Wine and Hop Shop

Specialties

We have been Madison’s homebrewing and home winemaking headquarters for over 40 years. Locally owned, we offer high quality supplies, fresh ingredients, and free helpful expert advice to help anyone make their own delicious beer, wine, mead, cider, and other fermentables.

History

Established in 1972.

Dave Mitchell opened the Wine and Hop Shop in 1972 on Mifflin St. in downtown Madison, WI. After a few years, he moved the Shop to State St., where it lived until 1998, when it moved to Monroe St. In the summer of 2012, long-​time employee Ben Feifarek took over the Shop from Dave. In late 2015, the Wine and Hop Shop moved to its present location, 1919 Monroe Street in Madison.

Everyone at the Shop makes his or her own wine, beer, cider, mead, etc., and loves to talk about it. Our favorite part about working here is helping you follow your passion for making ever-​improving wine, beer, and anything else ferment-​able.

We try to make the experience as interactive as possible. We put on classes, rent out equipment, host contests, and are always available at the Shop if you want to bring in some beer or wine for us to try. We’ll give you an honest assessment of how it tastes and how it could be improved.

Our prices are low, and we even offer homebrew club discounts.

Meet the Business Owner

Ben F.

Business Owner

Ben started his homebrewing career over 10 years ago by helping a buddy brew a Pete’s Wicked Ale clone recipe. He was hooked from the first brew.

So much so, that soon after, Ben started his own Beer of the Month club, where he brewed around 4 batches of beer a month and created a magazine (a shout out to his writing roots) filled with articles, stories, and games centered around beer. At the peak, the Club had around 15 members who each enjoyed a 6-​pack of experimental beer each month.

During this beer brewing frenzy, Ben decided he had to take it to the next level. He visited his local homebrew shop, the Wine and Hop Shop, and applied for a job. And the rest, as they say, is history.

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Ben F. says,

«Nathan is a former Wine and Hopper, has a great place over at Old Sugar, and is an all-​around good guy.»