Best Selection of Draft Beers...

Argie's Wife · 07-22-2010, 12:23 AM

Is there a good restaurant - doesn't have to be fancy - that has a good selection of draft beers on hand? I'm talking English and Irish imports, if possible... like Murphy's, Guinness, Beamish, Sam Smith's, you get the idea...

BroadHopper · 07-22-2010, 04:05 AM

Unfortunately, it is in ManchVegas. Huge selection of drafts as well as bottles. Great blues bands on weekends.

There are two floors. The college crowd dominates the cellar.

Winni P · 07-22-2010, 06:57 AM

I know Biederman's Deli up in Plymouth has alot of different beers - both draft & bottled. They have great sandwiches too. Check them out:

http://www.biedermansdeli.com/index.php?page=beers

jack1706 · 07-22-2010, 08:18 AM

Broadhopper,
you mean in Manchester? or is that the name of the place?

and why is it somethimes called Manchvegas? no one ever seems to answer that question... ????

Long Pine · 07-22-2010, 08:41 AM

Don't know how broad the selection is, but I know Garwood's in Wolfeboro has Guinness on tap. Once I see the Guinness, I usually don't look any further since I don't see it on tap all that often. In fact, when I am traveling, I often find myself picking my dinner locations based on whether they have Guinness on tap - I have been a convert ever since a trip I took to Ireland.

Shore Driver · 07-22-2010, 08:41 AM

Tewksbury MA is known as "Tewksvegas". LOL. Think about it for a minute and you crack up.
I imagine its the same sort of irony applied to the "Manchvegas" usage.

Slickcraft · 07-22-2010, 11:12 AM

For a small restaurant the Lyons' Den has some reasonable choices once you get past the Bud dishwater products.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nm2c/lyonsden/id9.html
The don't list Guinness but there sure is a tap in the photo.

While the Woodstock Inn Brewery has only their own on tap, there are many interesting choices.
http://www.woodstockinnbrewery.com/home.php

gtagrip · 07-22-2010, 11:21 AM

I second the Woodstock Inn Brewery. Was just there last week. The Pemi Pale Ale is the best I ever tasted!

colt17 · 07-22-2010, 12:00 PM

love the Pemi Pale Ale!!

jack1706 · 07-22-2010, 12:44 PM

Shore Driver
Still don't get it....???????????

VitaBene · 07-22-2010, 02:52 PM

It is really just a nickname that caught on, so much that my buddy named his bike building business ManchVegas Choppers.

gtagrip · 07-22-2010, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jack1706

Shore Driver
Still don't get it....???????????

You know, I'm with jack1706 on this one, I don't quiet get the irony of it either.
I grew up in a town on the South Shore of Mass. called Marshfield and it was known as MarshVegas. I could get the irony of that one as the Las and Marsh are somewhat similar.

eillac@dow · 07-22-2010, 06:17 PM

No offense here...

but I also know that they call Marshfield.... "MarshVegas. My thoughts on this was "that is was a town/city that considered themselves "above" those surrounding towns".

I dunna know. Who am I? It is just was I was always led to believe.

And BTW....we are neighbors.....I am in Weymouth, MA.

wifi · 07-22-2010, 06:22 PM

No one has mentioned "The Mug" on Rt 3 in Center Harbor, perhaps someone has a menu they can post?

Loads of different taps and bottles.

Argie's Wife · 07-22-2010, 06:31 PM

(forgive me Don...)

Source: UrbanDictionary.com

Manch-Vegas

1.
Aternative name for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. The word was coined by combining the first part of "Manchester" with the second word in "Las Vegas," juxtaposing Las Vegas's glitz and glamor with Manchester's lack of either. Used derisively.
"So are we going out tonight?"
"We live in Manch-Vegas. The hottest spot open this late is Wal-Mart."
2.
Noun: The city that never sleeps alone! The rockin' Queen City of New Hampshire, Manchester, got it's glamorous name from the fact that there is so much of the same to do all over and nowhere in town. It's really a rolling mystery!

The initial impression would leave a new comer with a feeling of AW while the veterans of the city know better!

All in all it's a hell of a place to be and certainly an upcoming world power on the East Coast!

Adj: A description the clubers at Homega use to describe the booty in town.
Noun:
Mo; "Hey, wanna hit the bars in Manch-Vegas tonight?"
Ed; "Yeah, which one?"
Mo;"I don't know, you pick"
Ed; "I don't know... why do I have to pick"
Yolanda; "Like it matters!"

Bottom line: It's tongue in cheek humor.... it's certainly not being snotty about Manchester - if you've ever been to Las Vegas, you'd know it's glitz, glamor, and little/no substance. Bright lights. Big city. Make a wrong turn and you're in the projects.

Irrigation Guy · 07-22-2010, 08:41 PM

Used to live in Marshvegas. Always thought it was because it's a bit of a honky tonk town compared to the surrounding towns, and there used to be gambling there back in the day.

Manchvegas I think also refers to the "action" going on.

gtagrip · 07-23-2010, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eillac@dow

No offense here...

but I also know that they call Marshfield.... "MarshVegas. My thoughts on this was "that is was a town/city that considered themselves "above" those surrounding towns".

