A group of colleagues gathered in front of the Checkerspot sign and brewhouse, glasses raised
Private Events

Retirement Parties at Checkerspot

A few reserved tables to 150 upstairs · up to 500 for the whole building

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Thirty years in the same building deserves a better send-off than a sheet cake in the break room. A retirement party is part roast, part thank-you, and part reunion, because people come back for these who have not been seen in the office for a decade.

A South Baltimore brewery with a stage for the speeches and a bar that keeps up makes the evening.

The speeches

There is a stage and sound in the big room, and two projectors for the photos everyone has been quietly collecting. The boss gets the microphone, then the friend who knows the real stories gets it.

Any size, often at short notice

A few reserved tables after work can come together with a day's notice. The semi-private mezzanine takes twenty to a hundred and fifty. For a whole department, the big room takes five hundred.

Family welcome

Partners, kids and grandkids come to these, and we are family-friendly. Root beer, soda and non-alcoholic beer are on the list alongside our own beer and wine.

Make it theirs

Bring the cake, the banner and the card everybody signed. Order from our kitchen or bring a caterer. Free parking means nobody leaves early to feed a meter.

The space

A look at the room

A full house watching a speaker on the Checkerspot stage
Room for the speeches
A long table of friends sharing drinks in the Checkerspot taproom
One long table
Two Checkerspot staff pouring at the main bar
A bar that keeps up
The cake and the cardBring both. We will find them a table.
The cake and the card
Questions

Before you get in touch

Can you do a retirement party at short notice?
Often, yes. A few reserved tables can come together with a day's notice. A bigger party is worth a few weeks.
Is there a stage and AV for speeches?
Yes. A stage, sound, and two projectors for a slideshow.
Can we bring our own cake?
Yes. Cakes and desserts are always welcome.
Can we bring our own food?
Yes. Order from our kitchen, bring your own caterer, or mix the two. Your menu or ours.
Are kids welcome?
Yes. Checkerspot is family-friendly.
Is there parking?
Plenty, and it is free: a lot at the brewery, plus street parking all around it.
How does booking work?
Send us your date and a rough headcount through the form below and we will come back to you. Once it is set you get a contract, so everything we agreed is in writing.
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Tell us about your retirement party

Tell us what you're planning and we'll take it from there.

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