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In case you missed it, we are OPEN for outdoor dining on our sidewalk cafe and back patio! Your health, along with the health of our staff and community, is of utmost importance to us, so here is what you can expect when you visit: There are a limited number of tables to ensure physical […]

  First off, we’d like to extend a huge thanks to all of you that participated in the first one of these with St. Bernardus. We understand that everyone (patrons, employees, suppliers, etc) are having to quickly pivot their business models and schedules to adjust for this new reality; the enthusiasm shown for Brasserie V […]

  Here at Brasserie V, we’ve built our reputation (and a few signature food items) on a formidable selection of classic Belgian beer. Seriously, they don’t give one of those Gulden Draak tap towers to just anyone who asks nicely, we’re pretty sure… But we pay respect to all of the old-world brewing traditions, and […]

You know the best part about sustainable seafood? Being able to eat MORE sustainable seafood. From June 24-30, Brasserie V–along with a score of other Madison restaurants–is teaming up with the Madison Area Chefs Network for Sustainable Seafood Week. Co-sponsored by the James Beard Foundation, Sitka Salmon Shares, and Sea to Table, Sustainable Seafood Week’s […]

Perhaps no other beer style has seen as much evolution and fragmentation in the last five years than the IPA. For many, the dry, bright West Coast IPAs like Ballast Point Sculpin and Russian River Pliny the Elder were the standard bearer for the style in general, though certain micro-trends emerged, usually according to geography: […]

It’s been awhile. Now that Craft Beer Week 2017 is firmly in the rear view mirror, we can finally…start preparing for Craft Beer Week 2018. But before that, here are a few nifty bottles that may have slipped under the radar in the last week or two, plus a couple that are coming up. In […]

We have rolled out out most of our new Spring Menu, so come on in and check out the delicious new items! This weeks featured dish is Chive Tagliatelle. Fresh chives from Elderberry Hill Farm are folded into the flour of this house-made pasta. The pasta is coated with pesto made with grilled zucchini, herbs, […]

We’ve been busy. Real busy. So busy, we have a lot to catch up on as far as new releases here at Brasserie V are concerned. As usual, some of these are already in stock, some will arrive within the next week. The best way to get to-the-minute updates? Follow us on Twitter. Josh also […]

Usually we’re not so cruel as to post about beers that we don’t actually have available right now, but we’re feeling mischievous today. We just got a couple of massive special orders in, and most of these beers will be trickling onto the menu or show up at a tasting some time in the next […]

Due to a glut of events and entering into a busier season, we’ve been lagging with regards to posting about our new bottles. We’re making up for that today. Dieu du Ciel! Solstice d’Ete – 355ml, $9.50 A slightly stronger version of a Berliner weisse, this raspberry-infused sour ale is light enough to be thirst-quenching, […]