Although I’ve been on record noting my relatively muted reaction to yet another beer week in DC, DC Beer Week does have a ton of awesome events that highlight what a great beer city DC has become. I’ll defer mostly to the great previews highlighted by Fritz Hahn/Going Out Gurus/WaPo, DCist, Young & Hungry/Washington City Paper (be sure to pick up a copy of this week’s Beer Issue too), but below I’ll list my top choice each day that is either free or close to free.

• Sunday August 11th
  • DC Brau/Stillwater Tap Take Over
    • Meridian Pint
    • All day
    • $3 beers after 11p
• Monday August 12th
  • DMV Does Beer
    • Kramerbooks & Afterwards Cafe
    • 6-10p
    • $10 three 7 oz. flights from DC Brau, Lost Rhino, and Evolution
• Tuesday August 13th
  • Tar Heel State Beer Invasion
    • The Black Squirrel
    • 5-11p
    • Draft beer from 6 NC breweries, string band starting at 8 & Carolina BBQ
• Wednesday August 14th
  • Schlafly Beer Night
    • Carving Room
    • Starts at 4p
    • Six draft Schlafly beers – $5 all night
• Thursday August 15th
  • Bell’s Take Over CK
    • ChurchKey
    • 20 drafts and casks from everyone’s favorite Michigan brewery
• Friday August 16th
  • Blind & Bitter: Hop Face Face-Off Presented by DCBeer.com
    • Scion & Crios
    • 5-11p
    • 24 unnamed hoppy, bitter beers from 12 different breweries; best beer wins permanent draft line
• Saturday August 17th
  • 3 Stars Cookout Fundraiser for DC Firefighters Burn Foundation
    • Meridian Pint
    • 11a-4p
    • $5 3 Stars cask beer (4 casks donated by 3 Stars)-all proceeds to DC Firefighters Burn Foundation, 11 drafts from 3 Stars
• Sunday August 18th
  • Not much on the schedule, but I’d stop by any of DC’s great beer bars not listed above such as The Big Hunt, Bier Baron, Smoke & Barrel, Granville Moore’s, Smith Commons, Penn Social, Iron Horse