Three Needs Taproom & Brewery

185 Pearl St, Burlington, Vermont 05401 USA

107 Reviews

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Reasonable

Open Now

Tue 4p-2a

Independent
Credit Cards
Accepted
No Wifi

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“beer, beer, and more beer!”

Voted one of the best bars in the country by Esquire Magazine. Enjoy good drinks and play some pool and foosball. Expanded in the early 2012 to be 3 times the size it was before, you'll not feel like tightly packed sardines in this popular local joint. You'll just feel like sardines. But after a few drinks, you feel like a lot of things, so sardines aren't all that bad. Call for hours.

Reviewed by
Steve A.

December 29, 2023

Got some late night beers and pizzas from this crazy place in Burlington. It basically is like a dive bar, popular with the drunk ass college crowd. Three Needs is better than it sounds though.... Read more

Reviewed by
Ruth O.

August 25, 2023

Needs has some major ups and some major downs. We'll do the pros first: Pros: -the pizza is good, with a very diverse array of toppings choices that make it manageable for dietary restrictions.... Read more

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Andrew H.

October 03, 2023

This place looks like a cult and pitches itself as...a brewery? As far as I can tell: it's neither. It is, however, a fantastic dive bar. It's a dive bar like they used to make them. A... Read more

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