Bottoms Up

Great beer bars you need to check out

oston has always been big on beer. The Pilgrims settled in Plymouth mainly because “our victuals were spent, especially our beere,” one wrote. There were once 22 breweries in Jamaica Plain, more per capita than in any U.S. city. In more recent times, we’ve been blessed with a microbrew revival. And Boston is a great beer town to celebrate it in, at these great bars that take their brews seriously. Cheers!

One small, happy bar with 287 kinds of beer
 

A place with 50 bottled beers, great food made with beer, and signature beer buckets
 

Where to find one of Boston’s longest lists of great craft beers
 

A bar that serves 100 beers
 

A deal on a game of pool, a pitcher, and a pizza, all for under 20 bucks
 

Where to see beer being brewed—and sample it for free
 

A little-known sports bar with $2 drafts
 

A bar where the barbecue wings are made with Guinness
 

A bar hidden away in the ‘burbs, with good beer and great wings
 

An often-overlooked former speakeasy
 

A bar where you can drink your lunch
 

A southern-style, manly beer bar in the ‘burbs