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    Pretentious Glass Co

    4.8 (21 reviews)
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    David C.

    Matthew is doing something awesome with this place! Hand blown beer and liquor glasses (and art), and nano-brew beer. They way to visit for now is on the Knox Beer Tour - this is the best stop by far. The glasses are functional, creative and cool, and his beer is fantabulous!

    Joey D.

    I went to this place as stop number 2 on the Knox Brew Tour, which everyone should definitely try out. The PBGC is not yet open to the public, but the guys are selling their wares on Etsy. Matthew, who I guess is the owner, has got quite a thing going here. He refers to the place as a boutique brewery. I've heard that term in regards to wineries, but not yet to breweries. I love it though. The beers that we were able to sample were quite awesome. A Saison, a Dubbel, and one more that I can't seem to recall. Every one of them were delicious though. I can't wait for this place to open. The beer garden out back is going to be quite the spectacle too. This place is also going to be a pseudo art gallery, and Matthew blows custom beer glasses. Hence the name. Check out the pictures. They are very very cool. So, to recap, this is going to be a brewery, an art gallery, a glass blowing studio, a beer garden, and an entertainment venue. Hurry up and open please.

    Alexis B.

    What a cool store! Pretentious Glass Co is exactly what it sounds like - a pretentious glass store! They make really cool beer glasses (which were reasonably priced or close - in the $30-60 range), and then a lot of glass art (I saw some pieces up to $15,000). We were talking with an employee of the store, and he told us that they had opened a beer bar next door (sounded really cool). Definitely a cool store - but a little out of our price range! It's in such a cool location in Old City Knoxville, too! Definitely worth a visit when you're walking around this part of town. Maybe we'll actually get a glass next time!

    Sneak peak to the new glass blowing studio!
    Christina B.

    I was able to stop in here for a sneak peak while they were under constructions of new glass blowing equipment. The owner, Matthew, was incredible nice and excited to share his business with Knoxville. As a top Etsy seller, we are lucky to have such an awesome place relocate to Knoxville. At the moment, they are open as an glass gallery and a glass blowing studio! Matthew shared his small batch beer with us, a Saison Blanc and a Belgian IPA that were both amazing! He has plans to open up a brewery soon and be the only place in the world that makes their own glasses and beer all in the same location. I cannot wait for this to happen! Also his craft beer glasses are genius, I cannot wait to purchase a few when they are not sold out! Places like this are making Knoxville an even greater place to live !

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    Very beautiful glass works located in the old city , can even blow your own piece of glass

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