These are the cozy pubs, bustling bars, German-style taverns, and surprising restaurants that we go to when we are in the mood to indulge our inner beer nerds.

Essential burgers for District herbivores.

It is finally warm. Why are you drinking indoors?

Nobody really knows why the Bloody Mary exists, other than to trick people who prefer alcohol into drinking tomato juice. But here are seven Bloody Marys around town worth a quaff.

It’s warm and sunny out, well, at least it’s supposed to be. Want to drink on the roof? Here’s where to do it!

Boomtown? This week we pay tribute to the city’s working stiffs—the thirsty, the cash-strapped, the 99 percent, if you will—with a send-up to cheap, shitty beer.

This blogger approves of the Red Derby. It features good beer, some tasty eats and is generally far enough removed from the main drag that it has yet to be completely taken over by the masses. But calling it one of the most family friendly establishments in town sounds…off. But sure enough, the bar, located at 3718 14th Street NW, was named by Citysearch as the third-best “Family Friendly Restaurant” in the D.C. area. (A…