BEER

Draft Beer Index

What a happy hour beer costs across the DMV.

Last

$5.00

Spread (middle half)

$4.00–$6.00

Change today

no change

Venues

319

90-day trend

Across the week

Sun

$5.00

Mon

$5.00

275

Tue

$5.00

304

Wed

$5.00

309

Thu

$5.00

308

Fri

$5.00

293

Sat

$5.00

102

This index doesn’t move across the week. The small number under each day is how many venues backed it; days without enough venues show a dash rather than a number a handful of bars could swing.

Trading below the index

Every venue behind this index, cheapest first — click any column heading to re-sort. These are the actual listings; click through to check any of them.


Cornerstone Grill & Loft	Bud	mon	$1
Hill East Burger	Old Time Lager Can	sun	$1
The Artemis	Draft Beer	tue	$1
Hot N Juicy Crawfish	Bottle Beer	mon	$1.50
El Rey Tolteca	Draft Beer	mon	$1.99
Casa Tequilla Bar & Grill	Domestic Draft	sun	$1.99
Old Dominion Brewhouse	Draft Beer	mon	$1.99
Philadelphia Tavern	Selected Domestic Drafts	mon	$2
Recessions Lounge	Miller Lite	mon	$2
Dave & Buster's	Coronas	tue	$2.00
The Exchange	Bud	mon	$2
Sweet Fire Donna's	Old School Cans	sun	$2
Hog Shack Bar-B-Q	Domestic Beer	mon	$2
Clare and Don's	Beer	mon	$2.50
Beau Thai	Singhas	sun	$2.50
Alero	Domestic Beers	sun	$2.50
Firefly	Draft Beer	wed	$3
Sudhouse	Beers	sun	$3
The Red Derby	Tecate	tue	$3
Green Pig Bistro	Beer Selection	sun	$3
Old Towne Sports Pub	Domestic Drafts	mon	$3
Nellie's Sports Bar	Nellie Beer	tue	$3
Federalist Pig	Draft Beers	mon	$3
Mandu	Draft Beer (American Craft)	sun	$3
Cafe 8	All Kinds of Beers	sun	$3
Fairgrounds	Domestic Beers	sun	$3
The Fireplace	Domestic Beer	sat	$3
Mum Mum Restaurant	Bottle Beers	mon	$3
El Chucho	Tecate Tallboy	mon	$3
Rockwood	Rockwood Lager	mon	$3
SOCCi	Beers	mon	$3
Larry's Lounge	Domestic Beer	sun	$3
Mr. Smith's	Domestic Beer Bottles	sun	$3
Mark's Pub	Domestic cans	mon	$3
The Auld Shebeen	Bud Light Drafts	mon	$3
Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery	Abita Amber on Tap	mon	$3
Solly's U St. Tavern	Draft Beer	mon	$3
Puttery	Beers	mon	$3
Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar	Miller Lite	mon	$3
Giardino Italian Restaurant	Draft Beers	sun	$3
Piero's Corner	Any Draft	sun	$3
More Better Restaurant & Beer Garden	Draft Beer	mon	$3
Chart House	Domestic Drafts	mon	$3
Lebanese Taverna	Beers	mon	$3
Laporta's Restaurant	Bud Bottles	mon	$3
GCDC Grilled Cheese Bar	Draft Beer	mon	$3
Open Road Grill & Icehouse	Pints	mon	$3
Buck Murphy's Bar	Domestic Bottles	mon	$3
Frisco Tap House	Reckless Beers	mon	$3
Tupelo Honey Cafe	Select Draft Pints	mon	$3
Jaleo	Canitas of Beer	sun	$3
Northside 10	Domestic Bottles	mon	$3
