Wiseacre Brewing Co. has quietly turned its OG Broad Avenue taproom into a full-on neighborhood hangout, adding in-house sandwiches to its award-winning beer lineup. The new counter, Panuzzo King, comes on the heels of a medal-stacked year on the national beer circuit, a run co-founders and brothers Davin and Kellan Bartosch unpacked on The Daily Memphian’s Sound Bites podcast. The result is that the original Wiseacre spot feels less like a bare-bones tasting room and more like a casual neighborhood restaurant that just happens to brew some of the city’s most decorated beer.
Wiseacre’s medal streak
Sky Dog Amber earned top honors at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival, while Tiny Bomb took silver in the German-style pilsener category, as listed in the Great American Beer Festival. Wiseacre’s Oktoberfest, billed as Gemütlichkeit, also picked up a bronze at the 2025 World Beer Cup, per the World Beer Cup. Those podium finishes have helped push Wiseacre’s reputation well beyond Memphis city limits.
Panuzzo King brings panuzzos to Broad Ave
Panuzzo King, a counter built around the folded-pizza panuzzo, opened inside Wiseacre’s Broad Avenue taproom in September 2025 and now runs Thursday through Sunday. Wiseacre’s listings place the shop at 2783 Broad Ave., adding a permanent kitchen to a space that previously leaned on rotating food trucks, as noted on the Wiseacre site. The move copies the brewery’s downtown playbook, where beer is paired with its own dedicated snack counter instead of relying solely on outside vendors.
What to order
The Panuzzo King menu leans into bold, shareable sandwiches. The Philly’s Phinest stacks roasted pork, mustard greens, and provolone, while the Ric & Morty piles on mortadella, ricotta, and pistachio pesto. There’s also a Vegan Dream Bánh Mì, plus snack-friendly sides like cheesy bread and spinach-artichoke dip, according to Memphis Beer Blog. The whole setup is designed to complement taproom pours and keep lines moving when the weekend crowds roll in…