BreweryAmerican craft, hop-forward and lager$$Thu-Fri 15:00-21:00, Sat 13:00-21:00, Sun 13:00-19:00Thu-Fri 16:00-21:00, Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-19:00
DC Brau Brewing in Washington DC is the city's first post-Prohibition brewery, founded 2011 by Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall on Bladensburg Road NE.
Tip: Brewery tours run Saturdays at 13:00; the taproom takes growlers and 32oz crowlers. Cash and card.
BrewerySaison, lager, mixed-fermentation$$Mon-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-19:00Wed-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-20:00
Right Proper Brewing Brookland Production House in Washington DC is the larger Brookland Girard Street brewery from Leah and Thor Cheston, with saison.
Tip: Raised By Wolves saison is the brewery's flagship; the Northern Brewer fest releases run Saturday afternoons.
BreweryAmerican craft, broad style range$$Mon-Thu 11:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-01:30, Sun 11:00-23:00Mon-Sun 11:00-00:00
Bluejacket Brewery in Washington DC is the Navy Yard Tingey Street brewery from Neighborhood Restaurant Group, with 20 house beers on tap and a full-service.
Tip: Order the four-beer tasting flight to walk the range; the gose is the brewery's most-awarded beer.
BreweryAmerican craft, hop-forward$$Sun-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00Wed-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri 16:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-19:00
Atlas Brew Works Bridge District in Washington DC is the Anacostia Howard Road SE brewery from Justin Cox since 2025, the relocated DC flagship.
Tip: The taproom replaced the Ivy City flagship after its 2025 closure; brewery tours run Saturdays with a flight ticket.
BreweryPale ale, pilsner, American craft$$Tue 17:00-21:00, Wed-Fri 16:00-22:00, Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 23:00-20:00Wed-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri 16:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-20:00
City-State Brewing in Washington DC is James Warner's Edgewood-Brookland brewery in a 13,000 square-foot former freight rail depot since 2021.
Tip: The brewery is on the Metropolitan Branch Trail; food trucks pull up Friday and Saturday afternoons. 8 Wards IPA is the flagship pour.