Two Bars in Maryland the Experts Say You Shouldn't Miss

Two of the country’s best beer bars are in the Baltimore area, while a Washington, D.C. watering hole also earned high praise, according to Draft magazine.

Brewer’s Art in Mount Vernon and Max’s Taphouse in Fells Point rank among the top 100 beer bars in the country, according to the Washington Business Journal. This is the third straight year both bars have made the list.

In the Washington area, ChurchKey was recognized for its flavors and recommendations to customers.

The magazine’s editors say this is their criteria for earning a spot on the list: We needed to walk out of these places saying, “Now there’s a bar that really, really cares about your experience with beer. … We don’t want to send you to a place where the server doesn’t look up from her texting when you ask questions, or where you’ll be told a saison “is basically a lager. … We’d rather you to go to ChurchKey in D.C., where beers are smartly grouped by flavor (citrusy, woodsy, etc.), rather than just by style.”

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