J.J. Ratigan Brewing Company
Restaurant
4.4 (761 on Google)
About J.J. Ratigan Brewing Company
J.J. Ratigan Brewing Company is a brewery and restaurant in downtown Pottstown. Its website sums it up as craft beer, craft bar and scratch cooking, with the beers on tap produced on location.
The kitchen is a big part of the draw. The website says the restaurant is well known for classic American BBQ, steaks, chops, seafood and handmade pasta. Sundays bring brunch and a Sunday gravy menu.
The bar goes well beyond beer. The website lists wine, cider, seltzer, a bourbon list and handcrafted cocktails, and it calls its Manhattan and Old Fashioned the top rated in Montco. It also takes party bookings and catering requests.
The building has a downstairs bar as well as a main bar. Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating. More people have reviewed it on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Pottstown on this site.
From J.J. Ratigan's own website and its Google listing, read October 12, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Map
Questions people ask
Does J.J. Ratigan brew its own beer?
Yes. The website says its on-tap brews are produced on location, and it lists a head brewer on its team page.
Is there food?
Yes. The website describes scratch cooking, with classic American BBQ, steaks, chops, seafood and handmade pasta. It also has a brunch menu and lunch specials on weekdays.
Does J.J. Ratigan serve anything besides beer?
Yes. The menus page lists wine, cocktails, a bourbon list, and a cider and seltzer list.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
Which breweries are close by?
Iron Gate Biergarten is under 0.1 miles away. Artillery Brewing and Sunset Hill Brewing Company are each 0.1 miles away. Pottstown Beverage Company, a beer store, is 0.6 miles away.
Answers come from J.J. Ratigan's website and its Google listing, read October 12, 2026.
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Before you visit J.J. Ratigan
Think of it as a full restaurant as much as a brewery. The website says it is open every day, and a Get a Table button handles reservations. Check jjratiganbrewing.com for the tap list and the events page before you go.
The building has a downstairs bar as well as the main bar. The menus page lists weekday lunch specials and Sunday brunch.
Iron Gate Biergarten is under 0.1 miles away. Artillery Brewing and Sunset Hill Brewing Company are each 0.1 miles away, and Sly Fox Brewing Company is 1.7 miles away. That makes a second stop easy.