Mad Anthony Brewing Company

This was stop #1 of a boys night out a few weeks ago.  We really enjoyed ourselves here, and hope to be back soon.

We started at the bar, and sampled some of the locally brewed beverages.  (Always nice to have some free samples at a local brewery.)

My favorite was the Harry Baals Irish Stout.  Very drinkable, with a good head and good flavor.
One of the guys liked the Blonde Ale a lot.  If it was summer and 95 degrees out, I could see that as a good choice.
The other ales and lagers were pretty good also.  Though, no one really cared for the raspberry wheat.
We moved to a table after we ordered a few full size pints, and then also got some finger foods.

Scooby snacks were a little disappointing visually, but they were scarfed up, so either we were hungry, or they were darn good (they were darn good!)
I think we would skip the cheese sticks next time, but the cheese curds were ok.

After most of us finished a second round and were getting ancy about where to head to next, the waiter was very helpful in suggesting places to go for the rest of the evening.

It ended up being a very nice, low key, tasty, exploratory, and pretty quiet first stop of the evening.  The rest of the evening (and early morning), not so quiet!

I like their food, lots of selection and prices are reasonable. Their beer is acceptable; their options range from fantastic to mediocre. I think they might have some issues with quality control, as some of the beers (particularly the Auburn) seem to change noticeably every time I order.

Here is one question I have for the management, and I hope they are reading this: Why is the price for refilling a growler the same as buying a six-pack? I know that some of the specialty batches are only available via growler, but why does the Auburn or the Pale Ale cost the same in a six pack or a growler ($8.99)?

The growler is 64 oz., the bottles are (6x12 oz.) or 72 oz., which means you get less beer. What incentive do I have to bring in a growler? I'm sure all those bottles, cardboard holders and extra storage cost you more money, so why doesn't your pricing structure reflect that by passing on your cost savings to the customer? The entire point of a growler is to save the producer (and by extension the consumer) money by reusing the container.

I've been to 15 or so microbreweries, and they all price them differently. It's generally $6-7 for a growler refill and $9 for the 6-pack. I have no financial incentive not to waste your glass/packaging/space/staff time/money for bottling, as it doesn't save me money. If you instituted a more conventional price structure, you might see consumption of growlers go up, and more profits.

The service was terrible! We asked to speak with a manager and no one ever showed up! Took 10 minutes to get another beer, also which was average. Our server told us our pizza choice was not spicy... could hardly eat it because it was so spicy!
For an appetizer we ordered the fried cheese curds ($7.00) and there was about 10 curds. It was pathetic.
Our pizza took almost an hour to come to us and when we got it we were incredibly disappointed. The crust was tasteless and hard as a rock. Completely inedible!
I will never go back to this place for food.

As for the beer and the service, to the waitstaff: YOU WORK IN A BREWERY! TRY TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR OWN BEER!!!

My friend asked if they had the black IPA and our server said yes. My friend ordered it and our server brought him a regular IPA and then told us they didn't have a black IPA...
They need to get it together over there.