Charm City Meadworks

Name

Charm City Meadworks

Legal name

Charm City Meadworks

Website

https://charmcitymeadworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Mead / Meadery

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

akta.pro primary industry

Mead Producers & Brands (CRADAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mead Production (AFAFAAAF), Cideries & Meadery Tasting Rooms (THAFALAI)

Keywords

• Craft mead
• Honey wine
• Artisanal beverages
• Craft brewery products
• Alcoholic beverage production

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beverage Product Sales: Sale of mead products through multiple channels including taproom, liquor stores, and bars. Products available on draft and to-go.
2. Direct Taproom Sales: On-site sales at taproom locations (previously at E Biddle Street, transitioning to Peabody Heights taproom).
3. Event and Festival Sales: Sales at farmers markets, festivals, and events around Baltimore and DMV area, evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Charm City Meadworks is a craft meadery that produces and sells mead, a honey-based alcoholic beverage. Products are available on draft and to-go at the Peabody Heights taproom in Baltimore and distributed through liquor stores, bars, and at local events in the Baltimore and DMV area.

Product overview

Charm City Meadworks is a meadery producing honey-based alcoholic beverages. The company operates as a single-product producer offering mead on draft and in packaged formats through distribution channels including liquor stores, bars, and their taproom. Following a 2025 partnership with Peabody Heights Brewery, production moved to their facility at 401 E 30th St, Baltimore MD 21218, where products are available on tap and to-go alongside Peabody Heights offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mead Honey-based alcoholic beverage (mead) produced and sold by Charm City Meadworks. Available on draft and to-go at the Peabody Heights taproom in Baltimore, and distributed through liquor stores, bars, and at farmers markets and festivals across the Baltimore and DMV area. Targeted at craft beverage enthusiasts and licensed alcohol retailers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Peabody Heights BrewerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Charm City Meadworks is moving operations to Peabody Heights Brewery facility located at 401 E 30th St, Baltimore MD 21218. This partnership allows CCMW to produce at the Peabody Heights facility with products available on draft and to-go at the PBH taproom. Gift cards from the closed Biddle Street taproom will be honored at Peabody Heights. Montgomery County distribution will be delivered alongside Peabody Heights products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schramm's Mead: Michigan-based craft meadery producing honey-based alcoholic meads in traditional and experimental styles. Direct competitor in the U.S. craft mead category with comparable single-category focus, taproom presence, and bottle/can distribution model.
• Groennfell Meadery: Vermont craft mead producer with a flagship taproom and broad distribution of varietal and session meads. Closely mirrors CCMW's craft meadery + taproom + distributor model on a slightly larger scale.
• B. Nektar Meadery: Ferndale, Michigan craft meadery producing a wide lineup of session and specialty meads for retail and taproom channels. Highly comparable product portfolio, channel mix (retail + on-premise), and craft positioning to Charm City Meadworks.

Broad incumbents

• Angry Orchard Cider House: National craft cider brand with taproom experiences and broad retail distribution. Competes indirectly with Charm City Meadworks for the craft honey/fruit alcoholic beverage occasion and on-premise/shelf space at liquor stores and bars.

Regional players

• Union Craft Brewing: Baltimore craft brewery with a hybrid taproom/brewery model and regional distribution. Shares Charm City Meadworks' on-premise + wholesale mix and Mid-Atlantic presence but with a broader beer portfolio.
• Heavy Seas Brewing: Baltimore-based craft brewery with broad Mid-Atlantic distribution into the same liquor stores, bars, and taprooms that stock Charm City Meadworks. Comparable craft-beverage model competing for the same draft handles and shelf space in CCMW's core market.
• DuClaw Brewing Company: Maryland craft brewer with extensive distribution through DMV on-premise and retail channels. Competes with CCMW for tap placement and consumer attention inside the same regional craft-beverage market.
• Black Heath Meadery: Washington, D.C. craft meadery operating a tasting room and distributing meads around the Mid-Atlantic/DC region. Most direct competitor in Charm City Meadworks' core DMV geography and partial overlap of on-premise and retail footprint.

Others

• True Respite Brewing Company: Maryland craft brewery and taproom operator sharing the Baltimore craft beverage ecosystem with Charm City Meadworks. Provides regional adjacency and channel overlap without producing mead directly.

Emerging players

• Peabody Heights Brewery: Baltimore craft brewery that is now the production and taproom host for Charm City Meadworks under a 2025 partnership. Strategically intertwined: comparable craft beverage production model but offers broader beer portfolio that complements CCMW's mead-only lineup.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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