OK, here's a stab at the favorite list (ask me tomorrow and it will be different)
For beer alone -
Veil - for their beer and their "non-beer"
Three Notch'd - everything from there has been great for a couple years now
Lickinghole Creek - reminds me I need to place another order soon
For Ambiance?
Legend - Nothing like sitting on the deck watching the sunset and all the lights of the city come on with a Tripel in hand, splitting a Cuban sandwich, listening to a favorite Jazz trio. (
Django Tango being one of my personal faves!)
Answer - Monday night is (well, used to be) funk night. Great Beer, Great Food and Great Music is definitely the trifecta.
Mekong Express - the group of guys who used to get together there, put an album out.
Bacova Beer - Nestled in my tiny little home town of Hot Springs, VA. The beer is meh, but they're really trying hard. And I can't walk in without meeting some old girlfriend from high school or someone whose grass I used to mow, or something along those lines. It's like something out of some bad movie.
Zion Brewpub - A good pint, some good Schnitzel, surrounded by the beauty that is Zion National Park. And the homemade German Soft Pretzels are to die for.