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Brewer’s Alley is a lower key place in Frederick, but still a very nice place to stop in and relax. We did a flight of their darker beers (six 5oz pours). They have a good verity including cask aged, barleywine and seltzers. They are located in the heart of the city north of the Canal which is still a charming area. They are surrounded by small shops, restaurants and wineries. We sat at the bar and had their pizza which was pretty good. We want to go back again later in the day to see how lively they get and check out their rooftop deck.

janice don

Great brunch place. Must get in early or you will have problems getting a seat. Not fond of the crab Egg Benedict but one can love it (had them add spinach to make it more of Eggs Florentine). Family fought over the mac n cheese and deserts. Excellent bloody marys.

Mark A. Archer, PhD

Gathered there for a family lunch. The interior looked like a newly renovated pub with a touch of up scale modern. Glass walls looked out at the Old Town streets. The food was basic bar food with an upscale foo foo touch. Good, but not great. Their craft beer selection was tasty, but not extensive. There was a good crowd that all seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Lara Grant

Dropped in on Friday early evening to see if the brew compares to other local watering holes. Found plenty of servers, no waiting, and plenty of seats waiting for the after work start weekend early crowd. Bar is straight back past hostess station. Barstools ready for thirsty customers and why I came, fresh brew IPA on tap. Not quite selection of the 20 tap place nearby but decent "high octane" pale are and nut brown ale on menu. Noticed others were enjoying mixed cocktail 🍸 in plastic tubas, for what reason in beer bar, remains to be seen. The usual bar food as well as extensive choices awaits the hungry. Keeping it simple went with tavern burger 🍔. Along with adequately cooled pale ale, burger and fries (skinny kinda like frozen grocery store variety) with generic ketchup were well received. On medium burger was seared nicely outside and juicy inside just the way its designed to be. Another draft later and despite asking for the same pale ale, got nut brown instead. The bar maid needed refresher on how to distinguish between the lighter and darker shades of brew.. But hey it's Friday night 🌙 in Frederick and what do you expect... Overall decent food and brew despite what other reviewers described. Just keep expectations at eye level and go with it. I hear there's a rooftop seating area to enjoy downtown Frederick skyline which is surprisingly beautiful this time of year. Just stick to the plan. It's a beer bar, bar food. From there sky's the limit.