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Hours:
M-Th. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., F-Sa. 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m. (open 10 a.m. on Farmers Market and home Badger football Saturdays), Su. 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
Type:
Bars & Nightclubs
When the Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company opened its doors inside a former historic hotel in 1994, it was the first brewery to operate in the city in nearly 30 years. Since then, “The Dane”—with its stone courtyard, pool room and up to 14 handcrafted beers on tap—has been a Madison favorite year after year. The sprawling brewpub draws a more mature crowd than the college bars on the other side of the Capitol Square.