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You wouldn’t think the owners of the wine bar the Grape and Grain were primarily beer lovers, but then came this diminutive, unassuming annex to set the record straight. The menu of 75 brews is grouped into categories of light, white, pale, amber, dark, and darker, and discoveries abound: Sankaty Light from Nantucket and irresistibly named cans like Porkslap and Old Chub. The house favorite is the thistly IPA Bear Republic Racer 5 used (along with rendered smoked pork) to flavor beer sausages served with gherkins and pickled cauliflower. Those who aren’t hungry enough for fancy pigs-in-a-blanket—chorizo enveloped in pastry crust—can sit down at the twelve-person communal table at the center of the tiny room, rightly called the Mingler. — Daniel Maurer