Half-price Thursdays and zero pretension
West Hartford Center · Hartford · American / Burgers / Gastropub · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 3, 2026
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You're at a burger joint — and somehow the wine list isn't embarrassing. It's compact and crowd-friendly, built for people who want a cold glass of something decent alongside a double smash patty, not a 40-page leather-bound tome. No one's showing off here, and honestly, that's fine.
The list runs about 20-30 bottles and leans hard on approachable crowd-pleasers: Italian Prosecco, French rosé, New World Sauvignon Blanc. La Vieille Ferme Rosé and Terra Gai Pinot Grigio anchor the European side, while Underwood Sparkling Rosé flies the Oregon flag. Don't come looking for Burgundy or anything with a vintage story — this list was curated for the Max Classic burger crowd, and it knows its audience. The gaps are real: no reds worth calling out by name made it into the research data, which tells you something about where the energy went.
Roughly 10-14 options by the glass, priced $10-$18, which is reasonable for a gastropub in the Hartford area. The pour program skews fizzy and light — Prosecco, sparkling rosé, crisp whites — which makes sense given the food. Nothing here is going to surprise you, but nothing is going to disappoint you either.
La Vieille Ferme Rosé — $10/glass
This Luberon rosé retails around $12 a bottle, and they're pouring it by the glass for $10. The math is genuinely wild. It's a Perrin family wine — one of the most reliable value plays in French rosé — and it's practically a steal at that price.
Underwood Sparkling Rosé
At $18 a glass it's the priciest pour on the list, and most people ordering wine at a burger bar aren't reaching for Oregon sparkling. They should. Underwood's canned sparkling rosé has a real following for a reason — it's bright, easy-drinking, and a surprisingly good match for anything fried or spicy on the menu.
Tangaroa Sauvignon Blanc
Generic New World Sauvignon Blanc is the beige wall of wine lists — it's there, it's inoffensive, and it's rarely worth ordering when you have better glass-pour options sitting right next to it at the same price point.
Bosso Prosecco + Wings
Bubbles and wings are one of the most underrated combos in casual dining. The effervescence cuts through the fat and heat, and at $10 a glass you can order a second round without a second thought.
Thursday — Thirsty Thursdays: all wines on the list are half off all night long. Also watch for 25% off bottles during happy hour Tuesday–Saturday, 5–7pm.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Max Burger isn't a wine destination — it's a burger destination that happens to take wine seriously enough to price it fairly and run half-off Thursdays. If you're eating here anyway, you're in better shape than you think.
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