Ponysaurus Brewing Co. is a forward-thinking, backward-tasting brewery that creates beers meant to be savored, appreciated, contemplated, philosophized, studied, nuzzled and mindfully guzzled. Order a pizza and enjoy a nice afternoon on one of the largest outdoor patios in Durham or underneath the covered picnic tables.
Love this place! We often come here with our teens for pizza on a Friday night and sit upstairs. They love the pizza and garlic knots. For dessert, they get Swedish fish in a small cup from the bar. The vibe is especially great with all of the Xmas lights up in the area.
Catherine Kramer
Jan 17, 2026
5
Great beer, great pizza, great atmosphere. My boyfriend is an IPA guy and he had 2 amazing IPAs. I love sours and the beer I got was 10/10. There’s something for everyone here! I’ve had a lot of pizza at breweries but this pizza really takes the cake. So good we went twice in one week!
Val E
Jan 11, 2026
5
I’ve been to the iron works location, this was my first time in the Durham area. Pizza was delicious! Beer is always cold and good. Lots of out door seating!
Paul Cahoon
Oct 17, 2025
3
Beer is good, but not good enough nor cheap enough to beat out other joints in Durham. We came for someone's birthday because of the fire pits, bar was pretty full, and we were told by the bartenders "We can't light another fire because of low sales." While writing this review, they added multiple logs to the other fire pit, which was already lit.
We brought 20 people, all in for multiple drinks, I think we can cover the cost of a couple logs. You want low sales? Give people reasons not to want to return your brewery.
Edit: As pointed out by the brewery's response, the bartenders were told no fire because of "low sails" over the pit. Unfortunately, they told our group and another that there was no fire because of "low sales." Adding two stars for legitimate reason, but keeping off full 5 for failure to communicate by staff and for the horrible parking lot out front. Needs to be made/clearly marked as a one-way lot.
Kristen Butler
Oct 16, 2025
5
Oh my goodness. We just popped in to grab a beer. Then there was a cool shirt, then to-go beers…
Enter Mike. Mike is WONDERFUL. Mike has said it’s his first night behind the bar, but if Mike is not teasing me, he might be the most competent and kind human on Earth. First he complimented my husband’s hoodie and let us ramble on about Odesza. Then he made sure we liked the drinks we had just ordered. Then he found the shirt i horribly described. I’m in the service industry- not anyone would have infinite patience. When we then asked about grabbing a 4 pack to go, he made sure we would like it and got us samples! We wish there was pizza still, but Mike let us down easy. (It’s our fault. Mike did not say this. Mike might have suggested it was the pizza’s fault. Pizza, I love you anyway. Mike, you too.)
Mike is the best.
Mike might be a witch.
All hail Mike!
Daniel Cox
Oct 16, 2025
5
Craft Brewery serving great beers and a cozy-feel outdoor seating area, featuring fire pits, wood benches and string lights.
There is a wide range of great beers to choose from - the saison was a particular highlight. Tasty food was also a available from an ajoing pizza restaurant.
As it was the run up to Halloween, the brewery was showing horror movies in the evening on a big projector, which was a nice touch.
Overall a great place to visit if you enjoy your beer!
