The Publick House

The Publick House Beer Bar And Kitchen is located at 1648 Beacon St in Brookline and has been in the business of Eating Places since 1999.

True beer snobs flock to the Monk's Cell, the bar's tiny alcove that specializes in Belgian suds.

Contact the bar to find out about upcoming beer-tasting events.

While it makes a great restaurant, it makes an even better beer bar, with more than 175 beers on offer. A separate taproom on site, called the Monk's Cell, specializes in Belgian brews. You'll be asking, "Is it Friday yet?" (But you don't have to wait for the weekend—it's open every day until 2 am).

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Last June, news came to light that a mystery restaurant would open in Charlestown's Hayes Square, featuring a wood-fired oven, with John Paine (Sorriso, Les Zygomates) and Michael Cooney (The Publick House) behind the project. Now, Boston Magazine reports that it'll be called The Brewer's Fork, and it will be a beer garden with 24 beers on tap (especially Belgian and local craft brews), plus a...

For a "beyond-impressive" selection of brews, each "served in the proper glass", and "delicious", "reasonably priced", "not-typical" pub grub (the mac 'n' cheese is a "huge hit") served by a "knowledgeable" staff, "look no further" than this "lively" Belgian beer hall in Brookline; it can be "noisy", but that's "to be expected" for such "quaint", "cozy" quarters, which include an attached...

Jack: "There are times when you just feel like running through a varietal gauntlet of beers. You won't be disappointed here. Also, the mac and cheese kills it."