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Pretentious Beer Co

4.7 (79 reviews)
Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
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Emily S.

Great beer. Lots of sours if that's your thing so I was in heaven. The patio is cute and dog friendly, though a bit small. Service was quick and friendly.

Carmen R.

Delicious beer, and hole in the wall vibe. Me and my wife came here and enjoyed a nice beer in their back patio where the live music was just finishing up. Plenty of beers to choose from all styles and a really cool venue to sip on some cold ones with friends!

Beer flight while playing old maid.
Bridget R.

This place is great. Good selection of beer and great vibe. Had drinks and played cards with the family. Staf was super nice. Cute back outdoor area.

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Megan E.

My boyfriend & I are HUGE pretentious beer & glass co fanatics. The concept of the company is so unique. They have great sour beers in the brewery half & they frequently rotate out. They give you your beer in a hand blown glass from their glass company, and once you have your drink you can choose to drink it at the bar, on the patio out back, or go watch glass blown on their glass blowing shop!!! Great beer, great experience, if you haven't go check it out!!

Outside seating deck
Natalie C.

My husband and I were looking up places to go for a date night. He and I enjoy the beer garden type pubs so when I came across Pretentious on Yelp, I knew it was our kind of place. It's located in the old city, right next to an Asian restaurant (I forget the name of it); but I believe that's the restaurant where if you order food, it comes from there. Speaking of food, while we did not order any, the smells from the restaurant while sitting outside in the garden area of the pub, was incredible! So I'm sure their food also tastes great (hopefully!). I also appreciated that they have several menus--regular, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free! The beers and ciders on tap were also pretty good. I can't speak for beer since I don't drink it, but the ciders I tried were good! I had 2-the first was a sultry cherry which, I'm not going to lie, I got it first because it said it was made with edible glitter. While I sadly couldn't see the glitter, the taste was very good! A great cider to sit in the evening summer sun and sip. The other one, again--bad with names and I forget it--it was okay, but I liked the sultry cherry most. Another cool fact about this place is that on the other side, is a glass shop where they blow their own glassware. This is the shop that makes all the glasses Pretentious uses. Plus! It's open so you can walk through and see where/how they make glass. It was pretty unique! So when you come to Pretentious, expect some great cider and beer to sip on while enjoying the outside seating, yummy smelling food and more cultured experience of enjoying glass art in one place!

Flight
Courtney T.

I'm so glad we stumbled across this brewery! There were probably 10 beers on tap. We got a flight and the flavors were delicious. The bartender was friendly and the space is great. We loved the outdoor patio-there was plenty of seating and the atmosphere was super laid back. Probably our favorite brewery visited on our short visit to Knoxville. If you love dessert and all things sweet, the key lime pie sour literally tasted like a slice of pie! The sizzurp was a sour that we chose to add cranberry syrup to. The addition of syrup helped break up the dry flavor of the sour itself.

As you walk through to patio, glassware on display.
Darlene N.

On a Monday afternoon, we needed to occupy the family in downtown Knoxville. Obviously, the adults had had it after an overpriced adventure with ice cream. Pretentious Beer Co caught my eye because of the live glass demonstrations and the possibility that it may entertain the children- 18, 18, 12, & 10- we walked over from Gay Street. Unfortunately, the glass area is closed on Monday and Tuesday. We decided to go in, maybe they had some things we could still see. My husband and I picked out a beer and tried to appease the family while we enjoyed them. There are plenty of varieties available. I had "The Other Getaway Driver" so smooth! It was great! They brewed using oats instead of lactose. I stuck with it for our second round telling the kids I needed a "parent moment" I wished they had it in cans so I could take some back to OH. My husband tried a double IPA and then a coffee stout. He is a beer guy, he enjoyed them. We corralled the brood to the back patio. There was plenty of room for all 6 of us to comfortably spend some time. They have great chairs and fans to keep you cool. I will say I was surprised, we have a lot of family friendly breweries at home in Dayton. I honestly didn't get that vibe from this one. However, no one side eyed us or asked us to leave. We enjoyed our time there with no paranoia. On the weekends they have beer/ seltzer slushees. I wish that we had the chance to try them. You can also purchase their glasses on their website which is fun. The glasses are all hand blown on site. I run an arts facility and was immediately interested in this aspect. Overall, the trip was disappointing because we didn't get to fully experience this- but the beer was fantastic, the atmosphere great BUT we are already planning our trip back (even the kids to see the glassblowing).

Razzle my Dazzle Tassel
Missi C.

