Irish Pubs in Palmer, MA

“This is an authentic, awesome little bar in a little town that's struggling. Older, super friendly, working class customers; familiar, friendly service. Clearly a local hangout -- a gender- and racially-mixed group were meeting in a side room to share pizza before settling to down to their weekly dice, cards and dollar bills....wIth breaks for drink refreshment. Some customers at the bar sang along to a jukebox mix of Toby Keith, Tom Jones, The Beatles, Poison and The Monkees. A couple of local guys had a beer while picking up pizza to take back to their families.

We washed down our solid bar fare with very good, local IPA's from a microbrewery headed by a woman who couldn't do what she wanted to do at a bigger brewery, so she started her own here in Palmer.

There are probably better places to eat in town, but Tailgate has to be the most authentic, welcoming place here. I'll look forward to going back.“