Great North Aleworks

Fairly large taproom in a light industrial area next to a bingo hall. Fortunately they designated enough parking spots as brewery only. Long bar and restaurant table plus swag area and some coolers for cans to take away. Turns out I know the guy who runs the canning line from his time in Charlotte, so he showed me around the brewery a bit. Beers were some of the tastiest I've tried on this trip, and a good range of styles. Flights of four available. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. No food, I don't think. Well worth a stop.

Open space with 15 tables in a warehouse district. Edison lightbulbs over a nice, long bar with wood ceiling above it, pot lights in a drop ceiling for the rest. 8 taps of house beer available at two stations. Swag and canned beer available for purchase. Concrete floors. Appetizers, soup, sandwiches, though didn't have any. 4 oz taster pours, many available for $1.50. Wide range of age groups present. Not the most funky of atmospheres but open, clean, friendly. Good beer, decent variety (IPA, DIPA, Pale Ale, Rauchbier, Stouts, Porter, Cranberry Wit available today).

Certainly the best place in the area to visit. The owners (Rob and Lisa) are extremely friendly and dedicated to craft beer. Rob is an accomplished brewer, his IPA is one of the best in the nation and his rauchbier reminds me of Bamberg. Hard to find a reason to not stop in, if you are in the Manchester area.

Huge space at the end of an industrial park building off of East Industrial on the East side of Manchester. T-shirt and swag center to the left as you walk in with the bar taking up most of the far wall with seating all around. Satellite seating for overflow on the other side of the room. They opened today with 4 beers on tap, 3 of which are their year round standards and a summer seasonal wheat beer. 4oz tasters are $1.50 two sizes of growlers and cans to go. I enjoyed all the beers on tap especially the IPA and RVP. Friendly attentive staff, the tour was in depth. Its so close I plan to be a regular here.