I dunna know. Who am I? It is just was I was always led to believe.

And BTW....we are neighbors.....I am in Weymouth, MA.

Still a bit off topic, but us kids when in high school "coined" it MarshVegas because there wasn't much to do in town.

eillac, I actually now live in Derry, NH, but will be down in Marshfield next weekend for my 25th high school renuion.

twoplustwo · 07-24-2010, 08:11 AM

Great tavern there, good food, casual atmosphere, and a great beer selection on tap and in the bottle.

http://www.whittierhouse.com/

fugitivewife · 07-24-2010, 10:16 AM

I thought ManchVegas got its name from the many slot machines that were confiscated in a raid years ago.

NHKathy · 07-24-2010, 05:17 PM

supposedly has 100 beers on tap... friends of mine recently went there and this is what I'm told...

new boater · 07-24-2010, 06:20 PM

I cringe whenever I ask what beers they have on tap and they start with "bub, bud lite, coors, coors light..." I know that I'll be drinking water!
And probably not coming back there again!

Slickcraft · 07-24-2010, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by new boater

I cringe whenever I ask what beers they have on tap and they start with "bub, bud lite, coors, coors light..." I know that I'll be drinking water!
And probably not coming back there again!

We had lunch at an Applebee's and I made the mistake of asking what was on tap; got the usual memorized list of 15 versions of dishwater starting with bud. When she got done I ordered an ice tea and boy did she give me a look.

Afterwords my wife advised to simply ask if they have Guinness or a pale ale on tap rather than suffering through that awful list. So I will give that a try.

In the past I have tried asking what is on tap after the bud, coors and miller products and that gives them a brain cramp as the list has been memorized starting with bud. Oh well..................

BroadHopper · 07-26-2010, 09:36 AM

The college crowd waitstaff and barkeeps beer list always starts with bud. Ask them something else and it's 'Will you get with the program?' look.

I always ask for a brown ale and they give you the 'WTF' look. OK how about Guinness? Most young barkeeps won't even pour it properly.

There's a glass for ales. A glass for porters, etc. Only the high end bars do this properly. A cold mug does not make the beer. Neither does ice cold temperature. Unless you are drinking bud, the icy cold makes budweiser taste more like water. Lately I think budweiser taste like cotton candy.

The beer of choice among Colorado true beer drinkers are 'Sam Adams'. Not Coors. I was peasantly surprise to see this one!

To get a true 'Black and Tan', stop at Patrick's in Gilford. They know how to pour the 'black' over the back of a spoon and 'tan' the top.

jack1706 · 07-26-2010, 09:43 AM

It's too early to start with the beer...but...........

just reading that post makes me long for one , or two!!

Cheers !!!

07-22-2010, 12:23 AM	#1
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Best Selection of Draft Beers... Is there a good restaurant - doesn't have to be fancy - that has a good selection of draft beers on hand? I'm talking English and Irish imports, if possible... like Murphy's, Guinness, Beamish, Sam Smith's, you get the idea...

07-22-2010, 04:05 AM	#2
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,560 Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 1,097 Times in 790 Posts	Strange Brew Unfortunately, it is in ManchVegas. Huge selection of drafts as well as bottles. Great blues bands on weekends. There are two floors. The college crowd dominates the cellar. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

07-22-2010, 06:57 AM	#3
Winni P Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Saunders Bay Posts: 99 Thanks: 130 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Does it have to be draft? I know Biederman's Deli up in Plymouth has alot of different beers - both draft & bottled. They have great sandwiches too. Check them out: http://www.biedermansdeli.com/index.php?page=beers

07-22-2010, 02:52 PM	#11
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 1,582 Thanked 1,616 Times in 829 Posts	ManchVegas Choppers It is really just a nickname that caught on, so much that my buddy named his bike building business ManchVegas Choppers.

07-22-2010, 06:17 PM	#13
eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 295 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	Here's my take on "Vegas" No offense here... but I also know that they call Marshfield.... "MarshVegas. My thoughts on this was "that is was a town/city that considered themselves "above" those surrounding towns". I dunna know. Who am I? It is just was I was always led to believe. And BTW....we are neighbors.....I am in Weymouth, MA.

07-22-2010, 08:18 AM	#4
jack1706 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft.Laud.,Fl & Winter Harbor Posts: 150 Thanks: 40 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts	Broadhopper, you mean in Manchester? or is that the name of the place? and why is it somethimes called Manchvegas? no one ever seems to answer that question... ????

07-22-2010, 08:41 AM	#5
Long Pine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 93 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 12 Posts	Don't know how broad the selection is, but I know Garwood's in Wolfeboro has Guinness on tap. Once I see the Guinness, I usually don't look any further since I don't see it on tap all that often. In fact, when I am traveling, I often find myself picking my dinner locations based on whether they have Guinness on tap - I have been a convert ever since a trip I took to Ireland.

07-22-2010, 08:41 AM	#6
Shore Driver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland CT Posts: 194 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	Tewksbury MA is known as "Tewksvegas". LOL. Think about it for a minute and you crack up. I imagine its the same sort of irony applied to the "Manchvegas" usage.

