Thirsty Moose Taphouse - Manchester

Formerly JW Hill's, this location has long been a good way-station for people preparing to go to concerts and sporting events at the arena two block down Elm St. The beer selection is enviable and rivals Murphy's Taproom for taps, but the bombers push it over the edge in terms of overall selection. Food is standard pub grub, not great or bad. The room is loud in the evenings, so this isn't the place to go if you're looking for a quiet conversation and a beer.

This location is the 3rd in the Thirty Moose chain. The building sits in downtown Manchester and years ago it was a hotel. What use to be the hotel lobby area is now the pub and kitchen. The upstairs area is now apartments.

I didn’t eat here but guessing it is comparable to the other two Tap houses in the chain. I was here for the beer and they managed to have 4 or 5 beers on tap that I hadn’t sampled. (which is an accomplishment on behalf of this establishment) Chances are I could return based on the fact a decent part of the beer menu is focused on New Hampshire.

Had a date night here with the wife, she picked it. Big open space on a corner lot with lots of windows to look out at Veterans Park or Elm St. Typical Pub fare, but very well done, my burger was great. Lots of local beer, I had an IPA from Great North as well as Henniker. Our server was great, and the guy who seated us actually helped us with movie times while my phone was acting up. About 40 dollars for two meals and three drinks between us. Seems like what passes for the norm these days. We’ll be back.