This monastic pub is the place to earn an advanced degree in artisanal ales (or just keep pace with the craft-beer aficionados in your life). The bartenders and servers know their hops and malts in exquisite detail, and will happily enlighten you (sans condescension) as to the difference between a dubbel and a tripel. And every draft, from a local standby to the rarest Belgian brew, is served in its proper glassware, revealing an unparalleled adoration for man’s oldest liquid creation.

The Publick House | 1648 Beacon St., Brookline, MA | 617-277-2880 | http://eatgoodfooddrinkbetterbeer.com/publickhouse/