Best Craft Beer Happy Hours In Washington, D.C.

Craft beer refers to beer that is produced by small, independent breweries that use traditional brewing methods. These beers can be hard to find, and can be expensive, so here is a list of D.C. venues that are featuring craft beer happy hours. At these spots, you can sample different craft beers for a reasonable price, just be sure to pay attention to what their happy hour times are.

Food, Wine & Co.
7272 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 652-8008
www.foodwineandco.com

It may be called Food, Wine, & Co., but this spot has the most extensive craft beer selection in Bethesda and one of the best in the area. Different beers are available during the happy hour, which is 4 to 6 p.m. daily. On Mondays, the happy hour goes until 7 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, it extends until 10 p.m. Enjoy your beer with one of the many appetizers, which includes fried tots, edamame and heirloom tomato gazpacho.

Smoke and Barrel
2471 18th St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 319-9353
www.smokeandbarreldc.com

Smoke and Barrel offers four drafts for $4 each during happy hour, which is from 5 to 7 p.m. daily. On Wednesdays, all drafts are half off. Enjoy your craft beers with one of the delicious appetizers or entrees. Vegetarians will love the vegetarian BBQ selection, which includes vegan wings, veggie chili, fried pickles, sweet potato fries and vegan spare ribs.

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Republic
6939 Laurel Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 270-3000
www.republictakoma.com

This Takoma Park restaurant from the Black Restaurant Group has a great craft beer happy hour everyday from 3 to 7 p.m. During happy hour, it offers $3 half pints of local craft beers including Starr Hill, DBB Vienna Lager and Port City Optimal Wit. Enjoy snacks such as fries, spiced sweet potato chips, fried pickles and olives with your beer as well as a variety of sandwiches. If the weather is nice, you can enjoy happy hour on the charming back patio.

B Too
1324 14^th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 627-2800
www.btoo.com

B Too is a Belgian restaurant on 14^th Street that offers three $5 craft beers for happy hour. Happy hour takes place daily from 4 to 7 p.m. The venue is a fun spot to meet with friends. Be sure to get an order of Belgian frites to go with your beer, and you may want to consider staying for dinner to sample more of the food and other beers from the extensive list.

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Priya Konings is a freelance writer and restaurant critic in Washington D.C. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.