Madison Brewing Company

Brewpub in Bennington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Madison Brewing Company

Established in 1996

Contact
428 Main St, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States
Description
Madison Brewing Company Pub & Restaurant is the most popular place in Bennington, VT for craft beer and mouth-watering food. The Madison’s have deep ties to the community, and in the early 1990s converted an old storefront in Bennington’s historic downtown into the area’s first brew pub.

Our commitment to the ever-deserving patron means crafting the freshest and best beer possible. Our focus is to offer a high-quality Draft selection that any beer lover would appreciate. From New England Style IPA’s to traditional Old-world styles, we cover the spectrum of beer styles. We can weekly so there are always fresh cans available!

At Madison Brewing Company, we have a full bar in addition to our craft beers. Our customers are the top priority, and we work hard to make you feel comfortable and welcomed while enjoying our delicious offerings. We offer a children’s menu so the whole family can come dine with us! It is important to us that we keep the family business a family-friendly establishment, so the atmosphere at Madison Brewing Company isn’t your average pub-feel.

We encourage you to stop in and discover for yourself everything Madison Brewing Company Pub & Restaurant has to offer!

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft at the brewpub. Pours mostly clear, bright yellow with a creamy, pure white head. Basic nose with light cereal, hay, some grains, white bread. Light sweet flavor with dry biscuits, straw, white bread, low bitterness. Light in body with fine to average carbonation. Simple, sweet finish with slight bitter hay, pale cereal, biscuits. A delightful little kolsch.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2014 at 10:23

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Garnished with a lemon. Pours hazy gold with a creamy, white head. The nose has sugary, grainy wheat bread, yeast and lemon zest. Medium sweet flavor with bubblegum, light grains, toasted sugars. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with more sugary, grainy wheat, slight gum and candi sugar. So so.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2014 at 10:19

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the brewpub. Garnished with an orange. Pours unclear gold with a flimsy, white head. Pleasant aroma with citrus, coriiander, definitely some wheat. Light-medium sweet flavor with pleasant citrus nuance, doughy wheat, some hay, slight phenols, coriander, lemon peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet but nicely balaned to finish, with faint traw and rind bitterness, a bit of orange. Very nice witbier.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2014 at 10:15

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
growler-thanks to KathyW-pours dark amber with a thin tan head. Aroma is medium malt-roasty/some toffee. Taste is medium malt-roasty/some toffee, some spice hops. Soft carbonation.
Tried from Growler on 05 Feb 2012 at 17:42

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
on tap-pours a white-pink head and yellow color. Aroma is citrus, banana. Taste is citrus, banana, clove, wheat/light malt.
Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2011 at 05:39

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
on tap-pours a light brown head and brown color. Aroma is spice, medium/dark malt-caramel. Taste is spice, buttery, medium/dark malt-caramel.
Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2011 at 05:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. This was their seasonal and my server could only tell me that it was made with spiced rum. Pours a dark brown that borders on black with a thinnish tan head with marginal retention. The aroma is spicy and herbal. Reminds me of absinthe and anise. The taste is a roasty chocolate with earthy herbal notes to it. I don’t think there was any oak involved in this it tastes like they brewed a porter and poured some Captain Morgan into it. Medium body with fizzy carbonation and a thin watery mouthfeel. Interesting beer with some odd flavor combinations. Not something I would order often, but glad I got to try it.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2011 at 17:41

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub and served with an orange wedge for whatever reason. Pours a murky cloudy light grapefruit juice without much of a head or retention. Smell is lemony with a spicy wheat aroma. I pick up oranges as well, but I’m not sure if that came form the beer or the wedge I tossed aside. Taste follows the aroma fairly well and was better than I thought it would be. Mildly spicy with lemon and pepper and phenols. Medium body and level of carbonation, tart slick mouthfeel. Decent wit that I enjoyed.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2011 at 17:32

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
On tap at the brewpub Pours a clear reddish brown color with a smallish tan head that dissipates almost instantly. Smells of cherries and other dark pitted fruits, alcohol and a plastic phenolic in there as well. Taste is a mix of cherry syrup and alcohol on top of a malty backbone. Medium to thick body, light carbonation, sweet sticky mouthfeel. I had high hopes for this one, but as has been my experience with Madison brewing thus far this beer is OK but nothing special.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2011 at 17:26

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
On tap at the brewpub Pours a deep amber color with a decent head and retention. Finally some hops. Smells of citrus and grapefruit with a bit of an earthy undercurrent. Taste is citrus, bread, earth. Well balanced pale ale with a decent taste. Thinnish body with a bitter resinous mouthfeel and a watery mouthfeel. Decent pale
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2011 at 17:15