Documenting the history of beer bottling and brewing in Baltimore, Maryland

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Baltimore was once one of the most prolific beer-bottling cities in the United States. From the mid-19th century through the end of Prohibition, hundreds of breweries, bottlers, glass houses, and potters operated across the city, producing a remarkable diversity of stoneware vessels to glass beer bottles.

This archive catalogs the physical artifacts of that industry — bottles, closures, and lip treatments — alongside the organizations that produced them. Each entry is documented with provenance, historical context, and archival photography.

The collection is ongoing. If you have a Baltimore bottle or know of one not yet catalogued, we invite you to contribute a find.