The Thirsty Beaver
Charlotte, North Carolina
Sometimes you don't need a huge list of beers or world-class cocktails to have a good time. Sometimes all you need is a good jukebox, a good crowd, and some drunken distractions. The Thirsty Beaver Saloon offers all three. Nestled in the Plaza Midwood area, this cinderblock honky tonk is a go-to for local beer drinkers of all ages, and is also home to occasional live music, a pair of pool tables, a Pac-Man machine, a surprisingly clean restroom, some picnic tables outside for al fresco drinking and/or smoking, and a crude painting of a beaver in cowboy boots and hat drinking beer on the side of the building. What more could you want?
Photos: John Nicholas, Marc Fonteijn