Boundary Stone Public House	Cans of Narragansett Lager (16oz)	mon	$3
The Greene Turtle	Draft lager	mon	$3
Roofers Union	Local Draft Beer	mon	$3
All Set Restaurant & Bar	PBR Cans	sun	$3
Bell20	Bud Light Drafts	mon	$3.20
Glory Days Grill	Busch Light Pint	sun	$3.25
Glory Days Grill	Busch Light Pint	wed	$3.25
Nottingham's Tavern	Domestic Bottles	mon	$3.25
Glory Days Grill	Busch Light Pint	sun	$3.25
Olive Lounge & Grill	Draft Pints	wed	$3.50
DC9	Bud and Bud Light	sun	$3.50
Mezcalero Cocina Mexicana	Draft Beer	mon	$3.50
T.J. Stone's	Yuengling	mon	$3.50
Cactus Cantina	Draft Beer	mon	$3.50
Rams Head Tavern	Domestic Bottles	mon	$3.50
Cafe Citron	Tecate	mon	$3.50
P.J. Skidoos	Draft Beer	mon	$3.50
LIA's	16oz PBR Cans	sun	$3.50
Ned Devine's Irish Pub & Sports Bar	Bottled Beers	mon	$3.75
Irish Channel	Miller Light Drafts	fri	$3.75
Al Dente	Select Beer	mon	$4
O'Malley's Pub	Bottled Beers	sun	$4
Easy Tiger Tavern	Modelos	mon	$4
One Bar & Grill	Modelo	mon	$4
Station 4	Beer of the Month	mon	$4
Dogwood Tavern	Miller Lite	mon	$4
The Ale House Columbia	Select Oliver Ales	mon	$4
City Tap House	Select Craft Cans	mon	$4
The Salt Line Ballston	Gansett Lager	sun	$4
RedRocks Firebrick Pizzeria	Brooklyn Lager	mon	$4
Joe Theismann's Restaurant	Draft Beer	mon	$4
Fiola	Peroni	mon	$4
Luke's Lobster	Maine Microbrews	mon	$4
Red Lounge Bar & Grill	Drafts	fri	$4
Old Hat Bar	Beer of the day	wed	$4
The Elroy	Draft Beers	sun	$4
Open City	Drafts	mon	$4
Cuba Libre	Estrella Damm	sun	$4
Kruba DC	Singha Draft	mon	$4
Loggia Lounge	Beers	tue	$4
Sushiko Chevy Chase	Kirin	mon	$4
Volas Dockside Grill & Hi-Tide Lounge	Draft beer	mon	$4
Daikaya	Sapporo Draft	thu	$4
Annie's Paramount Steak House	Stella Bottles	mon	$4
Helena's Mexican Restaurant	Bottle Beer & Hard Seltzer	mon	$4.00
Bronson Bierhall	Narragansett	mon	$4
Bukom Cafe	Select Beers	mon	$4
Spider Kelly's	Any Beer	mon	$4
Meze	Beers	mon	$4
The Highbinder	Drafts	mon	$4
Tonic	Drafts	thu	$4
Piece Out Del Ray	Miller High Life	tue	$4
Bistro 1890	Craft Draft	mon	$4
Maple Ave Restaurant	Craft Beer	mon	$4
Pizzeria Paradiso	Drafts	tue	$4
Middleton Tavern	Draft Beers (Domestic)	mon	$4
Ben's Next Door	Select Draft Beer	sun	$4
Ted's Bulletin	Draft Beer	mon	$4
Tsu	Seltzers	tue	$4
The Blaguard	PBR Tallboys	mon	$4
Vagabond	Medalla Light	sun	$4
American Ice Company	Astra Can	mon	$4
The Bottom Line	Coors Light Bottles	mon	$4
Trummer's	Selection of Beers	tue	$4
Froggy Bottom Pub	Froggy Bottom Pub Amber	mon	$4
Zooz cocktail garden	Beers	tue	$4
RIS	RUSH Draft Beer	mon	$4
La Malinche	Bottle Beer	sun	$4 Bottle
Madhatter	Beers	mon	$4
China Chilcano	Beers	sun	$4
The Brig Beergarden	Tall Boy 16oz. Cans (Natty Boh)	mon	$4
