# Black Viking Brewing — Oakland, Maryland

> Black Viking Brewing in Oakland, Maryland, United States scores 3.49 out of 5 — Poor, #108 in Maryland. 3 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Black Viking Brewing is a brewery in Oakland, Maryland, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.49 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #108 in Maryland. Of the 3 beers we track, 96% are Pale Ale and 4% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.49 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #108 in Maryland · #6,981 in United States · #11,701 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 3

## About

Shaun (Coach Taylor) and Jamil go way back to the basketball court at Wootton High in Montgomery County. They reconnected over a home-brewed beer years later and decided to create a brewery like no other. As the first black-owned brewery in MoCo, Coach Taylor and Jamil share a vision of making great beer accessible to everyone.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 96% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Oakland, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates: 39.4078747, -79.4067116
- Website: https://blackvikingbrewing.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Maryland](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/maryland.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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