text: I have mistakenly walked into the Great Dane downtown Madison once before I have eaten at the Great Dane on Midvale and now I have enjoyed their brew at their location in Fitchburg I still need to stop in to the one on the Eastside and technically the one in Wausau but let us be honest I am not driving hours to see it before I can say with all of my confidence that the Fitchburg location is the best onennSure now that I have had a great experience here I need to give the other locations just as much attention to make a clear decision But as it stands this is a great bar Dining downstairs and fun upstairs Not saying you cannot or should not enjoy a good time downstairs but the shuffleboard is located upstairs for a reason Plus two pool tables and plenty of comfy booths surrounding the activity This place is a keeper and I cannot wait to come back with a large group and selfserve with the tappers at the booths That just sounds like a big kid party to me I have never seen tappers outside of the bar before and I wonder why there are not more establishments doing itnnI am a sucker for a good flavorful dark beer these days my tastebuds have gotten more sophisticated what can I say I had a few of their Oatmeal Stouts and I enjoyed it though it had a little bit of that unwanted burnt flavor that so many complain about It was not overpowering but it existed and without an alternative I was stuck Oh wellnnIm not a smoker but I thought it was important to note that they do have a patio section available year round for those that indulge to go out and get their nicotine on The patio area looks like it would be a lot of fun come summer time I shall return when the snow is gone and the locals are wearing shorts again Though I expect to return much sooner as well