Parallel Wine and Whiskey Bar	Select Beer	mon	$4
il Canale	Draft Beers	mon	$4
Pizzeria Paradiso	Draft Beer	tue	$4
Charley Chesapeake Chophouse	Peach Shandy	mon	$4
The Barking Dog	Busch Light Drafts	mon	$4
Pinstripes	Draught Beer	sun	$4
Crystal City Sports Pub	Miller Lite Drafts	mon	$4.50
Agua 301	Draft Beers	mon	$4.50
Federal House Bar & Grille	Bud	mon	$4.50
Step-Childe Harold	Corona Extra	sun	$4.50
J. Gilbert's	Domestic Beers	sun	$4.50
Southside 815	Bottles	mon	$4.50
Wilson Hardware Kitchen & Bar	Beers	tue	$4.55
Royal Sands Social Club	Draft Beer	tue	$4.75
Dacha Beer Garden	Pints	mon	$5
Mi Vida	Beers	mon	$5
CODE RED	Draft beer	thu	from $5
Moreland's Tavern	Domestic Drafts	mon	$5
The Board Room	Select Drafts	sun	$5
Samuel Beckett's	Beckett's Pilsner	wed	$5
Teddy & The Bully Bar	Select Beers	sun	$5
Delia's Mediterranean Grill & Brick Oven Pizza	Beer	sun	$5
1331 Bar & Lounge	Beer	mon	$5
Marx Cafe	Heineken	mon	$5
The Light Horse	Main Draft Beers	mon	$5
Surfside Dupont	Select Draft Pints	sun	$5
Clyde's at Mark Center	Miller Lite	sun	$5
Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe	Tap Beers	sun	$5
Hamilton's	Miller Lite Bottles	mon	$5
breadsoda	Beer	mon	$5
Blackwall Hitch	Bottled Beer	mon	$5
Grand Duchess	Bottles & Cans	sun	$5
Jojo Restaurant and Bar	Draft and Bottled Beer	wed	$5
Dos Amigos	Drafts	mon	$5
ANJU	Kirin Ichiban Draft	mon	$5
Masala Art	Beers	wed	$5
Ted's Bulletin	Draft Beers	mon	$5
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse	Davio's Beer	mon	$5
Fitzgerald's	Draught Beers	fri	$5
Ocean Prime	Featured Beers	mon	$5
Courthaus Social	Select Drafts	mon	$5
Walters Sports Bar	Draft Beer	mon	$5
Ottoman Taverna	Beers	sun	$5
The Urban Winery	Draft Beer	tue	$5
Yellowfin Steak & Fishhouse	Draft Beer	sun	$5
Kirwan's Irish Pub	Miller High Life	mon	$5
Chadwicks	Beer	mon	$5
Clyde's Of Gallery Place	Hard Seltzers	sun	$5
Ireland's Four Courts	Four Courts Lager	mon	$5
Elephant & Castle	Domestic Draughts	mon	$5
The Big Board	Draft Beer	mon	$5
Purple Patch	Draft Beers	mon	$5
Smoke & Mirrors	Seltzers and Beers	tue	$5
Wild Tomato	Select Draft Beers	mon	$5
Chima Steakhouse	Beers	mon	$5
Fiorella	Beer	sun	$5
Cubano's Bethesda	Draft Beer	mon	$5
Emmy Squared Pizza Shaw	Select Beer	mon	$5
Johnny Pistolas	Drafts	tue	$5
Perry's Restaurant	Kirin Light	sun	$5
Bowlero	22oz Blue Moon	mon	$5
Banditos Tacos & Tequila	Mexi-Beers	sun	$5
Royal Restaurant	Beers	sun	$5
Billy Hicks	Draft Beer	mon	$5
Cordelia Fishbar	Miller High Life	sun	$5
New Heights Restaurant	Beers	sun	$5
P.J. Clarke's	Draft Beer	mon	$5
Republic Cantina	Modelo Especial	sun	$5
Agora	Draft Beers	mon	$5
