The Salem family owns the building and the strip of land where the bar sits.

[6] The Washington Post stated that "this small dive bar is a middle finger to the development surrounding it".

"[3] When the owners of the land would not sell, an apartment building was constructed and wrapped around the Thirsty Beaver in the shape of a horseshoe.

On an orange side of the building is a large beaver with bloodshot eyes wearing a cowboy hat and boots.

[11] On the walls of the bar are a picture of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, a poster for Bartles & Jaymes, and lunchboxes depicting the shows Hee Haw and Gunsmoke.

[12] In 2021, the establishment received national attention when Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones posted an image on social media of himself drinking there.