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Fine hops, top-fermentation, small batches. So far, the beers offered at bi-weekly Pub Nights in Loker Commons have been missing all of these characteristics. Brews in Loker start with one dollar drafts of Pabst Blue Ribbon, and reach their pinnacle at Heineken, Newcastle, and Corona. As a member of the Harvard Beer Society, the sorry state of the beer selection at Loker Pub Nights has watered down my enthusiasm. People go to bars because of the variety and quality of the drinks. And seeing as Pub Nights only serve beer, and not mixed drinks, better beer will attract...
That’s why I was excited that Senior Pub Night this Friday would serve 12—count ‘em—house brews, based on votes conducted in each House. But I had my reservations. Popular rule is great for government, but in this case I was a little worried about the tyranny of the majority. My peers generally know as little about beer as I do about cosmopolitans, so I was afraid that these House votes would only widen the selection available in Loker to Dos Equis and, gasp, Red Hook. Lo and behold...
...Loker Pub Nights are ever going to grow larger, they need beers that are out of the ordinary. No Harvard student has ever turned down an opportunity to educate him- or herself while drinking. And faced with two beers of the same price—one out of the ordinary—I believe many students would want to (and actively seek to) try something new. So, with the dual purpose of beerducation and beervocacy, I’m presenting my picks for beers (all widely available at stores like University Wine) that should have been voted onto the stainless...
...Oatmeal Stout: Repeat after me: there are better stouts than Guinness. Besides a slick ad campaign and nitrogenating capsules in each bottle, bottled Guinness has little going for it. On tap, Guinness is richer. Bottled, Guinness loses the rich chocolate and smoky tastes it is known for. Pub Nights should offer a non-mass produced stout that is nonetheless smooth and accessible to the casual beer drinker. Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout stands out here. In contrast to Guinness, this oatmeal stout attacks your senses. Its rich chocolaty aroma gives way to strong roasted coffee and barley malt...
...explicitly political. One crucial notion that Harvard students and our president might absorb from time abroad starts in a place called the campus pub—found in most universities outside the Puritan New England belt. It’s not the drinking symbolized by the pub that matters (though a pre-lecture Guinness is delightful). It’s about having one place, one central place, for every single student, whether they’re fomenting revolution or playing a trivia game. My brother met a lass or 10 at his student union, a friend of mine...