D.C. Good Beer Guides

Now and again, the beer guy takes a detour.

And last evening, on a warm Washington, D.C. almost-summer night, it was to a gimlet, concocted with Scotland's Hendricks Gin.


But if I had wanted a beer, I might have consulted the blog DC Beer for its mashup guides to good-beer bars and restaurants, listed by neighborhood.

• Capitol Hill Beer Map
• Downtown Beer Map
• Dupont Beer Map
• Georgetown Beer Map
• H Street Beer Map
• U Street Beer Map

Now ... plan your own Washington, D.C. good-beer pub crawl.