While Madison keeps adding brewpubs, this pioneer in the field keeps drawing crowds. The wide-ranging menu includes American pub favorites and world cuisine like the spicy peanut stew. Gluten-free menu available. Don’t forget the handcrafted beers on tap. $6-$16.
Great Dane - Downtown
123 E. Doty St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
123 E. Doty St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
11 am-2 am Sun.-Thurs., 11 am-2:30 am Fri.-Sat. (Food served until 1 am daily.)
Moderate
Mentions
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Peter O'Toole
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Strong devotion
The Great Dane’s Oktoppelbock combines rich maltiness with the look and feel of an Oktoberfest. But beware — at 7.7% ABV, it’s not a session beer.
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Beer Here: 20th Anniversary Ale from the Great Dane Pub
The Great Dane is marking two decades of craft beer with its new 20th Anniversary Ale, and one might say the idea for it has been fermenting for just as long. "We based it on the fun factor of trying to play off the number 20," says Rob LoBreglio, brewmaster and co-founder for the group of brewpubs. He and his team of brewers created a beer with 20 different malts, 20 different hops, 20 different yeasts and 20 different waters to mark this major milestone.
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