West End Wine Bar & Pub	Draft Beer	sun	$5
Hard Rock Cafe	Domestic Drafts	mon	$5
The Royal	Miller High Life	mon	$5
Greenhouse Kitchen + Bar	Draught Beers	mon	$5
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana	Select Draft Beer	mon	$5
B Side	Oxbow Luppolo	tue	$5
Salazar	Corona	sun	$5
Brewer's Cask	Drafts	mon	$5
Chasin' Tails	Draft & Bottled Beers	mon	$5
Babylon Futbol Cafe	Domestic Beer	mon	$5
Mon Ami Gabi	Beer	mon	$5
Succotash	Draft Beers	mon	$5
Anchor Bar Leesburg	Drafts	mon	$5
Cheesetique	Draft Beers	mon	$5
The Grill From Ipanema	Beer	mon	$5
Kramerbooks & Afterwards Cafe & Grill	Drafts	mon	$5
Circa	Draft Beers	mon	$5
Circa	Draft Beers	mon	$5
City Tap House	Beer Drafts and Cans	sun	$5
Shaw's Tavern	Tavern Lager	mon	$5
BARCA Pier & Wine Bar	Beers	wed	$5
Circa	Draft Beers	mon	$5
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace	Draft Beers	mon	$5
All-Purpose Shaw	Beers	sun	$5
Bar Charley	Old Time Lager	sun	$5
Bulldog	Beers	mon	$5
The Admiral	Michelob Ultra	sun	$5.5
First Down Sports Bar	Domestic Drafts	mon	$5.50
Morton's Steakhouse	Beers	sun	$5.50
Trade	Beer	sun	$5.50
Mission Navy Yard	16oz Beers	sun	$5.90
Mission	16oz Draft Beer	sun	$5.95
Farmers Fishers Bakers	Select Draft Beer	mon	$5.99
Stan's Restaurant	Draft Beer	mon	$5.99
The Falls	draft beers	sun	$6
Scarlet Oak	Beer	mon	$6
Señor Ramon Taqueria	Beer	sun	$6
Stellina Pizzeria	Beer	sun	$6
Lucky Danger	Beers	tue	$6
Glover Park Grill	Draft Beers	sun	$6
Officina	Birra	tue	$6
Proper 21	Select Draft	tue	$6
Amparo Fondita	Beers	sun	$6
Clyde's Of Chevy Chase	Draft Beer	sun	$6
Carving Room NoMa	Old Time Lager	mon	$6
Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse	Beers	sun	$6
Grand Central	Draft Beer	sun	$6
Atlas Brew Works	Select Drafts	mon	$6
Crush Dance Bar	Draft Beer	tue	$6
The Dish & Dram	Draft Beer	tue	$6
Mariscos 1133	Cerveza De Barril	mon	$6
Tiffany's Bar and Bistro	Beer	sun	$6
Trio Grill	Draft beers	mon	$6
Cafe Fiorello DC	Beer	sun	$6
Carmine's	Peroni	sun	$6
Duke's Grocery	Selected Craft and Import Beers	mon	$6
Top of the Yard Rooftop Bar	Beer in Can	sun	$6
Free State	Beer	mon	$6
Hank's Oyster Bar, Old Town	Narragansett	mon	$6
The Pub & The People	Select Drafts	sun	$6
La Vie	Beer	wed	$6
Dupont Italian Kitchen	Draught Beers	mon	$6
Boqueria	Cervezas	sun	$6
Proper 21 K	House Drafts	mon	$6
Pappe	Beers	sun	$6
No Goodbyes	Beer	mon	$6
Balos Estiatorio	Beer	mon	$6
Karma Modern Indian	Craft Beer	mon	$6
River Club	Peroni	mon	$6
STK Steakhouse	Modelo Especial	mon	$6
Kbird DC	Beer	sun	$6
Wunder Garten At Noma	Select Drafts	mon	$6
Opaline Bar & Brasserie	Selection of Beers	mon	$6
Hank's Oyster Bar	Beer	mon	$6
Nero	Brews	mon	$6
