The Publick House

The Publick House Review

What started as a simple neighborhood beer bar has reached cultlike status for Brookline-ites and beyond. Serving more than 175 out-of-the-ordinary and artisanal beers, the bar also offers tasty sandwiches, smaller entrées, and main dishes, many of which have beer incorporated into them. A Trappist meatloaf, for example, is marinated in a Trappist ale, and there are beer recommendations to match. An adjacent taproom—the Monk's Cell—specializes in Belgian brews. Weekend nights find long lines, but one taste of the city's only "cuisine à la bier" is absolutely worth it.