Dryhootch

Closed until further notice

I'm a veteran who has frequented Dry Hootch off and on for the last 3 years. Since the start of 2025, the available services have steadily decreased to the point where all that was available was a place to stay out of the weather and get some coffee during the early part of the day. As of the first week in June 2025, the whole thing was shut down, the doors were chained shut, and there's no information on when or whether it will open back up.

I know that there are a LOT of veterans who depended on the services that had been available (including transportation to food pantries and medical appointments, in-house limited food pantry for veterans, a safe place to get together with other vets for community, a clothing bank, and other services), and most of what was in house was yanked out of Madison and sent off to Milwaukee. This has left a lot of veterans with even less of a safety net than there was before

Geordon VanTassle 18 days ago