Big beers for everyone!
The Boneyard is inviting all pet owners to come hang with us on Sunday. Several of our beers will be featured, as we try to raise some money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County.
It’s a PAWrents party so come with your 4 legged pet and why not wear a matching outfit while we’re at it!
Join Brewer/Owner, Jessica Jones – a Grand Master Beer Judge (BJCP) and Advanced Cicerone® – on a guided beer tour!
Dive into the art and science behind flavor – from water to glass. Learn about the brewing process, ingredients, and fermentation – all tied into your own flavor knowledge. You will not only get to enjoy our flavorful brews, you will learn the principles behind pairing food and beer, as we conclude this experience with a beer & chocolate pairing!
Attendees will also receive a take-home beer & chocolate pairing. You are welcome to stay following the tour & tasting to purchase additional draft or bottled beers or chocolates from Wm. Chocolate.
Giant Jones Brewing Company is an independent, women-owned, certified organic craft brewery in the heart of Madison, Wisconsin.
This is an Essential Madison Experience, a hands-on experience designed just for you. It’s authentic, immersive and uniquely Madison for only $35!
Great for Groups!
Private bookings available – contact erika@giantjones.com to request a private tasting. For private groups we require a minimum of 10, and up to 20 participants!
COVID Safety: Due to the intimate nature of our tasting events, all attendees should be prepared to show they are fully vaccinated or have a negative Covid test within 72 hours of the event, and masks should be worn when not seated and tasting.
We look forward to seeing you!
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ANCESTRAL Poetry & Pairing Event
Join us for an evening of poetry, with a beer & cheese pairing.
We are excited to welcome Daniel Smith, author of ANCESTRAL – Poetry grounded in the rural Midwest, ANCESTRAL explores a family’s deep attachment to the land, the physical work of farming, and the emotional disruption one endures when such a life is no longer sustainable.
Bob Wills of Clock Shadow & Cedar Grove Creameries will join us for a curated beer & cheese flight to enjoy alongside the poetry reading.
Guests will have the opportunity to purchase Smith’s book, as well as cheese (and beer!) to take home.
About Daniel Smith:
Smith is an accomplished poet, essayist, public speaker, and agribusiness executive with a lifelong commitment to agriculture, the environment and rural communities.
Smith operated his family’s dairy farm in northwestern Illinois for three decades, where with his wife, Cheryl, they raised their sons, Austin, Ryan and Levi. With the practicality of a farmer and the syntax of a poet, he has authored three books of poetry (Home Land, Bottom Dog Press; Fatherland, Longhouse Press; and Ancestral, Water’s Edge Press).
His poems and essays have appeared nationwide in such publications as Narrative, Midwestern Gothic, Seems, Tundra, Midwest Quarterly, among others.
Smith currently serves as President and CEO of Cooperative Network, and as a director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. He formerly served as Administrator of the Division of Agricultural Development, where he directed the state’s domestic and international agricultural marketing programs. He is the former CEO of Midwestern BioAg, a national farm supply company.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he and Cheryl live on a small farm in the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin, where he writes, and together, they enjoy reading, hiking and their grandchildren.