Beefeater was an American post-hardcore band from late 1984 until late 1986. Formed by Tomas Squip, Fred "Freak" Smith, Dug E. Bird (Birdzell) and Bruce Atchley Taylor. Along with Embrace, and Rites of Spring, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene. They were pioneers of the post-hardcore genre in the mid-1980s with similar bands like Embrace, Rites of Spring and Gray Matter, among others.