Bert’s Better Beers

For a beer lover, a visit to Manchester isn’t complete without a stop at Bert’s (and maybe the Strangebrew).
Organized selection of beers with descriptions that make me feel so adventurous-​I always try a new beer when I come here!
Love this place.

Best Beer Store in the Queen City Area. Bert’s the man! If you’re buying from him, you can assure he took careful steps to keep his beer in the best condition possible. They have a super awesome beer selection that is organized by style. Very cool.
This ain’t like buying bud light at a gas station, though. Be prepared to spend the premium it costs to properly stock your fridge. It’s nothing to drop +20 on a variety 6 pack. This is because Bert truly sells better beer– deal with it.
Only one word of caution here… If you’re some kind of vanilla stout, oak wood aged, craft beer sipping hipster that thinks you can «talk beer» with Bert, you can’t. Bert will own you. This guy knows his stuff and has been in the beer game for a long ass time. He’s something of a New England celebrity in the craft brew game and he doesn’t need anyone telling him your opinions on Cascade vs Citra hop strands. He’s Yoda, you’re damn Ja-​Ja Binks!
Listen to Bert, Respect Bert, Buy from Bert.

Excellent beer selection! Looking to try something new, go no further! A vast selection of beers from near and far, and Burt is always there to make top notch recommendations. They can supply you with a cute canvas beer 6 pack which my boyfriend and I use when we travel! Love this place!

This is a great store. You can make your own six pack out of a wide variety of (cold) beers and they have reusable bags to carry them in. They also have a great selection of meads, if that is your thing. The staff is always nice and helpful, I love coming here for beers that other stores don’t carry in the area.

Looking for a hard to find beer? Look no further, Bert has you covered! Tucked away in a strip mall, this hidden gem has a beer for every taste. Knowledgeable and friendly staff, great prices and plenty of tastings for you to find your flavor.

I come here regularly to pick up brews for friends and co-​workers, all with varied (and complex) palates. Let’s just put it this way, if there is anything you need, this place has it. The tiny bottles of white Duvel I can only find here, English lagers (Wells and Bodingtons), and IPAs in big bottles pretty much covers standard purchases. I have been surprised by some of the new bottles of 11%+ ABV craft beers. I will have to pick those up next time I visit.

Won’t even set foot in the door no matter what the beer selection. Just called to see about getting a gift cert, paying for it now, and picking it up in a couple of days when I am driving through Hooksett. This was the response «Well, normally I’d say yes, but this is not a good day, so… no.» Guess he doesn’t need my $ 100.

My boyfriend and I happened upon this place on our way to camping in the White Mountains with the help of Unilocal.This place is incredible, and deserves all 5 stars.
They have a huge assortment of local beers, and hard to find bombers. You can make your own six pack from a wide array of singles — most are even already chilled!
On top of the great selection, the staff was very friendly. I would definitely recommend going to Berts Better Beers!

A great selection of hard to find craft beer as well as a helpful staff to point you in the right direction. Only down side is that it can be a little difficult to find your first time, be sure to check google maps first.

Just look at all the other reviews. Its pretty easy to see that this is the stop to make for you craft brew needs while in NH. Great selection of breweries and styles. The make your own sixer makes it easy to try everything. Great prices, and extremely friendly service. While worth the drive.

I love this place! Super friendly and knowledgeable. This is my go to beer stop!

so many beers. the owners are so helpful with everything too! Love bert and love beers!

What else is there to say about Bert’s, they have the best selection of craft beer in NH, prices are spot-​on, and Bert is one of the nicest, most helpfull guys you’ll meet.
If it’s in NH, Bert will have it. Quick on and off of interstate 93 as well.

Fantastic selection for a beer shoppe in the middle of nowhere. We stopped here on the way back from the White Birch Brewery up the road, and Bert’s had a selection of White Birch beer that rivaled White Birch’s! Their selection also rivaled that of many comparably well-​stocked beer purveyors elsewhere. Many rare, hard to obtain, obscure, and vintage items. You should come knowing what you want. But even if you don’t, the staff is friendly and knowledgable and will join you in your over-​enthusiastic beer geekery – they did mine, anyway! I don’t know why you would ever go to Hooksett on purpose if you weren’t already from there, but a White Birch/Bert’s trip definitely made sense to me.

