Stackers Pub

Rapey vibe, had several friends get grabbed and hassled on multiple occasions.

Great for Sunday football game watch. Came back on Thursday for nfl football and it was pleasant until 9:45. At that time the room became packed with young college kids and the sound level became deafening. Mind you, I’m 25 years older than the average age of the crowd. I tried to watch the game at the bar with many kids leaning over to order pitchers of Rolling Rock (really?! Rolling Rock?!) which they were out of so they would get Bud Light (really?! Bud Light?!); some would order what looked to be a watery Long Island.
Bartenders were cool, but I had to take away a star after tonight. When I left, there were about 30 more kids waiting to get in. I will find another place to watch a game at night, but will be there on Sunday.

We went during happy hour (4 to 9 P.M.) on Wednesday. The food was inexpensive as they want to drum up alcohol sales. We had 20 wings, two glasses of shock top beer, and a diet coke. All of this was only $ 15 including a 20% tip. Great way to have an inexpensive dinner on a weeknight.

You can go here almost any night of the week during the school year and it will be packed with Umass students. They have a good selection of beer, with most of the popular seasonal beers as well. Everything is pretty cheap. If you get there around 9 on the weekends you can get a table and an actual glass for your beer instead of having to stand up and drink out of plastic cups.

I wasn’t impressed, but my friends love it. Waited in line for a good hour on a Friday night (classes start on Tuesday, and a few people are back), so I expected it to be at least a bit special, but the space is small and crowded. People were spilling their drinks over me all night long. I got myself a pitcher of beer, and it was gone while I was distracted for a minute… who would steal somebody’s drink? The music is a plus, but I wish they had some sort of a dance floor, or more space, in general, so you can move around. My friends are ages 22 – 27 (mostly 23 – 25), and we all thought the crowd was underage with fake ID’s, which in fact turned out to be true for quite a few of the kids we met (we visited on Friday, 1.17.14, and Saturday, 1.18.14.) Not only that, but they were all high on molly, extacy, and what not, which was more amusing than anything. Drinks are relatively cheap, but not by much. I like how they have an outside area where people smoke. I would definitely utilize it during the summer (especially since it’s so crowded inside). I’d go back there when it’s warm out, it’s not worth the wait in line in the cold, just to have beer spilled on me while I’m being touched inappropriately because there’s no way you can move a foot without being touched and bumped into. Staff is nice!
FYI: For out-​of-​state guests, bring a gazillion forms of picture ID’s. (Well, 2 or 3 would be fine, depending on the bouncers hehe)

Always crowded and for good reason. The drinks are cheap and the ambience is loud, just what one expects from a UMass hangout. Everyone is really relaxed and friendly. Easily my favorite bar in town.

Pretty Okay
Came here early like around 7pm on a Friday night so not much of a crowd. Really nice bartender, good conversation, she had suggestions about other bars (I’m new to the area). Had a cider bomb for the first time, AMAZING! liked the jukebox updated music, good selections, and variety. overall not a bad experience.

The drinks are watered down. They bank on drunk college kids to not notice. Buy a shot, any shot, and you’ll notice. BBB needs to regulate.

This place is fucking packed and just plain unenjoyable. Like most of the bars along South Amherst, it’s a doucher’s paradise with weak and expensive drinks.

Same ownership as McMurphy’s. More spacious and slightly more upscale than McMurphy’s. Staff rotates between McMurph’s and Stackers.
Sundays are the best here all day. Place opens at 11 and have a great bloody mary bar. Food on Sundays is VERY reasonably priced (ranging from $ 2 – 3 for burgers, chicken wings, etc.)
Drinks range from three to eight dollars. The eight being their top shelf liquors.
This place does get crowded on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights but it is well worth the wait.
Do note that the age tends to be younger UMass/​Amherst college students.