Updated May 29, 2025

DC bars and restaurants that have beer for $4 or less (12 oz. can or bottle unless otherwise specified).

Imitating/stealing ideas from DCist and the Post, but pre-pandemic.

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$1 Beers at certain times: The Artemis, Madhatter, La Famosa

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS / MT. PLEASANT / PETWORTH

• Red Derby
  • $3.50 “Lucky Pick” 12 oz can always
  • $3 Tecate Tues all night
  • $3 High Life Wed all night
  • $3 PBR Thu all night
• The Artemis
  • $1 drafts (almost all of the drafts – Miller Lite, DC Brau, Dogfish 60 Minute, Hazy Little Thing, Modelo, Dos Equis, a few others)
  • M-F 5-6p
• The Raven
  • $4 Natty Boh
• El Chucho
  • $3.50 Old Time Lager tallboy M-F 4-6p, all day Monday, late night HH daily

CAPITOL HILL / NAVY YARD / NOMA

• Hill East Burger
  • $2 Montucky Cold Snacks 16 oz M-F 5-6:30p, Sat-Sun 3:30-5p
• Hamilton’s Bar and Grill
  • $2 High Life & PBR. 6 for $10 bucket all day Fri 11:30a-midnight
• The Green Turtle
  • $3 Miller Lite / Bud Light / Coors Light / Yuengling tall drafts M-F 3-6p, M-Th 9p-close, $15 beer buckets on Saturdays
• La Famosa
  • $1 Medalla light lager M-F 3-6p
• Last Call
  • $16 Miller High life bucket of 5
• Union Pub
  • $4 Union Pub pilsner draft
• Nice and Easy
  • $4 Natty Light
• Suburbia
  • $4 Modelo

DUPONT / ADAMS MORGAN

• Madhatter
  • $1 Busch Light or Outlaw 10 oz draft mug Th 8p-close
  • (your youngest and most rowdy scene)
• Madams Organ
  • $3.50 or cheaper beers (all beer 1/2 off) 6-8p daily
• Dan’s Cafe
  • $3.75 domestics 12 oz bottles including Yeungling and Rolling Rock when open (7p-3a Fri and Sat)
• Legacy HiFi
  • $3 Corona Premier M-F 5-7p (+$2 for shot of mezcal)
• Federalist Pig
  • $3 drafts/$15 pitchers of Denizens Hazy IPA or Union Zadie’s Lager M-F 2-6p
• Soussi
  • $4 Miller Lite, Corona, Yeungling, Woodchuck cider 5-7:30p daily

GEORGETOWN

• The Tombs
  • $12 Busch Light pitchers Sun/Tue 10p-close

WOODRIDGE

• DC Brau
  • $3.50 flagship drafts Fri 4-7p

SHAW / U STREET / BLOOMINGDALE

• Zeppelin
  • $3.75 16 oz Kirin Ichiban and Sapporo drafts 4-6p daily
• Chaplin’s
  • $3.50 16 oz Duckin Pale ale drafts 4-7p daily
• Showtime
  • $4 Natty Boh
• Wet Dog
  • $3 16 oz Miller Lite draft M-F 4-7p
• DC9
  • BOGO $5 Natty Boh (i.e., $2.50 each) in 2025 M-F 5-7p

Please tell what I’m missing.