Tiernan's Bar & Restaurant

Alive@5 Review:
This spot is really close to the stage however you won't hear the music. It just turns into background noise. However they do have a live band inside.
Its too bad your paying concert prices for drinks especially when the best thing on tap is Red Hook...really?
Did not try the food yet, but it looks like regular frozen then fried bar food. Also terrible bathroom lines.

On a business trip to Stamford, CT I stumbled (literally) into this bar. I really liked this place (from what I remember). The beer selection was superb and the staff was fun and friendly. the place is really big too - which is nice if you're with a group. I'm sure I'll wind up back in Stamford and this will be my go-to bar, for sure. Also I want to note that the patrons here all seemed really nice :)

The bathrooms are clean :-D

So during my looooooooooong and boring (no offense) week in Stamford, CT while on business I could not find much to do other than drink myself stupid on a pretty much continual basis and this place came highly recommended. The bartenders were really cool, and I also found out that one of them was a firefighter too.

Anyway, I had a really strong way-too-manly martini (okay I admit it - I love fruity drinks! So what?!) the bartender recommended it. I tried to man-up and drink it without making a terrible look on my face, and succeeded fairly well. After choking down both my pride as I accepted I was not a man, and the terribly strong martini I inadvertently ordered I stuck with my favorite : IPA.
There were quite a few IPA's on tap, and many other cocktail options and for happy hour special all drinks were a dollar off!

The atmosphere is inviting and is kept clean, it's basically a nice suped-up Irish hole in the wall pub.

Were I in CT again or any extended period of time, I would definitely stop by again!