Hellbender Brewing in Washington DC is the Riggs Park 2nd Street brewery from Patrick Mullane and Ben Evans since 2014, named for the eastern hellbender salamander with a Czech pilsner focus.
Tip: The Southern Tier-style Stout series rotates seasonally; the year-round Bare Bones Pilsner is the editorial flagship.
Address: 5788 2nd St NE, Washington, DC 20011, Washington DC
Other Half Brewing DC in Washington DC is the Ivy City satellite of the Brooklyn brewery on Okie Street NE, with hazy IPAs and barrel-aged stouts brewed at the DC location for local release.
Tip: Saturday IPA can releases sell out by 14:00; queue starts at 11:00 on the sidewalk. Limit 2 cases per person.
Lost Generation Brewing in Washington DC is the Brookland Kearny Street brewery from John Trogner since 2018, with a European focus on Czech-style pilsners and Belgian-influenced saisons.
Tip: The Belgian-tripel can release runs once a quarter; sign up for the mailing list for the drop schedule.
Aslin Beer Company Eckington in Washington DC is the First Street NE DC taproom of the Herndon, Virginia brewery, with hazy IPAs, pastry stouts and sour ales brewed for direct-to-tap release.
Tip: Bring growlers; the brewery fills 32oz crowlers on site. The Sunday brunch with food truck is the local move.
DC Brau Brewing in Washington DC is the city's first post-Prohibition brewery, founded 2011 by Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall on Bladensburg Road NE, with The Public flagship pale ale on draft.
Tip: Brewery tours run Saturdays at 13:00; the taproom takes growlers and 32oz crowlers. Cash and card.
Right Proper Brewing Brookland Production House in Washington DC is the larger Brookland Girard Street brewery from Leah and Thor Cheston, with saison, lager and barrel-aged wild ales.
Tip: Raised By Wolves saison is the brewery's flagship; the Northern Brewer fest releases run Saturday afternoons.
Bluejacket Brewery in Washington DC is the Navy Yard Tingey Street brewery from Neighborhood Restaurant Group, with 20 house beers on tap and a full-service dining room (The Arsenal) attached.
Tip: Order the four-beer tasting flight to walk the range; the gose is the brewery's most-awarded beer.
