Harvard’s Own Beer Hall of Fame

Finally, the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub has solved an age-old problem: where’s a senior to get a drink in this place?

Last Friday, hundreds of students flooded the Queen’s Head Pub to partake in the first ever “Upper Hall.” According to Loker Commons Project Manager, Zachary A Corker ’04, the term “Hall” alludes to social gatherings at the Oxbridge Universities that we Harvard students unceremoniously call a dinner or drink. Now, Harvard has its own distinct Hall, which is like a cool Happy Hour for seniors.

For $25, a senior can get a sleek stein mug and key chain engraved “Upper Hall ’07”. While this price may seem steep, it’s also a senior’s ticket to abundant alcohol, as on every Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. the Pub offers as many drinks as a member of the Upper Hall desires. The free-flowing booze is funded by alumni who worry about seniors’ paltry social lives.

In addition, each House Committee chose four eager seniors from their House to become “upper” Upper Halls. These get to have their own personal stein mug hanging on a numbered peg in the Pub, and their names added to a kind of “Upper Hall of Fame” placard. HoCos singled out the most enthusiastic seniors with methods ranging from an application process to nominations, voting, and appointments.

Kirkland HoCo Parliamentarian Matt Drazba ’08 says the Kirkland apps featured questions such as “If you had to name your iPod, what would you name it?”

These Upper Halls were expected to ignite the Friday night scene at Queen’s Head. Nothing sets a fire under Harvard students like lots of free booze...