Pacific Standard, or as it it sometimes affectionately referred to as "Jon & John's House of Starchy Living and Temperance Den", is a cozy, relaxed West Coast microbrew pub located at 82 Fourth Avenue between St. Marks and Bergen Streets in Brooklyn. If there's ever a place that could be a home away from home, Pacific Standard is it. The bar is well stocked with all the wines, cocktails, and other libations you need, including a daily rotating roster of beers sure to keep even the most die-hard of brew fans happy. Make sure to check out the Frequent Drinker Program too, which offers benefits like Monday-Wednesday constant happy hours as well as rewards like commemorative plaques. Pacific Standard has a handful of pub snacks to keep those cravings away, but has plans to introduce a full menu in the spring of 2015 to keep even the heartiest of appetites satisfied. Besides being a great place for a drink with friends and colleagues, Pacific Standard has a decidedly rich literary side too. In fact, Pacific Standard's poetry and fiction reading series were called by New York Magazine one of the best new literary events of the last decade. With acclaimed scribes like Colson Whitehead, Samantha Hunt, Philip Levine, Cate Marvin, and others holding court, it's little wonder why Pacific Standard is the place to be. To keep track of everything Pacific Standard has going on, including bar news, an events schedule, and current beers on tap, check out their blog at www.pacificstandardbrooklyn.blogspot.com.