A few blocks from Columbia Heights metro, right across street from Red Rocks. A nice spot for a pint. They are stepping it up and doing more beer events (SN earth day, DC Brau release party). Great up and coming neighborhood. Can’t wait to go there this summer when the window walls are open. Also, tap tables in the basement. Very cool stuff.

This one is a bit out of the way, a few blocks walk from any metro location, in what seems to be a residential area. Place is not huge, but has plenty of room for many people. I didn’t have a full meal so I can not really have a good opinion on the food, but the fries I had were good. Prices were not too outrageous.

Fairly big place for DC, two dozen taps upstairs, and more downstairs with 2 beers per table in personal table-taps. Sadly, no Olivers beers were available when I visited - no delivery, apparently. The burger I had was outstanding, with near-perfect onion rings. Staff were helpful and friendly, and generous with samples. Definitely worth a stop.

I liked this place, but didn’t love. In the Columbia Heights are which isn’t exactly a beer or bar haven. The ’personal’ taps at the tables very cool. The beer list while not world-class is pretty good quality of microbrews. Solid service, but something (the concrete floors, the somewhat isolated bar location) just made the ambiance less than great. As a marketing guy I appreciate the way they advertising on all of the major DC blogs. It’s a little pricey which I would have hoped for cheap given the neighborhood. Also they hold a fair amount of beer events and having Olivers on cask is a very nice touch. ReRate: These guys have become the best (non-Churchkey) beer bar in the city, maybe tied with Pizza Paradisio. They do however have the best beer events in the city (again, maybe outside of Churchkey). The kick the keg tuesdays and the home brewer hostings are awesome.

Lively place in the evening with a well-chosen draft list that has something for everyone. Taps were on the tables in the basement bar. Tasty beer-friendly pub food. Manages to keep two or three sub-4.5% beers on most of time, often including something from Oliver’s Ales. Casks, sometimes. Was here soon after they opened, and liked it even better two years later. Might make it my local, if I were local.