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Pizza Night w/ORIGIN Breads

Every Wednesday we’re teaming up with our neighbors down the hall at ORIGIN Breads for a Pizza Night! ORIGIN makes the pies, and we provide the dining area in our tasting room!

You can order ahead OR day of and enjoy their delicious pizzas with a nice GJ beverage at your side.

If you pre-order, when you arrive to Giant Jones, please tell us your order number; we will then let ORIGIN know that you’re ready for them to fire up your pizza!

About the pizzas: they’re naturally-leavened sourdough pizzas made with the same local ingredients and time-honored processes that ORIGIN Breads applies to their breads and pastries. Each week they’ll have the same core pizzas available, and a different specialty pizza that changes week to week! You are also able to purchase their cookies & brownies to have after your pizza.

It’s our favorite night of the week, so come check it out!

Pizza Night w/ORIGIN Breads

Every Wednesday we’re teaming up with our neighbors down the hall at ORIGIN Breads for a Pizza Night! ORIGIN makes the pies, and we provide the dining area in our tasting room!

You can order ahead OR day of and enjoy their delicious pizzas with a nice GJ beverage at your side.

If you pre-order, when you arrive to Giant Jones, please tell us your order number; we will then let ORIGIN know that you’re ready for them to fire up your pizza!

It’s our favorite night of the week, so come check it out!

Andy Ewen Art Opening at Giant Jones

Join us for an opening reception for featured local artist, Andy Ewen!

Andy Ewen: Recent Drawings

The drawings in this exhibit were created using a process I refer to as “Semi-Automatic”. For the most part, I just start by drawing a line or a shape, and then let my imagination free associate in a manner akin to lucid dreaming.

When I share my drawings on social media, I usually make up some sort of title to go with them after they are completed. However, for this display of my art, I’m leaving it up to the viewer to provide their own interpretations.

All the drawings were created using either a combination of black pen and color pencil or just color pencil on paper.
-Andy Ewen

Born in 1955, Andy Ewen lived for the first 18 years of his life in a suburb of New York City on Long Island. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in art in 1980. During the 1980’s and 90’s he did a fair amount of illustration for publications such as The New York Times Book Review, The Progressive and Isthmus among others. His work has appeared in gallery shows, but he has little interest in the “art world”. During the late 1990’s, Andy decided that the life of a professional illustrator wasn’t for him. In 1997, he was hired by the UW Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science analyzing ocular images for both research and clinical studies, a position he held for 28 years.

Andy has also been the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for Madison, Wisconsin’s “Honor Among Thieves” band for over 40 years. He has also performed and recorded with many other groups and individuals as well as performing solo

GJ 5th Annual Barleywine Fest – Day 2

It’s our favorite time of the year, time to celebrate Barleywine!!!

Join us for the 5th Annual Barleywine Fest here at Giant Jones. It’s 2 days, where we only drink barleywine style beers. Drink Giant Jones current offerings of this style, vintage Giant Jones beers including Batch #1 AND enjoy guest taps from our friends.

Both days we will have special guided flights with our brewer Jessica Jones. And food is available to order after 5pm both nights from our neighbors at The Deliciouser.

Guided Flights of 4 GJ Barleywines are at 5:30pm or 7pm. $16 for 4 (3oz) tasters. Tickets can be bought in advanced.

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Grab those beer loving friends and come on down for our weekend barleywine celebration!!!

Giant Jones Beers:

Batch#1 (10.9% abv) 2018

American Barleywine (10.4% abv) (11/7/22)

American Barleywine (11.2% abv) (9/29/25)

British Barleywine (11.3% abv) (11/14/23)

British Barleywine (11.2% abv) (11/8/24)

British Barleywine (11% abv) (11/18/25)

Extra Blonde Ale (10.9% abv) (3/9/26)

Wheatwine (10.2% abv) (11/8/23)

Wheatwine (10.4% abv) (12/15/25)

BA Ryewine (10.2% abv) (9/24/25)

Guest Beeers:

Delta Beer Lab – BA Barleywine (12% abv)

2023 Barleywine aged in J Henry Bourbon Barrels. Pours a dark mahogany red. Aroma is dominated by black cherry and maple syrup with a touch of fresh-cut wood. Molasses, tart plum, and chocolate mask subtle notes of tobacco smoke and clove. You’ll get some heat from this boozy beer, but a medium body keeps an otherwise big beer from being overpowering.

Working Draft Jim-Jams English-Style Barleywine (10.4% abv)

English-Style Barleywine brewed with Maris Otter, Crystal and Crystal Rye malts for big notes of toffee and caramel. English hops add a subtle herbal character and balancing bitterness. 10.4% ABV brings the heat and helps cut through the sweetness. Everything an English Barleywine should be!

Great Dane 2017 Vintage Old Scratch Barleywine (9.3% abv)

An ale brewed strong (i.e. to an alcohol strength comparable to wine) is called a barleywine. This vintage pays homage to its English roots. Made with English Marris Otter malt, with a prominent amount of caramel malt added giving a nice caramel character to the malty base. English Fuggle hops and English yeast give it lots of fruity “English” character. Then four years of aging fills out raisin and fig like flavors and mellows the Barleywine overall. Well balanced and not too sweet, this sipper is a rare treat. Try it while it lasts.

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (9.6% abv)

The beast. The beer. The legend. After the workday grind, reconnect with your wild side through our untamed barleywine-style ale. This classic lives up to its namesake: massive malt body, sheer hop intensity, standing at 9.6% ABV.