I've mentioned before that we are blessed to live near Boston, one of the best beer cities in America. However, our own little town has quite the beer community itself. Most Moody Street bars and restaurants boast multiple taps of craft beer-nothing compared to what you can find 10 miles east but still a varied selection of beer. One of the highlights of Moody Street is Watch City Brewing Company, a brewpub that makes its own beer on site and serves it with various pub grub items.I sat down and ordered a sampler of four beers. I highly recommend this, as at $8.95 for four half-size ponies, it is the cheapest way to try the most amount of different things. For my four pack, I had a Spearhead IPA, BeJeezus Belgian Botanical Ale, Belgian Blast Brune and Pieyed Pumpkin Ale.

Spearhead IPA was a bitter beer that had mint added to it. While I was very skeptical of this brew, thinking it might be overpowered and unbalanced, it actually worked perfectly. The mint was subtle, and the coolness of it blended beautifully with the bitter hops in the finish. It was the right balance of flavors and a really interesting and refreshing beverage. I give this beer 8.5 out of 10.

BeJeezus Belgian Botanical Ale is a gruit, a medieval style of beer originating from Scotland that does not use hops and instead balances the sweet maltiness with other spices, using bee and lemon balm and tea to spice the beer. This beer could have also gone very wrong, yet the balance of flavors was spot on. Drinking this beverage brought some sweet maltiness that balanced a lemon flavor with the slightest hint of tannins from tea leaves. I've had some tea beers before that have been so overpowering they were undrinkable. The subtleness gave this beer a very unique taste without overpowering everything else. It was not the most traditional tasting beer, but it sure was delicious. I give this beer 8 out of 10.

Belgian Blast Brune is Belgian brown ale that uses darker malt and is high in alcohol (8.7 percent). This beer poured a dark amber color with hints of black and a dark-brown head. It tasted of dark fruit-a mix of figs, plums, cherries-and an ever-so-slight tinge of chocolate in the finish. The amazing thing about this drink was the utmost absence of any alcohol flavor. For 8.7-percent alcohol, this has to be one of the most drinkable high-alcohol beers out there. It's an excellent drink. I give it an 8.5 out of 10.

I also had the Pieyed Pumpkin Ale. Now, let me start by saying that pumpkin beers are usually not my drink of choice. I usually find the pumpkin spices to either be too underpowering or overpowering. This one, however, got it perfectly right, with just the right amount of pumpkin flavor. There was also a taste of hops, which I find to be very rare in pumpkin beers. This was an excellent finish to the sampler; it was a well-done pumpkin beer. I give this beer 8 out of 10.

I also had a pint of Titan ale that was dry-hopped, oak-aged and served on cask, a British style that uses physical force-not carbon dioxide-to force the beer out of the keg. Titan ale is a semiregular beer at Watch City that is good but usually nothing notable. When aged and dry hopped, it changes the dynamic a lot. Drinking the beer gave off notes of wood, flower and palette-killing bitterness. It had pretty much everything a beer can have. I give it 9 out of 10.

I also had dinner there. Watch City's food is just as delicious as the beer. My personal choice is the Cuban, a sandwich with ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and chipotle mayo served on fresh ciabatta. If you eat pork, this sandwich will likely become your best friend. It's one of the better sandwiches I've ever had. Other items on the menu are just as good, including the lamb burger (my other go-to item there).

Overall, Watch City is a wonderful place to get a pint to drink and a bite to eat. Even if you aren't of age yet, the food alone is enough reason to come here. I highly recommend it, as it is cheap, fresh and delicious.

Be sure to check it out in the coming weeks.

Next week, I will be venturing to Cambridge Brewing Company for its annual pumpkin festival.