I would definitely check out THIS place:

http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/

they often have events and who knows, you may stumble across one when you visit!


OR, this bar. they have like EVERY BEER!

the SUNSET GRILLE AND TAP, Allston, MA http://www.allstonsfinest.com/allsto...tgrill&tap.swf (that's like next to Brighton and Brookline and near Fenway. If you look at a map, it is as if they made a thinly sliced pie of three towns that are considered part of boston and they are all on their own sub-section of the same "T" or subway train line. the green line runs from the city thru Kenmore Square where Fenway park is near, and goes out to each of these "finger" slices of towns and there's the B line, C line, D, E, etc... You could visit Boston University, Boston College, and a whole bunch of cool clubs and bars, among other things. It's a happening spot and I think every young person who ever lived in the city spend SOME time renting there at one point.

Harpoon, on the other hand, is on the oposite side of the city but you can get to spots pretty close to it by subway as well. www.MBTA.com shows you the "T" or subway system, but note that unlike most cities, this one goes not based on N, S, E, W, rather, it goes inbound or outbound based on the centralized point at PARK STREET and a couple other stops in the middle of the city. The grid is signified by colored names of the trains and the end of the line is kinda at the waterfront, where Faniuel Hall is located. You could take T's to the airport but it can be a bit tricky as you gotta drag your bags on long undrground dusty corridors to try to catch trains that are so full sometimes you think you are in Asia!

BUT it's a good city and is relatively safe. I wouldnt like leave my laptop in the front seat of my car on the street, but I have not had any problems otherwise. Everyone is there to have a good time cuz there are so many colleges and bars to go to!

MM