On Tap

Wicket Blonde Ale is a crisp and refreshing introduction for the beer imbiber. Greeted with an appearance of golden hues, Wicket Blonde Ale is filled with clean malt flavors and light bitterness. Brewed for all fans of taking a slow cruise down the river. Malt: German Pilsner Malt and Wheat Malt

Wicket Blood Orange Ale is the perfect warm weather beer. Citrusy aroma with succulent complexity of blood oranges Crimson in color, featuring delicious blood orange fruit. It’s tangy-sweet flavor provides a distinctive twist to our flagship blonde. Combines the succulent complexity of citrusy blood oranges with subtle malty sweetness, mild hops with a dry finish. Brewed for all fans of taking a slow cruise down the river.

Jacob Salmon was Madison’s first production brewer founding Indiana’s 3rd brewery in 1823. Since Jacob was known for having a creative flair, we bring you Jacob’s Lemon Drop IPA. Lemondrop hops received their name from the uniquely strong lemon-like aroma they exude, balanced by notes of mint, green tea, and hints of melon. Light-bodied, refreshing IPA features Lemondrop Hops to accentuate the bright, citrusy notes of the other hops. Just the right amount of bitterness from the hops rounds out a clean, brisk and lemony finish. Brewed by Tonie Wycoff.

One of Madison’s original breweries was Peter Weber’s Union Brewery, from 1863-1891. Peter’s English Ale is inspired by traditional English Mild, a style that enjoyed by factory workers during the Industrial Revolution. This unique session ale is dark-colored but light-bodied and a nice alternative to IPA’s.

Irwin Irish Red, named for the family that once owned the feed mill, is a traditional amber ale. Maris Otter malt brings out a nice color and bready flavor, and a smidgen of caramel malt creates a light toasty character. UK hop varietals create a light bitterness and floral hop aroma.

In 1852, Mathias Greiner founded Mathias Greiner Brewery, which went on to become M. Greiner & Sons, John Greiner Brewery, Greiner & Company Brewery and ultimately becoming Madison Brewing Company from 1882-1918. Inspired by the Greiner and Madison Brewing Companies famous XXX Ales and a certain dark chocolate candy bar, this Stout includes milk sugar, molasses, vanilla from Madagascar, and cocoa nibs. Rich dark chocolate, mildly sweet, with vanilla undertones. A great winter beverage for all us snackers.

We are proud to release our ninth beer, Incline Cut English IPA, the second recipe by MP brewer Tonie Wycoff. The Madison Incline is the steepest railroad track in North America and has been in existence for nearly 180 years. England’s IPAs were the first, the great grandfather of a style that’s basically exploded across the land—popularized most aggressively in America. American IPAs typically have a much bigger hop profile compared to the English IPAs, which have more of a subtle, classic taste with pronounced hops. As the story goes, Indian Pale Ales originated during the late 1700s, utilizing the anti-microbial properties of hops to help preserve the beer during transport.

In the search for a beer that best suited for summer, the obvious emphasis should be on refreshment and few ingredients are more undeniably refreshing than citrus fruit. This led us to the inevitable citrus Saison. The combination of tangerine and lemon zest add a bright, thirst-quenching complexity to a lower gravity example of a classic Belgian Saison.

German hops give an earthy aroma and flavor. Pilsner malt provides mild malty sweetness. Light body and high effervescence. 2011: Gold at Indiana Brewers' Cup 2012: Bronze at Indiana Brewers' Cup 2013: Bronze at Indiana Brewers' Cup 2015: Gold at Indiana Brewers' Cup

Come alive to crisp apple hard cider blended with the fresh taste of strawberries, soft and deep red, backed by mouth watering sweetness and a delicate hint of tartness. This is Strawberry Magic Hard Cider kicked up with a hint of Saturday night. We blend it a little differently around here. If you’ve never tried it, get ready for confetti.

Hard cider with honey and cherry

Produced in the tradition of 18th Century English brewers who supplied the court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, Old Rasputin seems to develop a cult following wherever it goes. It’s a rich, intense brew with big complex flavors and a warming finish.