Sal's Italian Kitchen	Draft Brews	mon	$6
BUDDY'S DC	Selected Draft Beers	mon	$6
Right Proper Kitchen	Select Drafts	mon	$6
MXDC Cocina Mexicana	Beer	sun	$6
Segreto DC Speakeasy Bar	Beer	mon	$6
The Grill	Beers	sun	$6
Absolute Noodle and Sushi Bar	Singha	mon	$6
Black Whiskey	Draft Beer	sun	$6
Josephine Restaurant	Drafts	mon	$6
SER	Draft Beer Pints	sun	$6
Duke's Counter	Beers	mon	$6
The Sovereign	Draft Beers	mon	$6
Equinox	Drafts	tue	$6
Ambar	Beers	mon	$6
Moxies Restaurant	Local craft draft	mon	$6
Death Punch	Draft Beer	mon	$6
Silver Social	Local and Craft Beer	sun	$6
Red Light	Red Light Lager	mon	$6
Grazie Nonna	Italian Lager	mon	$6
Del Mar	Estrella Galicia	sun	$6
Barrel	Beer	mon	$6.50
Boardwalk Bar & Arcade	Draft Beer	sun	$6.95
Lauriol Plaza	Draft Beer	fri	$6.95
Tiger Fork	Carlsberg Pilsner Tall Boys	sun	$7
The Park at 14th	Select Beer	thu	$7
Roscoe's Pizzeria	Craft Beer	mon	$7
Belga Cafe	Simple Beers	sun	$7
Unconventional Diner	Draft beers	mon	$7
Ryleigh's Oyster	Craft draughts	mon	$7
Rappahannock Oyster Bar	House Beer	mon	$7
Fish Market	Widmers Beers	mon	$7
The Capital Burger	Beer on tap	mon	$7
L'Enfant Plaza	Michelob Ultra	mon	$7
Lyon Hall	Beers	tue	$7
Dacha Beer Garden	Pints of Beer	sun	$7
Ghostburger	Draft Beers	sun	$7
District Bites	Drafts	thu	$7
CityBar Rooftop Bar	Beer	mon	$7
Ama	Menabrea Lager, Piemonte	sun	$7
Osteria Morini	Draft Beer	mon	$7
PassionFish	Draft Beers	sun	$7
The Liberty Tavern	Beers	sun	$7
Duke's Grocery	Beer	mon	$7
Edgar Bar & Kitchen	Drafts	mon	$7
Le DeSales	Craft Beers	mon	$7
Zaytinya	Beer	mon	$7
Supra	Draft Beers	mon	$8
Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garten	Paulaner Hefeweizen	wed	$8
King Street Oyster Bar	Draft Beers	sun	$8
Gerrard Street Kitchen	Draft Beer	sun	$8
Brasserie Liberte	Stella Artois	mon	$8
Sequoia	Draft Beers	wed	$8

Excluded from this index

bounds means the price fell outside what this item can plausibly cost — usually a plate price landing in a per-item index. fence means it sat far outside the range every other venue occupies. If a venue below looks like it belongs, the bound is wrong, not the bar.

Crooked Run Fermentation	Italian Pilsner Pitchers	bounds	$20
Quinn's On The Corner	Pitchers	fence	$15
The Midlands Beer Garden	Beer Flights: Pick Any 4 Beers	fence	$10
Kelly's Irish Times	Miller and Blue Moon Products	fence	$15
The Tombs	Busch Light Pitchers	fence	$12
Cafe Berlin	Liters of Warsteiner Pilsener	fence	$10
Chef Geoff's	33oz Supermug Beers	fence	$10
Central Michel Richard	Draft Beers	fence	$10
Chicken + Whiskey	Beer	fence	$15

Bounds for this index: $1.00 to $18.00. Venues must have been updated or verified within 1 year to be priced.