February 2, 2012
Was here when it was a John Harvards or something a few years ago. The only change was to the exterior. Inside is normal bar type ambiance. Six of thier beers on tap, no cask, one guest tap. The bartender was abrupt, no conversation when prompted about the beers even though the place was fairly empty. The food was not very good, had a steak that looked like it came from an IHOP. The beers were fine but not fantastic. The bill was pretty high for 2 beers and a crappy steak. Not going to come back.

October 16, 2011
The family and I stopped in here this past weekend on the way home from a small trip. Slightly generic in appearance from the outside a pale white building with a brewpub sign on a hugely busy street near the mall and tons of shopping. The inside has a decent sized dining area and an area by the bar with seating and tables. Ubiquitous brew system sits off to the right of the entrance behind glass. The interior of the dining area with its high ceilings and lack of wall hangings reminded me of a pancake house, but I digress. The food was typical pub grub and all at our table called their meals ok but not great. The beer was generally solid with one standout and one disappointment in my sampling. This day they had seven of their brews on tap. I found our meal to be a bit on the pricey side with our family of four spending 90 dollars plus tip on dinner. Overall this was decent, but nothing special. I would go here again if I needed to be in Manchester CT, but I wouldn’t make a special trip to come here.

March 12, 2011 [ Updated January 16, 2012 ]
Stopped on my way up to Vermont last week. The food is very good pub fare. Unfortunately, the beers are as uninspired as they were the last 3 times I’ve been there. Every beer was watery and had an astringency that was off putting. Disappointing.