.240.446.9034
- rakbrewing.com
- facebook.com/RAKBrewingCo
Why We Love It: This is the only true Farm Brewery in Frederick, as Prospect Point technically sits ~4 miles and 10 minutes from downtown Frederick. But it is still very easy to get to if you are in the city and will give you a very different experience from the others on the list.
Prospect Point is the type of place to bring your kids and dog and sit outside enjoying craft beer. Prospect is on Carroll Farms and has beautiful countryside views from the outdoor seating area. Weekends usually include food trucks and live music.
If it’s an indoor day, you can still visit Prospect and enjoy their comfortable tap room.
- 5500a Jefferson Pike, Frederick, MD 21703
- +1.240.997.9265
- prospectpointbrewing.com
- facebook.com/prospectpointbrew
