About The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
From The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company's own website and its Google listing, read October 4, 2026.
The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company is the downtown Madison brewpub from a company started by two college friends in the mid-1990s. The founders set out to pair beer brewed in the pub with fresh food drawing from a broad range of influences.
The current Madison area menu includes pub food and house beer, while the beer page says Great Dane beer is always brewed in house. Crowlers and growlers are also offered to go.
Large parties and private events are part of the operation, and the company has a kids menu. More people have reviewed The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Madison on this site.
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Questions people ask
Answers come from The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company's website and its Google listing, read October 4, 2026.
Is Great Dane beer brewed in house?
Yes. The company's beer page says its beer is always brewed in house.
Does The Great Dane serve food?
Yes. The Madison area menu covers pub food, and the company describes food as part of the brewpub concept from the beginning.
Can I buy beer to go?
Yes. The menu lists crowlers and growlers.
Which breweries are close by?
Young Blood Beer Company is 0 miles away. Vintage Brewing Co. Capitol East is 0.5 miles away, Untitled Art is 0.6 miles away, and Old Sugar Distillery is 0.7 miles away.
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Before you visit The Great Dane downtown
Check greatdanepub.com before you go for the current Madison area food menu and beer page. The company also has separate location pages, so use the downtown Madison information for this listing. The company also maintains separate party and platter pages.
Young Blood Beer Company is 0 miles away. Vintage Brewing Co. Capitol East is 0.5 miles away, Untitled Art is 0.6 miles away, and Old Sugar Distillery is 0.7 miles away.