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Chabalowski, left, and Bolton enjoy a beer and the view of the Susquehanna River in Havre De Grace.
makes hoppy offerings such as Come See About
My Pale Ale, a crisp pour with hints of lemon
and lime, and malty ones like Belaying Pin,
a brown ale with notes of espresso and dark
chocolate.
B. Oats, an oatmeal stout, has already become
a menu staple. Chabalowski attributes the
beer’s popularity in part to an easy-drinking 4%
alcohol by volume. While many craft breweries are known for beers with higher alcohol
content, he and Bolton have made it a point to
ensure there are plenty of options in the 4% to
6% range. (If you want a heavier beer, there are
some of those, too, including the #4Pound, a
10.6% alcohol-by-volume hoppy triple IPA with
tropical notes and a malty backbone.)
Brewing operations at Market Street have an
environmental bent; thanks to some high-efficiency brewing equipment, the brewery only
uses a little more than two gallons of water to
make one gallon of beer. That’s a fraction of the
amount needed when using regular equipment,
which uses a ratio of seven gallons of water to
one gallon of beer.
Drinks are served from a 1948 Cruise Craft
boat transformed into a bar by another local
attorney with a side passion, Daniel Donlick,
who is also a skilled woodworker. The taproom
is filled with nautical touches, including a boat
suspended from the ceiling, wood paneling and
oars and a compass rose mounted on the wall.
The brewery building, a long vacant former
retail outlet, might feature one of the biggest
open spaces in town, by Bolton’s estimate. The
taproom fits 140 seats as well as a “living room”
with four sofas, games and a TV mounted on
the wall. The brewery is family-friendly and
dog-friendly, and hosts a full calendar of events,
including dance and yoga classes, paint nights
and book club meetings. Though there’s no
kitchen at Market Street, visitors usually have
the option of snagging some snacks from food
trucks parked around the corner.
Besides the beer, the brewery has one more
big draw: tall windows with views of the water,
where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay.
“Havre de Grace’s waterfront has been criminally underused in the last 30 years,” Chabalowski said. “Once we saw the water we were
like, this is cool. This is where we need to be.”
Market Street Brewery
203 Market St., Suite 110, Havre De Grace.
443-502-2192. marketstreetbreweryhdg.com
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