07-22-2010, 11:12 AM	#7
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 1,213 Thanked 2,051 Times in 941 Posts	For a small restaurant the Lyons' Den has some reasonable choices once you get past the Bud dishwater products. http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nm2c/lyonsden/id9.html The don't list Guinness but there sure is a tap in the photo. While the Woodstock Inn Brewery has only their own on tap, there are many interesting choices. http://www.woodstockinnbrewery.com/home.php

07-22-2010, 11:21 AM	#8
gtagrip Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 301 Thanks: 115 Thanked 75 Times in 52 Posts	I second the Woodstock Inn Brewery. Was just there last week. The Pemi Pale Ale is the best I ever tasted!

07-22-2010, 12:00 PM	#9
colt17 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hollis NH/Laconia Posts: 132 Thanks: 62 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	love the Pemi Pale Ale!!

07-22-2010, 12:44 PM	#10
jack1706 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft.Laud.,Fl & Winter Harbor Posts: 150 Thanks: 40 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts	Shore Driver Still don't get it....???????????

07-22-2010, 06:22 PM	#14
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	The Mug No one has mentioned "The Mug" on Rt 3 in Center Harbor, perhaps someone has a menu they can post? Loads of different taps and bottles.

07-22-2010, 06:31 PM	#15
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	You're from NH when... (forgive me Don...) Source: UrbanDictionary.com Manch-Vegas 1. Aternative name for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. The word was coined by combining the first part of "Manchester" with the second word in "Las Vegas," juxtaposing Las Vegas's glitz and glamor with Manchester's lack of either. Used derisively. "So are we going out tonight?" "We live in Manch-Vegas. The hottest spot open this late is Wal-Mart." 2. Noun: The city that never sleeps alone! The rockin' Queen City of New Hampshire, Manchester, got it's glamorous name from the fact that there is so much of the same to do all over and nowhere in town. It's really a rolling mystery! The initial impression would leave a new comer with a feeling of AW while the veterans of the city know better! All in all it's a hell of a place to be and certainly an upcoming world power on the East Coast! Adj: A description the clubers at Homega use to describe the booty in town. Noun: Mo; "Hey, wanna hit the bars in Manch-Vegas tonight?" Ed; "Yeah, which one?" Mo;"I don't know, you pick" Ed; "I don't know... why do I have to pick" Yolanda; "Like it matters!" Bottom line: It's tongue in cheek humor.... it's certainly not being snotty about Manchester - if you've ever been to Las Vegas, you'd know it's glitz, glamor, and little/no substance. Bright lights. Big city. Make a wrong turn and you're in the projects. Last edited by Argie's Wife; 07-22-2010 at 09:25 PM.

07-22-2010, 08:41 PM	#16
Irrigation Guy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 484 Thanks: 89 Thanked 138 Times in 72 Posts	Used to live in Marshvegas. Always thought it was because it's a bit of a honky tonk town compared to the surrounding towns, and there used to be gambling there back in the day. Manchvegas I think also refers to the "action" going on.

07-24-2010, 08:11 AM	#18
twoplustwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 456 Thanks: 51 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts	The Whittier House in Ossipee Great tavern there, good food, casual atmosphere, and a great beer selection on tap and in the bottle. http://www.whittierhouse.com/

07-24-2010, 10:16 AM	#19
fugitivewife Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boston and Moultonborough Posts: 7 Thanks: 37 Thanked 11 Times in 3 Posts	I thought ManchVegas got its name from the many slot machines that were confiscated in a raid years ago.

07-24-2010, 05:17 PM	#20
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	Wolfeboro Inn's Tavern supposedly has 100 beers on tap... friends of mine recently went there and this is what I'm told...

07-24-2010, 06:20 PM	#21
new boater Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Beers on tap I cringe whenever I ask what beers they have on tap and they start with "bub, bud lite, coors, coors light..." I know that I'll be drinking water! And probably not coming back there again!

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07-26-2010, 09:36 AM	#23
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,560 Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 1,097 Times in 790 Posts	Spot on! The college crowd waitstaff and barkeeps beer list always starts with bud. Ask them something else and it's 'Will you get with the program?' look. I always ask for a brown ale and they give you the 'WTF' look. OK how about Guinness? Most young barkeeps won't even pour it properly. There's a glass for ales. A glass for porters, etc. Only the high end bars do this properly. A cold mug does not make the beer. Neither does ice cold temperature. Unless you are drinking bud, the icy cold makes budweiser taste more like water. Lately I think budweiser taste like cotton candy. The beer of choice among Colorado true beer drinkers are 'Sam Adams'. Not Coors. I was peasantly surprise to see this one! To get a true 'Black and Tan', stop at Patrick's in Gilford. They know how to pour the 'black' over the back of a spoon and 'tan' the top. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

07-26-2010, 09:43 AM	#24
jack1706 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft.Laud.,Fl & Winter Harbor Posts: 150 Thanks: 40 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts	It's too early to start with the beer...but........... just reading that post makes me long for one , or two!! Cheers !!!

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