. for the tall ship see clipper city schooner . clipper city brewing company industry alcoholic beverage founded 1995 founder hugh sisson headquarters baltimore maryland united states products beer production output 34 000 barrels year owner hugh sisson website www.hsbeer.com heavy seas beer is brewed by clipper city brewing company in baltimore maryland . the brewery was established by hugh sisson in 1995 . previously sisson operated maryland s first brewpub sisson s. 1 in 2010 the brewery rebranded . while the name of the company remains clipper city brewing company all of its beer falls under the heavy seas brand . heavy seas hosts tours on most weekends . 2 it is located at 4615 hollins ferry road suite b in the halethorpe section of baltimore . 3 heavy seas currently offers a variety of beer styles in approx . 18 states within the united states . several heavy seas beers have been awarded and include the following cutlass amber lager a repeat medal winner at the great american beer festival from 2006 2010 bronze medal winner at the 2010 world beer cup and silver medal winner at the 2012 world beer cup as heavy seas m rzen powder monkey pale ale silver medal winner at the 2008 great american beer festival and bronze medal winner at the 2010 world beer cup as heavy seas pale ale small craft warning uber pils bronze medal winner at the 2004 great american beer festival gold ale gold medal winner at the 2010 world beer cup bronze medal winner at the 2010 great american beer festival and bronze medal winner at the 2014 great american beer festival as heavy seas gold ale and winter storm imperial esb gold medal winner at the 2008 world beer cup . contents 1 history 2 beers 2.1 year round offerings 2.2 seasonal offerings 2.3 uncharted waters 2.4 now in cans 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1994 hugh sisson left his family owned and operated brewpub sisson s to focus on brewing beer at a larger scale . sisson who is responsible for the legalization of brewpubs in the state of maryland originally targeted baltimoreans as his main consumer base ; he intended to fill the niche left open by the relocation of the national bohemian brand . clipper city was named after the clipper ship which was first constructed in baltimore . when the craft brewing industry experienced a contraction in the late 90s 4 clipper city resorted to contract brewing to stay afloat financially . in 2003 clipper city started its heavy seas brand intended for higher gravity beers . the new brand took off ; the beers under the heavy seas line could sell in more states than could clipper city beers limited as they were by insular branding . due to the steady success of the heavy seas brand sisson and his crew decided to rebrand clipper city beers in 2010 ; the beers under the clipper city brand now sell as heavy seas gold ale heavy seas powder monkey pale ale and heavy seas cutlass amber lager . in 2011 the brewery tacked on 10 000 square foot addition to its 15 000 sq. ft. brewery . heavy seas beers sell in 18 states from florida to maine and as far west as michigan . 1 beers edit year round offerings edit gold ale approx . 4.5 % abv powder monkey pale ale approx . 4.75 % abv cutlass amber lager approx . 5.25 % abv loose cannon american hop ipa approx . 7.25 % abv peg leg imperial stout approx . 8 % abv small craft warning uber pils approx . 7 % abv seasonal offerings edit name availability style abv % black cannon jan mar retired black ipa 7.25 deep six 5 jan mar robust english style porter 6.8 double cannon 6 apr jun double ipa 9.5 riptide 7 apr jun white ipa 7.25 red sky at night jul sep retired belgian style saison ale 7.5 winter storm 8 oct dec category 5 ale extra special strong bitter esb 7.5 uncharted waters edit heavy seas most creative offerings influenced by the addition of wood . name availability style abv % siren noire 9 january imperial chocolate stout aged in bourbon barrels 9.5 big dipa march retired double ipa aged on oak 10.5 phantom ship 10 mar apr tripel aged in bourbon barrels 9.5 holy sheet may retired uber abbey ale aged in brandy barrels 9 blackbeard s breakfast 11 may june imperial coffee porter aged in bourbon barrels 10 plank iii july retired belgian style ale aged on jamaican allspice wood 8 red sky at morning 12 jul aug belgian style saison aged in chardonnay barrels 10 great er pumpkin 13 sep oct bourbon barrel aged pumpkin ale 10 yule tide 14 dec jan weizen dopplebock aged in jamaican rum barrels 9 now in cans edit loose cannon american ipa 7.25 % abv references edit a b ladd jenn 2011 10 05 . ale blazer news and features baltimore city paper . citypaper.com . retrieved 2011 11 09 . brewery tours heavy seas beer . hsbeer.com . retrieved 2011 11 09 . directions to the brewery heavy seas beer . hsbeer.com . retrieved 2011 11 09 . american craft brewing modern history . brewers association . 2011 10 10 . retrieved 2011 11 09 . http www.hsbeer.com beer deep six http www.hsbeer.com beer double cannon http www.hsbeer.com beer riptide http www.hsbeer.com beer winter storm http www.hsbeer.com beer siren noire http www.hsbeer.com beer phantom ship http www.hsbeer.com beer blackbeards breakfast http www.hsbeer.com beer red sky at morning http www.hsbeer.com beer greater pumpkin ale http www.hsbeer.com beer yule tide external links edit heavy seas website history of sisson s and oxford brewing company profile of hugh sisson heavy seas page on beeradvocate.com coordinates 39 13 50 n 76 40 31 w 39.23056 n 76.67528 w 39.23056 ; 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