# Best breweries in District of Columbia, United States

> The best breweries in District of Columbia, United States, ranked by the beer they brew. 18 breweries, 2 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/district-of-columbia/> · data updated 2026-09-04*

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We track 18 breweries in District of Columbia, United States. 1 rates Exceptional and 1 rates Great. Other Half Brewing Co. in Washington leads the list at 4.63 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Other Half Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/other-half-brewing-co-33374.md) — 4.63, Exceptional — Washington, District of Columbia
2. [Lost Generation Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lost-generation-brewing-company-27454.md) — 4.32, Great — Washington, District of Columbia
3. [Bluejacket](https://finding.beer/brewery/bluejacket-4830.md) — 3.95, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
4. [Right Proper Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/right-proper-brewing-company-4877.md) — 3.84, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
5. [DC Brau Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/dc-brau-brewing-company-2845.md) — 3.79, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
6. [Georgetown Trading Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/georgetown-trading-co-4981.md) — 3.79, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
7. [Red Bear Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/red-bear-brewing-company-15816.md) — 3.76, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
8. [Sankofa Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/sankofa-beer-company-27655.md) — 3.76, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
9. [City-State Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/city-state-brewing-35627.md) — 3.75, Fine — Washington, District of Columbia
10. [Atlas Brew Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/atlas-brew-works-2865.md) — 3.59, Poor — Washington, District of Columbia
11. [Atlas Brew Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/atlas-brew-works-35414.md) — 3.58, Poor — Washington, District of Columbia
12. [Valor Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/valor-brewpub-4970.md) — 3.48, Poor — Washington, District of Columbia
13. [The Public Option](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-public-option-5009.md) — 3.46, Poor — Washington, District of Columbia
14. [Pulaski True American](https://finding.beer/brewery/pulaski-true-american-32986.md) — 3.42, Poor — Washington, District of Columbia
15. [888 Lucky Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/888-lucky-beer-32696.md) — 2.98, Poor — Washington, District of Columbia
16. [Urban Garden Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/urban-garden-brewing-27402.md) — 2.92, Limited — Washington, District of Columbia
17. [Soul Mega](https://finding.beer/brewery/soul-mega-23427.md) — 2.90, Limited — Washington, District of Columbia
18. [Dad Strength Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/dad-strength-brewing-31940.md) — 2.78, Limited — Washington, District of Columbia

## Metro areas

- [Washington](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/district-of-columbia/washington.md) — 35 breweries

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