The brewery’s 8.5 barrel brewhouse includes 17 barrel fermenters and a pilot system to test out small-batch releases. Diamondback is hoping to produce 2,000 barrels within its first year, starting with their brand new Green Machine IPA and Azacca Blonde Ale.

Heading up the production will be Tim Heath, a former space engineer at Northrup Grumman and brewer at Fairhope Brewing Company in Alabama, who recently moved back to Baltimore.

“Tim was able to make a real name for Fairhope while he was there,” Marshall explained. “He’s not as concerned with all the marketing bells and whistles, he’s really interested in the science and focused on making a damn good beer.”