Although it’s the first day of spring, snow has decided to come to DC instead of warm weather and OPM has shut down the Government on March 21, 2018. Which means Barred in DC has the day off (no telework required at the agencies I’ve worked at), and due to popular demand, here’s a list of bar specials (or otherwise open spots that are worthwhile):

Here’s a running list as Barred in DC now has the day off:

Specials/Open Earlier Than Usual:

• The Blaguard (AdMo)
  • open at Noon
  • $6 PBR Tallboy + shot of Rye all day
  • Extended HH from 5-10p
• DC Reynolds (Park View / Petworth)
  • Open at Noon for BOGO till 9p
• Ivy & Coney (Shaw)
  • open at noon
  • $2 Stroh’s & $4 combos till 7p
• Meridian Pint (Col Hi)
  • open for brunch at 11a
  • Neighborhood special – Bring in an ID, library card or bill with address on it. If you live in #20010 four $4 beers available all day
• Boundary Stone (Bloomingdale)
  • Open at 11a
• Solly’s (U St)
  • $15 fish fry from Sloppy Mamma’s starts at 3p
• TaKorean (multiple locations)
  • $3 draft beers starting at 11a
• Beuchert’s Saloon (Cap Hill/Eastern Market)
  • open at 11a
  • HH all day
• District Winery/Ana (Navy Yard)
  • 1/2 price wine tastings
  • all-day HH
• The Queen Vic (H St)
  • open at 11a today
• The Star & Shamrock (H St)
  • open at 1p
• City Tap House (PQ & Dupont)
  • HH all day long (inc. $7 cookie dough smahs)
• Anxo (Brightwood Park/Petworth)
  • open at 1p, 4p kitchen
• Cafe Berlin (Cap Hill)
  • open at Noon
  • $10 liters of Warsteiner Pils all day
• Bar Pilar (Logan Circle)
  • ramen starts at 3p
  • Extended HH
• Tyber Creek (Bloomingdale)
  • open at 3:30
  • extended HH
• The Dirty Goose (U St)
  • open at 1p
• Hill Country (Chinatown/PQ)
  • $2 Genesee Brewery Cream Ales and Happy Hour all day
• The Public Option (Woodridge)
  • open at 2p
• Bourbon (AdMo)
  • Open at noon today with
  • HH till 7, reserve #whiskeywednesday half-price pours, $8 hot toddies, plus food specials
• Player’s Club (Logan Circle)
  • open at 2p
  • . $2 Off Beers/Ciders/Wines, $3 Well drinks til 7p
• Capitol Lounge (Capitol Hill)
  • open at 11a
• The Brighton (The Wharf)
  • Opening at 11a
  • $2 Off Wines $5 Well drinks til 7p
• Martin’s (Georgetown)
  • full brunch/lunch 11a-4p
• EatBar (Eastern Market)
  • open at 4p
  • $10 Stout + Shot snowday special
• Bluejacket (Navy Yard)
  • open at 11a for normal hours
  • ½ price casks / $4 Bluejacket classics / $7 rittenhouse hot apple cider / $8 tater tot pie
• Penn Commons (PQ/CHinatown)
  • all day HH drafts
• El Camino (Bloomingdale)
  • open at noon
• Purple Patch (Mt Pleasant)
  • open at 1p
  • $2 off cocktails and $5 drafts
• The Pug (H St)
  • open at noon
• Nellie’s (U St)
  • open at 1p
  • HH food and drink
• Churchkey (Logan Circle)
  • open at 4p normal hours
  • “Tasters & Tots” special: any 2 tasters ($5/under) + an order of tots for $10.
• La Jambe (Shaw)
  • open at noon
  • noon-2p wine HH
• Rare Tavern (Downtown)
  • bloody Mary paired with a Miller High Life Pony and Wisconsin-style fried cheese curds for $12.
• Red Derby (ColHi)
  • open at 3p
  • HH 3p-8p
• Lost & Found (Shaw)
  • open at 2pm with HH running until 7p
• The Black Squirrel (AdMo)
  • Open at noon
  • Full menu,
  • $5 Goose Island till 5p
• J Paul’s (Georgetown)
  • open at 11a
  • all Day HH
  • $5 Craft Drafts $5 Rail Drinks $5 House Wine
• Acadiana (Chinatown/PQ)
  • $5 HH all day
• The Partisan (PQ)
  • two $5 special wines all day
• Hamilton’s (near Capitol Hill/Judiciary Square)
  • open at 11a
  • $1 PBRs and $1 Miller High Life’s
• Union Pub (Capitol Hill)
  • open at 11a
  • All day: $4 rails / $5 Dominion Oak Barrel Stout / $14 Old Style buckets
  • 5pm-close: $4 select bourbons / $4 Belgian bottles  / $12.50 Bud Light pitchers
• The Good Silver (ColHi)
  • open at noon
• Joe’s (Downtown)
  • Extended cocktail hour in Banking Hall 11:30a-6:30p: Half-price signature cocktails, wines by the glass, draft beers and oysters on the half-shell
• Joselito (Eastern Market)
  • All Day Hemingway Hour at Bar ($6 dollar tapas and libations at the bar, as well as 20 percent off the regular menu at the bar)
• Mellow Mushroom (AdMo)
  • $5 cheese pizza till 3p
• Showtime (Bloomingdale)
  • open at 1p

Spots Normal Hours/Specials to Check Out

• Duke’s Grocery (Dupont)
  • $5 HH from Noon-7p
• Duke’s Counter (AdMo)
  • $5 HH from Noon-7p (all 8 draft beers, wines and rail liquors too)
• The Royal (Ledroit)
  • Open all day
  • HH starts at 3p
• Glen’s (Dupont & Shaw)
  • always open at 8a (10a in Shaw) for $4 beers
• Lou’s City Bar (ColHi)
  • open at 11a
  • BOGO till 7p
• Shop Made in DC (Dupont)
  • HH starts at 11:30a
• DC City Smokehouse (Bloomingdale)
  • open at 11a
• Across the Pond (Dupont)
  • open all day, for lunch, happy hour and dinner:
  • Happy Hour, 4-8 pm, including $5 apps and $3 Pilsner