Old Ebbitt BrewHaHa!

Saturday, we went to Old Ebbitt Grill’s fifth annual Craft BrewHaHa in the legendary restaurant's atrium. We snapped Premium’s Mary Kelley, Heineken’s Leanna Cristofano and DC Brau’s Mari Rodela.

Participating breweries included DC Brau, 3 Stars, Right Proper, Port City, Evolution, Old Ox, Jailbreak, Flying Dog, Three Notch’d and Bell’s Brewery. Here, Old Ox's Chris Burns and Allison Lange.

The marquee event of D.C. Beer Week 2017, BrewHaHa featured unlimited tastings of 20 select beers from 10 craft breweries alongside 20 terrific plates from 10 local restaurants. The cocktail-style party also had live music from Vintage#18, who performed 1960s soul and blues covers as well as their original music. Here, Tara MacDaniels, Lizzy Horan, Ritz-Carlton’s Grace Hanna and Victoria Chapa.

Participating chefs & restaurants include Travis Weiss (Rebellion), Mike Friedman (The Red Hen/All-Purpose), Kyle Bailey (Sixth Engine), Logan McGear (Smoke and Barrel), Scott Drewno (Chiko), Anthony Lombardo (Chubby Tomato Pasta Lab), Rob Rubba (Hazel), Zach Smith (The Hamilton), Jeff Eng (Clyde’s Tower Oaks Lodge) and Salvatore Ferro (Old Ebbitt Grill). Here, Institute of Culinary Education’s Sabrina Sexton and her husband, Andrew Sexton.

D.C. Beer Week, established in 2008, is a celebration of the craft beer community in the Washington region and now attracts thousands — from self-proclaimed beer geeks and home brewers to the casual beer drinker — to over 100 different events throughout the District and surrounding area. Here, Brigaid’s Dan Giusti, former executive chef of 1789 and later Noma, with Clyde's Restaurant Group’s Molly Quigley.