Archive record · Brewery
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Madison / Fitchburg, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1994
- Archive ID
- TB-8XN39HVH
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
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From the record
Summary
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]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 123 E Doty StMadison, Wisconsin
PRODUCTION_BREWPUB
Operated by Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Site detail
Original location; brewing continues.
- 2980 Cahill MainFitchburg, Wisconsin
PRODUCTION_BREWPUB
Operated by Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Site detail
Brewing continues at Fitchburg.
- 876 Jupiter DrMadison, Wisconsin
PUB_TAPROOM_NONPRODUCTION
Operated by Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Site detail
Serves Great Dane beer; production not assigned here.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
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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