Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Madison / Fitchburg, USA · Est. 1994
From the record
What we have established
Type: Brewpub group. Ownership as recorded: UNKNOWN. Original downtown location opened in 1994. Brewing continues at Downtown and Fitchburg; a 2025 pub closure did not mean brewery closure. [Wisconsin Pass 12]
The People
Behind the beer
Founder/president identified by current company materials.
Current official history identifies Eliot Butler and Rob LoBreglio as the two friends who founded the Great Dane.
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