We enjoyed visiting this Brewery while in Knoxville. We had seen a news story about Pretentious Glassware on TV. When I looked it up online I discovered the Brewery was part of the business so we decided to stop by on a recent trip from Indians to South Carolina with an overnight stop in Knoxville. Great Beers with FUN names and artwork on the labels that were displayed in their outdoor seating area. They were very dog-friendly and brought us a bowl of water to our table for our Dog Lucy.

Irish stout
Alex F.

This was a fun spot, and off the beaten path a little. They are not pretentious :-) They are eclectic, and in a fun way. I recommend coming in off peak hours and engaging the bartender in conversation. I was conducting a business discussion so was unable to engage in this manner. I would love to have heard the interesting stories behind the beer names and glassware! The beer I tried was good.

Thai things and fairy floss
Stephon H.

Very good small brewery with an interesting back story. The owner has a backstory of being a very prominent and great glass artist, so a lot of the drink ware is made by him and is available for purchase. They offer so many types and varieties of beer from pilsners to Stout's. I loved my Thai vibes beer it was fruity yet balanced, and not too overtly sweet. The beer handles are custom-made as well, and add just a cool vibe to it all. What is extra cool about this place is that they do per request to-go cans. Meaning, you can't get a pre-packaged to-go pack, they make it when you ask for it. So you know you get like the freshest Product you can and you can include any flavors you want. The Samuel Jackson beer is bomb too!

One of my beers
Elizabeth R.

We stopped here on our way from Nashville to NC and were pleasantly surprised. Location: conveniently located just off the interstate with paid parking across the street. Beer: the beers I tried were delicious, but I can't remember the names! They have quite the selection (I have included a picture of their tap selection the day we visited) all with creative and funny names. Beertenders: they were super pleasant and happy to offer suggestions (I always love finding out what their personal favorites are). Food: they do not offer food, but there are several nearby restaurants and outside food is allowed in the brewery. Building: It is situated in an older section of town, which makes for an interesting interior. The bar itself is the first area you enter and then proceed through a doorway to reach the outdoor beer garden. We visited in October and the weather was pleasant so it made for a beautiful way to enjoy our beers. The bathroom was nice and clean as well. Overall, I recommend stopping in for a beer!

Beer list 9/24/2020
Jason F.

I stopped by here yesterday with my with for some late afternoon drinks. After striking out at two other breweries, we finally ended up at the Pretentious Beer Co. Due to Covid-19, they had you proceed through the bar area to their outside patio/beer garden and wait for the bartender to take your order there. The outside area had 4 8-tops, 2 4-tops and a 2-top with string lights for lighting and fans to help with the temperature. They also had some hops growing up a wire and along the wall which was pretty cool to see. On this day since flights were unavailable due to COVID-19, I went with two 10 oz beers. The first one that I ordered was the You're a legend mate pink guava IPA and the second was the crispy Pom Pom pomegranate cream ale. They had some other interesting looking ones as well like the Wet Ass Pie but I wasn't looking for that 8.3% ABV beer at this point in time. In any case, I first tried the pink guava IPA and I have to admit that I really got the pink guava flavor from it. There was a bit of hops too but it was mostly dominated by guava which I can't say that I was sad about. After that I tried the pomegranate cream ale and I can't say that I was a fan. It was on the sweeter side and a little creamy as advertised. What I really didn't like about it though was that the pomegranate flavor tasted fake-ish, which may or may not be the case. It just didn't do well for my palate. So even though I said I wasn't going to try the wet ass, I ordered it as I was closing out my tab and it was absolutely delicious. It really tasted like the cherry-blueberry pie that they had promised. So basically you got some tart cherry to start and then the warming spices of a fall/winter pie on the finish. Even though it weighs in at 8.4% ABV as I mentioned above, you can't really tell which is actually sort of scary. I was thinking or rating them a 3 before I got this beer, but this changes it to a 4 for sure. The bottom line for me is that I would stop by here again in the future. I enjoyed both their pink guava IPA and their wet ass pie and would be interested in tasting all of their fun sounding sours, especially if they are anything like the wet ass.

5 oz Hi-Fi Cherry
Brooke H.

I absolutely loved the outside patio in the back. It is a really great space to relax and hang out. The beer selection was just a bit limited. My husband couldn't find anything remotely close to his preference, which runs to lagers and stouts. I enjoyed my Hi-Fi Cherry, and the glasses are really fun shapes.

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Chill little spot, not super busy when we went but it was a Monday night so ‍. Service was great. Lynn knows what's up

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great tasting beer and cool little place - the glass blowing next door was fun to watch and the guys doing it were excellent to talk with

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Great choice of sours and seltzers. Place was surprisingly slow for a game day. Food choices weren't that great, so I stuck with a 4.

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