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Backyard Brewery & Kitchen
1211 S Mammoth Rd
Manchester, New Hampshire, 03109-5101
United States
(603) 623-3545 | map
backyardbrewerynh.com
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Ratings by Hefsbeercaps:
Rated by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio
4.09/5 rDev -6.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
4.09/5 rDev -6.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Nice outdoor seating and great tasting beer and food
Jun 11, 2019More User Ratings:
Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire
4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
Super fun atmosphere and tasty varied selection of taps. I do very much miss The Yard that was in this location previously, but still cool to have something decent there. Haven't had much of their foods but what I've had has been good.
Mar 01, 2023Reviewed by jhavs from New York
3.63/5 rDev -16.7%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
3.63/5 rDev -16.7%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
A dive bar version of TGI Friday’s that makes their own beer.
Menu is similar to what you’d expect at a chain pub. Food quality was decent.
I’m assuming this was an existing bar that a brewer purchased to make a brewery. Everything a bit old style, like pub from 1990. A little grimy. Large.
Live music playing on one side. Very large bar.
Half clientele seemed into beer, other half seemed into keno screens and whatever cheapest drink is.
Service was fine, but not extremely interested in impressing anyone.
Dec 09, 2019Menu is similar to what you’d expect at a chain pub. Food quality was decent.
I’m assuming this was an existing bar that a brewer purchased to make a brewery. Everything a bit old style, like pub from 1990. A little grimy. Large.
Live music playing on one side. Very large bar.
Half clientele seemed into beer, other half seemed into keno screens and whatever cheapest drink is.
Service was fine, but not extremely interested in impressing anyone.
Reviewed by SNHbeer529
5/5 rDev +14.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
5/5 rDev +14.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
I know the scoring only goes to 1 through 5 but this place has 10s across all accounts. I went here with my family recently and enjoyed a great meal and beer. To say the food, beer, and service was great is an understatement. At the table near us an elderly man became ill (due to diabetes) and EVERY STAFF member stopped what they were doing to attend to this man and get him safely to the ambulance. Stand up people.
Nov 30, 2019Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.91/5 rDev -10.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -10.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
Work trip took me to Manchester, NH on Friday July 12th. My hotel was within walking distance of this brewery so I had to pull the trigger on this place. Really big place from what I noticed with a huge patio and having a pretty clean atmosphere all around. Pool tables around the corner from where I sat at the bar which was on the inside. But I just chilled at the bar and had three of their beers while my work buddy scarfed down a huge ass burger that looked really legit. I had two beertenders that seemed to work really well together as service was very good especially on a Friday night. This place seems to having everything going for it, one would think but their beers themselves, well, I would I liked those beers and would have them again except part of me doesn't think I'm gonna drive all of the way to Manchester to drink here again (in other words, there's a ton of greatness in New Hampshire and I don't necessarily see these guys at the top).
Jul 14, 2019Reviewed by MRI1292 from New Hampshire
5/5 rDev +14.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
5/5 rDev +14.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
One of the better new breweries that have popped up in New Hampshire lately. Typically I have not been impressed with many brew pups but this one has changed my opinion. Not only is the food top notch but these guys are putting out killer beer! Great work!
May 03, 2019Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
I've been here quite a few times since they opened or should I say since they reinvented themselves. They used to be the yard restaurant one of those old time places where the food is alright but you only go there because your grand parents have fond memories of the place. Its a huge restaurant with lots of seating inside with some function rooms as well. Wooden fence slats adorn the wall to facilitate the backyard feeling. The patio outside is a great space to enjoy some brews and food on a warm day. There's a throwback bar in the back that is true to its name, They will have up to 12 beers on tap sometimes a guest beer as well. The beers have been solid to great in my opinion aside from the one diacetyl IPA I had once. Crowlers to go from anything on tap and 16 oz four packs in the cooler at the hostess station. The food is pretty good, they have slimmed the menu down and tried to make it somewhat foodie but haven't gone overboard. The Prime rib egg rolls always find their way onto my table and a few of my friends really like the brussel sprouts. I just wont. I've always gotten great service, there were some hiccups when they first opened but in my experience that's been fixed. Prices are what you'd expect these days at a beer-centric restaurant. I plan to have more visits in the future.
Jan 13, 2019Reviewed by Bierman9 from New Hampshire
4.31/5 rDev -1.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev -1.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
First time visit solo on 29DEC18 and again today (01JAN19) with Alewife...
Very large building, with a nice patio area out front for warm-weather dining/imbibing. In through the foyer and left to a large dining room with numerous tables of various shapes and sizes. Has an upper level with more seating as well. Small bar ahead with about 10 seats, with another room beyond with more tables, booths, and a much larger bar.
Had 12 biers on tap (plus guest bottles and liquor). Variety is solid, with a few different IPAs, a German Helles and Dunkel, a British mild, a Belgian Dubbel, and a Baltic Porter... plus more... Have had the Baltic, Dubbel and two NE IPAs... all solid! The gals behind the bar were top-friggin'-shelf! There was a large group of runners who came in today after a local race, and our 'tender was here, there and everywhere without ever getting frazzled. She was also knowledgeable and friendly. I had some tacos, the Lady a burger; both quite tasty, sizable and filling.
Place had a wide variety of music playing, from classic rock to reggae... also had TVs around to watch hockey, football, or whatever... quite a comfy vibe. I will def make the easy 25-minute trek from home to the Backyard again...
Prosit!!
4.31/5 rDev -0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25 | $$
318
Jan 01, 2019Very large building, with a nice patio area out front for warm-weather dining/imbibing. In through the foyer and left to a large dining room with numerous tables of various shapes and sizes. Has an upper level with more seating as well. Small bar ahead with about 10 seats, with another room beyond with more tables, booths, and a much larger bar.
