Former college roommates Jim Beeman and Keith Beutel operate this Rockville brewery with a handful of flagship brews like Snakeden Saison and Blockhouse Point Stout. Visitors can get an up close and personal view of the brewing equipment and taste samples or full pints in the tap room. Food trucks roll up on weekends. Short tours are available on request.

This Silver Spring operation holds free brewery tours every Saturday at 1 p.m. If that time doesn’t work, just try asking a staff member for a quick tour on arrival. After seeing how it’s made, grab a pint or a growler of Lowest Lord English-style ESB, Cool Breeze oatmeal stout or one of the other inventive brews.

Looking to pick up homebrew supplies and a bite to eat? At 3 Stars, you can take a brewery tour and stock up. There’s a homebrew shop, and food trucks rotate out each Saturday. Tour times are 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is free.

This list wouldn't be complete without a mention of DC Brau, a pioneer in the District’s modern brewery renaissance. Its Public Pale Ale and Corruption IPA have become city standards. Free tours are held on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Make time to enjoy a pint or beer before or afterwards. Flagship beers are half-priced all night long on Fridays.

Some breweries focus on hop varieties, but Right Proper focuses on yeast varieties. Be sure to check out the open-fermented beers that utilize the wild yeasts in the brewing environment. Free tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. with no reservations needed.

Since opening in 2013, Bluejacket has become a leader among D.C. breweries. Its innovative brews and proximity to Nationals Park and Audi Field make it a popular pre-game spot. The facilities are impressive as well. The base tasting tour happens Saturdays at 1 p.m. (excluding Nationals home game days) and costs $29 per person. It includes five tasting pours, and reservations are required. Each Friday at 7 p.m. Bluejacket offers a $35 “Beers & Bites” tour that includes a signature draft, six taster pours and a selection of snacks.

New District, which celebrates its third anniversary this month, stakes a claim as Arlington’s first production brewery since prohibition. It offers free tours every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. If that time doesn’t work, swing by for discounted flights on Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. or grab a pint Saturday or Sunday beginning at noon.

Port City is one of most decorated breweries in the D.C. area, loved for its crushable and refreshing Optimal Wit and toasty warming Porter. Port City is open seven days a week with tours on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Reservations are suggested, as tours are capped at 15 people. The $12 admission fee includes six tasting pours from the current draft list.