In the Mid-Atlantic

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DELAWARE

Regional Beers to look for: Dogfish Head Brewing.
Essential stops: The Dogfish Head pub in Rehoboth (the micro is in Lewes).
Just for fun: The Deer Park Inn in Newark. Rumor has it that an old Mason and Dixon border marker was once in the Deer Park's basement.
Best city for a pub crawl: Newark.
- Discuss Delaware beer at RealBeer.com

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Regional beers to look for: No microbreweries operate in Washington, D.C., but because of unique laws, more imports have generally been available here. Plenty of East Coast micros are available in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Several retail stores offer massive selections of beer.
Essential stop: The Brickskeller.
Just for fun: Kramerbooks/Afterwords. Sip a craft beer at the bar and watch singles pretend to look for books while shopping for other singles. Remember, Monica Lewinsky shopped here.
- Discuss Delaware beer at RealBeer.com

MARYLAND

Regional beers to look for: DeGroen's (Baltimore Brewing), Clipper City Brewing, Frederick Brewing (Blue Ridge, Hempen Ale, Wild Goose and more).
Essential stops: Wharf Rat and Baltimore Brewing in Baltimore, Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis.
Just for fun: Blob's Park in Jessup. Polka until you drop. The first Oktoberfest in the United States allededly took place here in 1947.
Best city for a pub crawl: Baltimore, specifically Fells Point.
- Discuss Maryland beer at RealBeer.com

NEW JERSEY

Beers to look for: Flying Fish Brewing, High Point (Ramstein) Brewing, Climax Brewing.
Essential stops: The Ship Inn in Milford, The Old Bay in New Brunswick, Andy's Corner Bar in Bogota, Antone's in Cranford.
Just for fun: Quietly matching wits with the regulars playing NTN (interactive trivia) at Antone's.
Best city for a pub crawl: Hoboken.
- Discuss New Jersey beer at RealBeer.com

NEW YORK

Regional beers to look for: Brooklyn Brewery, Middle Ages Brewing, the products of the Brewery Ommegang.
Essential stops: Clark's Ale House and Blue Tusk in Syracuse, d.b.a. and Blind Tiger in Manhattan, Waterfront Ale House in Brooklyn, the Old Toad in Rochester.
Just for fun: The Country Inn in Krumville. A Catskills beer outpost since 1975.
Best city for a pub crawl: Syracuse, specifically Armory Square.
- Discuss New York beer at RealBeer.com

PENNSYLVANIA

Beers to look for: Yuengling & Son, Yards Brewing, Victory Brewing, Stoudt's Brewing, Penn Brewing.
Essential stops: Monk's Cafe and the Standard Tap in Philadelphia, Northeast Tap Room in Reading, Victory Brewing in Downingtown, Sharp Edge Beer Emporium in Pittsburgh and KClingers in Hanover.
Just for fun: Straub Brewery in Saint Marys. Home of the Eternal Tap. You can pour yourself a free beer here, actually two. The brewery only asks that you quit after two and wash your glass when you are done.
Best city for a pub crawl: Pittsburgh, tough call (over Philadelphia) but Bloomfield Bridge Tavern puts the Steel City over the top.
- Discuss Pennsylvania beer at RealBeer.com

VIRGINIA

Regional beers to look for: Old Dominion Brewing, Legends Brewing.
Essential stops: Sweetwater Tavern in Centreville, Tuscarora Mill in Leesburg, Bistrot Belgique Gourmande in Occoquan.
Just for fun: Green Leafe Cafe in Williamsburg, when like the rest of the town it is dressed up for Christmas.
Best city for a pub crawl: Arlington.
- Discuss Virginia beer at RealBeer.com

WEST VIRGINIA

Best stop: West Virginia Brewing, Morgantown.
- Discuss West Virginia beer at RealBeer.com