The Packie

It is located on the backside of a low profile multi-business building on busy South Willow Street. Several metal shelves about six feet high each and a wall of coolers. Singles are sold in the coolers, while 4 and 6 packs are on the shelves. I did not see anything here that I can't get in other New Hampshire bottle shops. Friendly service. I do like their trading table where you can bring something in that they might not have and trade it out with other customers. The place could be difficult to find if you are not familiar with Manchester though.

Lower level, in the back of a strip mall. Three shelving units of beer with coolers. Single available of some beers. Selection is decent, but nothing exceptional. Service was good.

I stopped in here for the first time this past weekend although they have been open for probably a year now. Their retail space is directly on Elm st but the entrance is around back where the parking is so you have to drive down one of the side streets on either side of the building one of which is a one way street. So anyhow 7pm on a Friday and its just me and the guy behind the counter. He greeted me when I walked in then left me to peruse the shelves. After 10 minutes or so he asked if I was looking for anything in particular. Service if you want it but not up your butt like some places. They have a decent selection of brews for the state with many of the NH breweries represented on the 3 wire shelving units. Two singles coolers on the left wall and a mixed singles and 6 pack cooler against the back wall. Tasting area up front and they were sampling Woodstock brewery, although I didn't notice it until I was leaving. 10 percent off 6 or more singles and another 5 percent off your entire order if you bring back their branded white six pack holder. Prices about what I expected to pay. It's not a huge space but it seemed kind of empty. Like a store that had just opened and hadn't been fully stocked yet, or a store that was closely watching their inventory because they had already thrown away too much old beer. I managed to find enough beer to keep me interested. There are better larger selections of beer not far from here, but I wouldn't hesitate to shop here.