I am not traveling to Washington for the inauguration of Barack Obama tomorrow, but plenty of people from the Baltimore area are making the trip. Some of them might want to get out of the cold and sip a beer.

So I asked our 23-year-old son, who lives in Washington, to pass along some  of his favorite beer drinking spots.

He told me likes the beer list and the heated roof top deck at the Reef, 2446 18th St. N.W., in Adams Morgan.

He also mentioned the Brickskeller near DuPont Circle, 1523 22nd St. N. W. (between P & Q streets).

Finally he listed the Round Robin bar in the Willard Hotel, at 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. (smack dab in the middle of the parade route), adding that he could only go there -- beers are $6.50 -- when his parents were picking up the tab.

I poked around and found a couple of D.C. brewpubs that are making special beers for the weekend.

Capitol City Brewing (at 1100 New York Ave, N.W.) has an InaugurAle, a pale ale that features a honey from  Illinois, the president-elect's home state. For $8 you get a pint glass commemorating the inauguration, filled with InaugurAle.  

Barrett Lauer, the brewmaster at the District ChopHouse & Brewery, 509 7th Street N.W. (7th and E) has brewed  Barack Bock, a strong amber lager, and will serve it on draft ( $5.75 a glass) until it is tapped out.

With the large crowds and the tight security, getting around Washington could be difficult. But good luck and good sipping to those who make the trip.

Any other suggested beer spots in D.C.?