2001 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, Va.
Carded: at the door
Cover: none
Dress: Anything comfortable
Specials: Tuesdays are dollar beer night and happy hour runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
So, “Mr. Big,” formerly known as my Georgetown alum drinking buddy, suggested that we head across the river to the “coolest bar ever that’s full of hot women. “Did I mention they’re all hot?” While my roommate and I didn’t think the women or the men were that hot, except the cute bartender who called me sweetheart, we all agreed that the place was pretty damn cool.
Dr. Dremo’s used to be plagued by a leaky roof and puddles on the pool tables, but it closed for 95 days and reopened in the fall. Housed in an old car dealership a short walk from the Court House metro stop, the space is huge. The more than 30 beers on tap are supported by two rooms of pool tables, live music on Saturdays and enough flea market couches to make it feel just like home, or at least your first apartment.
Of the four pitchers shared by my table, the Shiner Hefeweizen was the best. However, it was the round of Purple Haze that pushed me from buzzed to drunk; the raspberry-infused light beer could possibly be the girliest beer ever. It’s the perfect choice to get someone drunk in a short amount of time.
Big would say otherwise, but unlike other bars in northern Virginia, Dr. Dremo’s is not a pick-up hot spot. But if you ever want to make out in a grain silo, then this is the place to do so. Actually, there are plenty of opportunities to meet people, but sometimes it’s more fun to sit on a couch with friends being snarky and criticizing others at the bar. Hey, guy with the puffy hair and sweater tied around his waist, I am talking about you.
