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Our full tap-list is available in 16/32oz cans and can be found on our website. https://www.pretentiousbeerco.com/on-tap.html Pretentious Beer Co.

is the beer side of Pretentious Glass Co. We offer a carefully curated selection of house-made Craft Beer served in hand-made glassware.

06/06/2026

HAPPY RHINESTONE FEST EVERYBODY!!!!
It’s been a beautiful weekend so far and we’ve been so happy to see all your beautiful faces.
Make sure you swing by while we still have our Sultry V.5, the evolution of our fruited blonde ale made in honor of the legend herself!

06/05/2026

Rhinestone Fest 2026 is here baby!!!

Fifth year drawing the patron saint of East Tennessee! I’ve been digging this tradition and love seeing all y’all coming through with my dolly shirts from years gone by. Which, some of y’all have been wearing those out, so for this year only, I am bringing back ALL the old shirts! 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 are reprinted!

This year, I am channeling my Dogwood energy! I mentioned that triangle of happiness in the last post (see glass side). 1. Co Chair which is so wonderful
2. All the Dogwood Goblets that I’ve been making this year.
3. And featuring Dogwood Flowers as the Mandala component for this drawing.
Year of the Dogwood for this duder over here.

Instead of posting all the drawing tips and tricks, Im just putting up alot of the different steps that I went through to finish this drawing. There must have been 100+ layers in total. I tend to max out the memory capacity on Concepts pretty fast, so I’ll set up multiple files to finish different parts of the drawing before flattening them all into png’s for the final assembly. That’s also the reason why I have so many process images.
Long story short, or still long, whatever…
I’ll do a photo collage to figure out over all idea.
Main outlines, & separate inner outlines
Opaque base color layer
Then start doing separate watercolor layers for each element. Focusing on the mid tones and form
A dark water color layer for each part
A super bright watercolor layer on top of all those watercolor layers.
And then I’ll typically do a pencil layer for hats, hair, clothes, etc and sandwich it somewhere in between the watercolor layers.
But I like to keep my hi, mids and low tones in a drawing separate so I can push and pull them…kinda like photography editing I guess.
Say once everything is done, but the highlights are popping enough, I can double that layer. Or if the dark is too much, I can add some transparency to just the dark layer. Or use some soft masks.

Yeah, so I totally went into a good bit of detail!

Anyway, Cheers Y’all!!!!

p.s. I made Prints of each design this year!!! Whoop whoop

05/29/2026

Join us tonight for a full listen through of the new Boards of Canada album, Inferno!!
We’ll start listening at 7:30 PM and are looking forward to vibing with all you beautiful people!!

05/13/2026

It’s one of our favorite times of the month!
Come on down tomorrow on the 14th to join in or just experience our monthly ambient jam! The weather will be perfect for sitting back and cracking a cold while enjoying ambient bliss.

05/09/2026

NEW BEER DROPPING!!!!
It’s a beautiful day out and our newest beer the
Kash Me Outside is made for days like this.
A juicy, hazy IPA bursting with notes of peach, mango, tajín, and rye spice, this beer is made for back patios, sunny days, and good times with friends.

05/01/2026

It’s a beautiful weekend folks and we can’t think of a better way to enjoy it than with a slushy in hand sitting on our back patio!
This weekends flavor is pink lemonade.

04/19/2026

She’s back everyone! Come catch up with Kristen, grab a beer with her, and enjoy our beautiful beer garden out back!

04/11/2026

NEW BEER RELEASE!!!
Say hello to our entry in the Knoxville Area Brewer’s Association Olympics, the Princess Donut Stout!
When going for the gold you gotta bring your best and that’s just what did.
Aged, or should I say it’s training, for 3 years in a Buffalo Trace barrel this Stout is bursting with notes of roasted malt, vanilla, maple, chocolate, coffee, and dark fruits.
Velvety smooth and dark as the night you’ll be thinking about this beer for years to come.

04/03/2026

NEW BEER DROP!!!
Say hello to the Joyful Noise 2.0! This juicy IPA is bursting with tropical fruits notes like guava, pineapple, and mango, so it’s perfect for this warm weather we’ve been getting lately.
So come on down and grab a pint and head next door to watch the talented glassblowers over

03/26/2026

Lots of amazing free.99 stuff going on this weekend for Big Ears. So grateful that we are actually open this weekend. Sewer line collapsed on Monday and it was looking like a 2 week shutdown. But got fixed in the nick of time.

Friday starts with a special set by our own Knoxville Ambient Orchestra ft and more! Electronic music, unscripted, improvised

Joyful Noise Presents
The Joyful Noise Players
featuring Wendy Eisenberg, Shahzad Ismaily, Greg Saunier, Booker Stardrum, Patrick Shirioishi, Kishi Bashi, Tall Tall Trees & More!
Sat 3:00p / Pretentious Beer Co.

Molten Soundscapes
featuring Patrick Shirioishi, Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Shahzad Ismaily & Matthew Cummings
Sat 6:00p / Pretentious Beer Co.

Joyful Noise Recordings — the Indianapolis-based independent label known for releasing some of the most adventurous and unpredictable music of the past two decades — takes over Pretentious Beer Co. for a Saturday double bill. At 3:00p, the Joyful Noise Players — featuring Wendy Eisenberg, Shahzad Ismaily, Greg Saunier, Booker Stardrum, Patrick Shiroishi, Kishi Bashi, Tall Tall Trees, and more — bring pure spontaneity to the patio: no rehearsal, no setlist, no designated seating. At 6:00p, Molten Soundscapes pairs a live improvisation by Shiroishi, Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, and Ismaily with live glassblowing by Matthew Cummings, the music and sculpture shaping each other in real time.

Address

131 S. Central Street
Knoxville, TN
37902

Opening Hours

Monday	3pm - 10pm
Tuesday	3pm - 10pm
Wednesday	3pm - 10pm
Thursday	3pm - 10pm
Friday	12pm - 12am
Saturday	12pm - 12am
Sunday	12pm - 10pm

Telephone

+18658517693

Website

http://www.pretentiousbeerco.com/

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