Pinthouse Pizza Craft Brewpub

Brewery, Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

4729 Burnet Rd
Austin, Texas, 78756-2826
United States

(512) 436-9605 | map
pinthousepizza.com
BEER STATS
Average:
3.89
Beers:
287
Ratings:
1,542
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.41
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
96
pDev:
6.12%
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Ratings by stephens101:
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Reviewed by stephens101 from Oklahoma

3.93/5  rDev -10.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
With a mix of college age kids, 20's and 30's techie types and over-the-hill hipsters, this place, upon first glance, looks a bit of a trendy enclave for the cool folks, but don't judge a book by its cover because the atmosphere is quite welcoming and the staff I encountered were knowledgeable and eager to chat about beer, especially if you show an interest in the house brews.

The tap list is nothing to go bonkers over, but it's strong and should satisfy most beer geeks, unless you're looking for the rare stuff (they don't sell bottles). The house brew IPA I had was tasty and a fine start to the evening. I followed that up with a Sculpin IPA and topped it all off with a Gulden Drak (served properly), along with the "supreme" pizza which was right-on. I noticed a couple of experimental house beers that looked promising, but didn't have time to try any of them. Maybe next time.

There's plenty of picnic-style/communal seating here, and while it was pretty packed, I didn't have a hard time finding a place to squeeze in. There are a few picnic table outside as well if you want to brave the Texas heat. Being that the floor is open it can be a bit noisy at times, but who can fault people for chatting it up over good beer and pizza.

A good place to start a night of Austin pub-hopping, and I will definitely return here to see what's being offered the next time I"m in town.
Aug 16, 2013
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Reviewed by kflorence from Texas

4.95/5  rDev +12.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
This place is top notch. I'd already had their beer on tap elsewhere so I knew it was good, but the pizza is some of the best I've ever had. Very, very good. The atmosphere here is great. Clean, modern architecture with a lot of wood accents. The inside is cool and spacious and they also have outdoor seating which we really appreciated. It's right on a busy street so you will get a lot of car noise, but it's nice to sit outside anyway. It's very easy to order at the bar or from your table. We've been multiple times and haven't had any issue with the service. They have a very good selection of beer, especially of the hoppy and mostly hazy variety. Everything I've tried there has been good to great so far. If you enjoy pizza and beer, this should be towards the top of your list.
May 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by Bluesfolk19 from Massachusetts

Mar 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.73 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Feb 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.81 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Sep 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.66 by Zach423 from Massachusetts

Apr 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Roadhorn from Texas

4.95/5  rDev +12.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Could be Texas's best brewer of hop-centric beers. With national and global awards, PHP sets the bar very high. They are constantly coming up with new ideas to titalate my Zymurgic fantasies.
Mar 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by acbe from Texas

Sep 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.41 by GreesyFizeek from New York

Apr 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by kidzord from Illinois

Apr 16, 2018
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Rated by HeartofMiami from Florida

4.45/5  rDev +0.9%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Two locations with different in house and guest taps; same food menu
Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.33 by cd34 from Illinois

Jan 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by thatche2 from Georgia

Oct 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Jul 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by MI_beerdrinker from Texas

Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.36 by sd123 from Georgia

May 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.53 by jdimento from Texas

May 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania

Mar 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Feb 22, 2017
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Rated by Obriencurt from Texas

4.74/5  rDev +7.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.75
Don't mind the kids - Go get your IPA on! Always playing with funky and fresh ipa recipes - beer for beer - better than the South Austin location.
Jan 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Dec 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.73 by greenspointexas from Texas

Nov 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.51 by Eddiehop from Texas

Nov 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.34 by Ryannotbryan from Texas

Jun 21, 2016
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Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico

4.09/5  rDev -7.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
I love the pizza here. It's legit. Can't go wrong with beer and pizza.

And these guys make some serious brews. I've been downright impressed every visit. From goses to barrel-aged beers to IPAs, they do their thing. The prices are all reasonable and if you come at just the right time, you might just find parking.

Seriously though, the parking situation is a nightmare. Horrible.
Apr 18, 2016
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Reviewed by GreatStoutman from Texas

4.65/5  rDev +5.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Good local place for both pizza and beer. They make a lot of IPAs, and have some other house offerings to go with a pretty extensive list of very high quality drafts. Not sure why we waited so long to heck it out, but we'll be back!
Mar 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by Roybert from Texas

Mar 01, 2016
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev -2.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
Pinthouse Pizza has two locations, one on Burnet and one on South Lamar. I've only been to the one on Burnet Road which isn't too far from the Black Star Co-Op. In my opinion two stores doesn't make it a "chain", but they've certainly got the look.

It's "classy-but-casual" with a real wood floor, a poured concrete bar top, and 20 blonde wood topped picnic tables in the center seating about 200. Some might say that gives it a German beer hall feel, and I guess to some extent it does. It looks very corporate in a way, and yet not, possibly because it's not overdecorated. There's a nautical theme to it, and I don't really get the connection, but it works within the whole look of the place. The other thing I should point out is that it works as a pub, but it's also a pizza restaurant so it's family friendly.

Both the beer and pizza are walk up and order (except for a small bar with around 10 seats), and then take back to your table - which I much prefer over table service but kind of dislike if I'm just hanging out and having a few beers... on the other hand, you never have to worry about getting passed over trying to order at a full bar when you can't get close enough, you just get in line and wait. Back to the other hand, it can get really busy so be smart and send a friend to get beers before you get too low!

On to the important part, the pizza and beer. I have refined tastes. I look for and appreciate the best. You can call me a pizza snob if you want, but I'm not. And I've certainly been called a beer snob, but I'm drinking a Genesee Beer as I write this so I certainly don't think that applies. The good news is that both the pizza and the beer are top-notch in my opinion! And the fact that you can get a large plain for $13 is awesome! But don't stop there, they've got all kinds of interesting pies or you can make your own. And the beer follows suit. They've got house beers as well as guest beers and ciders, so if you want a simple lager, pale ale or IPA you're covered, and if you want something more exotic like a smoked pumpkin cider or gosebier they've go that too.
Feb 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by Junichi from Texas

Feb 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.2 by Hudson2508 from Texas

Jan 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.39 by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by BGsWo22 from Texas

Aug 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by sirhc3034 from Texas

Jul 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.51 by pnelting from Texas

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.55 by gtermi from Texas

Jun 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by Abbbp from Texas

Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by exl_90 from Texas

Jun 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.95 by Beer-Zombie from Oregon

May 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by mig100 from Texas

Apr 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Apr 10, 2015
Pinthouse Pizza Craft Brewpub in Austin, TX
Brewery rating: 3.89 out of 5 with 1542 ratings