jermain84

Does the restaurant have any interesting beers on the menu? Or is it your typical Italian restaurant swill like Peroni, Moretti, etc...

Just wanted to explain why the cost of that particular beer is so high. Oskar Blues released it after 5 years of being in production and was done as a celebratory kinda thing. It's a seasonal stout and is released at most every 8 months or so. The alchohol content is running at 10.5 hence the name. While I realize 10 bucks is a lot for a beer, the 1/6 sized keg which we were allocated is about twice the cost of your average 1/6 keg. One other thing, if the beer you had was served in a pilsner glass then your beer was around 14oz, give or take room for the head. Hope this helps

S.

Sorry if it seems like I was pointing out Proof exclusively because that is not what I meant. In D.C. in general prices for beer are much higher than any large city I've been too recently, including New York, Chicago, and LA. Walk a few blocks to Beck's and I don't think they serve any beer for less then $10, except for the miller lite esque Bavik. I paid $5 for the Ten Fidy in Baltimore just last week. Just had to vent a little, I like that good beer is starting to show up in a lot of places around town, I just don't like that is emerging the way of the $20 mini kobe burger slider on 9 grain foccica bread imported from France.

Last night, walking home from dinner, we stopped in at the Tiffany Tavern (Alexandria) for open mike night. Classic. Had a beer then finished our walk home.

Last night at Proof $10 for a 10 oz pour of Oskar Blues Ten Fidy. What's with the prices for good beer in this city?

How is the beer selection at Proof? Anyone have any insight. Thanks

Ok.  There is nothing else in this city or within 50 miles (and probably more) touching this joint.  Dave Alexander, I hope you're reading this because you should be embarrassed as all shit. 

This is most definately a great place and by far the best place in D.C.. However if we are talking within 50 miles, there are are at least 3-4 places in Baltimore, that this place could not hold a candle to. Have you been to Max's on Broadway, Brewer's Art, Mahaffey's, Wharf Rat, etc..

I agree that DA's places are both really subpar establishments, but D.C. is just not a very good beer town.

I spoke with a very high ranking executive of the company that is developing the watergate condos a few nights ago and they are in negotiations to bring in a world class chef and new restaurant to the development. Take that for what it is worth, but there is some truth to the rumor.