Awesome selection and the staff was super helpful in helping me find a varied selection of local beers while I was vacationing in NH!

We totally stumbled upon this place. Sometimes, it is better to be lucky than good. It all started out a little weird, but ended up being a great experience. It is located about two-​thirds of the way down a small strip mall. On Friday night around 9PM, we drove in on our way to the Bear Brook State Park for camping.
We were in need of some «provisions» so this seemed like a logical place to stop. The only other business open in the strip mall was a bar, which had a few patrons milling around outside smoking. As the four of us made our way from the car to the beer store, we endured a few cat calls from the male patrons outside the bar, harmless of course. But, apparently if you are up for it — ladies get in for half price! But I move on…
When we walked into Bert’s, we immediately knew that we were going to get much better beer than originally planned. Bert came up to each of us, introduced himself, and gave us a brief overview of the store. We each made our own six pack, taking the singles that we desired from the fridges along the left side wall. We probably spent about 20 – 30 minutes perusing the massive selection of beers and carefully selecting what we each wanted to drink. Each of the beers had a description of the taste along with a chart showing the level of «hoppiness» and alcohol content.
My six pack cost $ 21, though a few of the selections were some of the higher test varieties. It was fair to say most items were between $ 2 and $ 4 per bottle. At the check out counter, there were photos of people holding the complimentary carrying cases around the world (south pole is represented). When I mentioned to Bert that I was going to the Olympics in London he was very interested in having our group take a picture and send it along to him as he is a huge fan of the Olympic Games. I am hopeful that I remember to pack the blue carrying case so I can fulfill the request.
Overall, this was a wonderful shopping experience. I sampled some new beers that I had never tried before. I always consider that a WIN! I have NO complaints or constructive criticism of this place.

They have a great selection of beer, however bert is an jerk! he seems to be inconvenienced to help or to busy to be bothered with questions he was rude to me, my mother and my father in law all on separate occasions for no reason other than for what i can imagine is he just enjoys being an a**hole !!!, I will never go back and will inform everyone I know to go els where! in the state of our economy i find it hard to believe that someone can act like that when they rely on people for their business.
All i can say to all the other reviews is this, keep going back and you will see just how rude he can be i had gone in there many times and had spent on average 60 to 80 dollars a time, i thought that maybe he had a bad day until i heard the stories from other family members! BE WARNED IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU!!!

Still the best place in the Manchester area (if not all of New Hampshire) to get beer. The selection is absolutely incredible, and since they’ve expanded, it has only gotten more impressive. If you’re looking for local flavors, you can certainly find them here (Smuttynose, Woodstock, Squam, White Birch, etc… all of it can be found at Berts).
The staff is very knowledgeable… can speak to their selections and provide recommendations. Even if you’re not local, Berts is very easy to get to… it is just a minute or so off Exit 9N on 93. So if you’re heading north on vacation, and you’re planning on making a trip to the State Liquor Store on the way up to the lakes and mountains, be sure to stop here first to grab your brews!

I absolutely love this store and am so glad I found it. The selection is amazing. You can mix and match individual bottles, which is great for sampling new kinds of beer. They have a large amount of the local brews available, such as Smuttynose and Tuckermans. The staff is not only helpful, but they are very knowledgable about beer.
Bert’s is located in the same plaza as Bull Run.

My boyfriend and I were looking for a liquor store that offered unique microbrews and a greater variety than the supermarket. After a quick search on his phone we found Bert’s and plugged it into our GPS. Bert’s is about 15 minutes (or less) from downtown Manchester. Definitely worth the trip for their variety and expertise.
Bert himself was helping around the shop and greeting customers with a friendly smile. Bert mentioned that he has tried every beer in the store so if we had any questions whatsoever he could definitely help us out. He was extremely helpful and knowledgable. It was nice to see the owner taking such a hand on approach with his business.
We were pleasantly surprised by the selection of hard to find seasonal brews and beers that seemed new and interesting to us. We both packed up a mix & match 6-​pack. A little on the pricy side but if you’re looking to try a couple different beers without being forced to buy a 6-​pack this is the place to go.
I was also thrilled to find the Sam Adams Millennium champagne-​beer called Infinium. I purchased to at $ 19.95 (which is the lowest price I’ve seen around).
I’d say it’s definitely worth checking out even if you don’t end up purchasing! Browsing is fun too!