Had 12 biers on tap (plus guest bottles and liquor). Variety is solid, with a few different IPAs, a German Helles and Dunkel, a British mild, a Belgian Dubbel, and a Baltic Porter... plus more... Have had the Baltic, Dubbel and two NE IPAs... all solid! The gals behind the bar were top-friggin'-shelf! There was a large group of runners who came in today after a local race, and our 'tender was here, there and everywhere without ever getting frazzled. She was also knowledgeable and friendly. I had some tacos, the Lady a burger; both quite tasty, sizable and filling.
Place had a wide variety of music playing, from classic rock to reggae... also had TVs around to watch hockey, football, or whatever... quite a comfy vibe. I will def make the easy 25-minute trek from home to the Backyard again...
Prosit!!
4.31/5 rDev -0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25 | $$
318
Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut
3.79/5 rDev -13.1%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
3.79/5 rDev -13.1%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Sprawling brewpub with large outdoor deck. Indoor U-shaped bar seats about 30 with many tables throughout multiple rooms. Deck has about 20-25 tables and a view of the parking lot. 10 beers on tap, the two I had were solid. Service was on the slow side, but the food was very good.
Jun 01, 2018Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
4.53/5 rDev +3.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +3.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Stopped here for lunch on our way to Manchester Airport. The place is huge! The parking lot was packed, but there was still plenty of room inside. Big, big bar that kind of snakes around. It must be able to seat 100. TVs all over the place. We had two where we sat, so able to watch both The Masters and the Red Sox. You can even play keno, as the guy next to me was doing. Loud, but not excessively loud, happy place.
There were a dozen beers on tap. I had a coffee Baltic porter and a bock. Both were solid beers. The porter was a surprise. It had some fruity flavor which is apparently from the particular coffee bean used in the brewing. My wife enjoyed her NEIPA.
We split a veggie flatbread. It was excellent. The crust was made from grains used in the brewing process.
Our server was great. He was running around like crazy, yet still managed to bring us our flatbread piping hot.
We always try to fly out of Manchester; it's so much easier than Logan in Boston. This place is one more incentive to choose Manchester.
Apr 08, 2018There were a dozen beers on tap. I had a coffee Baltic porter and a bock. Both were solid beers. The porter was a surprise. It had some fruity flavor which is apparently from the particular coffee bean used in the brewing. My wife enjoyed her NEIPA.
We split a veggie flatbread. It was excellent. The crust was made from grains used in the brewing process.
Our server was great. He was running around like crazy, yet still managed to bring us our flatbread piping hot.
We always try to fly out of Manchester; it's so much easier than Logan in Boston. This place is one more incentive to choose Manchester.
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.91/5 rDev +12.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75
4.91/5 rDev +12.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75
Met some fairly new beer loving friends, very surprised I hadn’t heard of this place yet. The building itself is huge, nice big bar, with plenty of seats and the dining room has a dark glass that lets you look and see all the state of the art brewing equipment. It was a night that they had live music, so place was really hopping for a Saturday night and it still wasn’t overly load and it is kind of dark and they helped give in a nice atmosphere.
Probably had 12 different beers on draft, something for every beer drinkers, I got to try a few besides the NEIPA and RIS and every beer seemed true to the style and didn’t I mention the RIS was world class! Very nice selection.
The menu was very big, pretty much impossible not to find several things on it you wouldn’t want to devour. Good size portions, maybe a little more expensive than average but bigger than average portions and much better than average food.
Service was good, we had 5 kids 5 to 12 with us and the waitress was excellent with dealing with all of us.
Overall if you get a chance a must stop new destination near the Manchester Airport. Awesome place all around, can’t wait to go again.
Mar 11, 2018Probably had 12 different beers on draft, something for every beer drinkers, I got to try a few besides the NEIPA and RIS and every beer seemed true to the style and didn’t I mention the RIS was world class! Very nice selection.
The menu was very big, pretty much impossible not to find several things on it you wouldn’t want to devour. Good size portions, maybe a little more expensive than average but bigger than average portions and much better than average food.
Service was good, we had 5 kids 5 to 12 with us and the waitress was excellent with dealing with all of us.
Overall if you get a chance a must stop new destination near the Manchester Airport. Awesome place all around, can’t wait to go again.
Reviewed by edward_boumil from New York
3.95/5 rDev -9.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
3.95/5 rDev -9.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
V: Atmosphere was cool, nice deco, plays into the "backyard" theme, really cool wooden tables. Down to earth and relaxing place
Q: Beer was great, wasn't anything to blow you out of the water but absolute solid beers all around
Ser: Waiter was a cool guy, a bit quiet at first but cool to talk to
Sel: Pretty good coverage of different styles
F: Enjoyed my meal, so did everybody else I was with
Dec 01, 2017Q: Beer was great, wasn't anything to blow you out of the water but absolute solid beers all around
Ser: Waiter was a cool guy, a bit quiet at first but cool to talk to
Sel: Pretty good coverage of different styles
F: Enjoyed my meal, so did everybody else I was with
Reviewed by The_Hucklebuck from Connecticut
4.81/5 rDev +10.3%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
4.81/5 rDev +10.3%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
This Brewery was a great surprise! I tried 8 of their 12 beers and they were all around really Good. My favorites were the Kafija Alus- Coffee Porter and surprisingly to me the Nut Brown ale. The Happy Pappy was also really good and would be a good year round, bright beer. All together though I didn’t try a beer that I didn’t like and look forward to trying the food next time I come. The Prime rib looked delicious!
Nov 12, 2017
Backyard Brewery & Kitchen in Manchester, NH
Brewery rating:
3.91 out of
5 with
299 ratings
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