First of all, I wanted to apologize for the dry week of no posts. I’ve had an incredible amount of work and have been far too sick to want to go near my favorite libation. Now I’m back and ready to..errr…drink.
I made my way back into a social life last weekend the only way I knew how…going to Our House West, in Allston. Let me preface this by saying I am indeed an almost college grad, so I am enjoying my final few weeks where it’s still okay to enjoy Allston bars. Our House West is the choice destination for all of the “cool kids.” I’ll also mention that I am not a cool kid, but I like to hang out where they do.
Our House is not the place to go if you are looking to flaunt your tanned bod on a dance floor, or to sip swanky martinis with the young business types. No, it’s the place you go to drink Brubakers, sit on a couch with your friends, watch a big game and play Scategories. Essentially, that sums up my Friday night. I’ll begin by professing my love for Brubakers, the cheap beer from Pennsylvania that reuses its super size bottles so we play less and get more. $2 for each 16 oz. big boy. And somehow it also finds a way to taste pretty good. OHW also offers draft Narragansett Pale Ale. Its a Rhode Island beer that my guy friends happen to be big fans of. I, on the other hand, was not blown away. Nothing about it blew my skirt up. In ‘Gansett’s defense, I was sipping my own Sam Summer at the time and anything would have a tough time following that. I must say though, I was not pleased to find that OHW was out of Brubakers. I would’ve been sincerely upset had there not been Scategories to cheer me up. The idea of going to a bar to play a board game makes so much sense to me. Our House loans out cards and boardgames to any patron who wants one. If that isn’t your kind of thing, they also have large TVs with sports constantly showing. They also have Monday night trivia (hard but fun), and Tuesday night Family Guy marathons. It’s all about the options.
As if the place couldn’t get any better, they serve food. Lots of food. With a dollar menu from Sunday to Wednesday and buy one get one appetizers and burgers all week, it surely will not hurt your wallet. I’ve also heard their Sunday brunch does not suck.
I’ve done the other Allston bars, and Our House is really just my kind of place. Good people, good beer, good times. That’s all I can ask for. You should check it out, even if you aren’t still in college. Cheers!
brewnette 
