August 25, 2009
Maybe I stopped in on an off day. Usually have 12 beers on tap... on my day they were at 10. This included 3 special beers (woody stein, an impy stout, and the ginger/jasmine). All three were disappointing. There other regular beers on tap weren’t terribly impressive either (a pretty piss poor regular stout)...but their regular lager was great...the best out of the 10 I tried. I split a veggie quesadilla that was pretty sad and over priced (beer was fairly priced). Service was nice. I would have to go back and get knocked out (I know they can do better) and order something else that tasted good to recommend this place.

June 10, 2009
Stopped in to meet the Grumpy Troll but only met really happy people who cared about the beer, the food and their customers. Had the Baltic Porter, which was a gold medal winner in the 2008 World Beer Cup competiion. The judges got this one right; an excellent brew. The very friendly and knowledgable bartender (thought he was the owner) also served tasters of their two Stouts. Excellent libation! Had the bread bowl with warm veggie dip. Really tasty and it complimented the beer so well. If you’re in the area, do yourself a favor and pay the Grumpy Troll a visit. You’ll be happy you did.

May 7, 2009 [ Updated May 21, 2009 ]
Nice cozy little brewpub in a small town 20 min west of Madison. Bartendress was perplexed as to how I came to be at her bar after seeing my NC drivers license, but what can I say. Beers were pretty good overall, and they gave me an 11 beer sampler for $9. I was pleased. And they sold bottled bombers to go! Bar food fare, appetizers were pretty good (had to save room for all the beers). Assistant brewer came out to talk to me for a bit, and the rest of the staff was friendly too. Pretty quiet on a Monday night, but probably pretty busy on the weekends since there aren’t a lot of options in said one-horse town. Worth a day trip if you’re in the area.

September 3, 2008
Visited the Grumpy Troll on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Not a big brewpub but very nice. Selection of beers (via the Sampler) was very good and food was good. Service this day was below par with having to wait for the Sampler and food for an extreme amount of time resulting in a lower overall score. The quality of the beers dispelled the service deficiencies

August 25, 2008
The food was good and the samples was big enough for sampeling the beer but small enought so you didnt get tipsy. The room is quit cosy with both booths and free standing tables.

August 11, 2008
The beer is certainly better than the food, which is just average bar food. Several nice beers on tap and 22oz bottles were for sale there. Close to the Mustard museum.

August 3, 2008
Nice ambiance. Clean, cosy, corner pub feel. Had higher expectations for the beer. 3 selections were out and this was on a Thursday afternoon. Bartender was not that knowledgeable, but friendly. Will return again.

July 22, 2008
This was #1 on my list of Brew Pubs I was looking forward to this vacation. 8 beers on tap (a Barrel Aged one to boot). Waitress said they just ran out of a couple other ones due to an Arts Fest over the prior weekend. Above average beer and this visit did not dissapoint. Well worth the ~2hr drive from Milwaukee.

June 22, 2008
Nestled into downtown Mt Horeb, the troll capital of the world. Perhaps they could go for the roundabout capital of the world too, since I’ve never seen so many roundabouts on one area before. Went on a Friday night – noisy atmosphere with lots of families and screaming kids to go with me in the corner examining and drinking my beer. Bought a nine sampler for $9 and a tenth beer on the side. Decent beer, though it still leaves me hunting to find my Wisconsin destination brewpub that calls me back for more. Food was good and the staff was friendly. Bombers are available of some of their beers and they have plenty of shirts and hats to buy with that grumpy ass troll on it.

May 31, 2008
This old creamery with it’s brick walls and hardwood floors gives it a nice retro feel. You and also sit outdoors in the ally in the summer. THE BEER IS AWSOME! As is the food but it would be nice to see at least one spicy dinner on the menu. Service can be spotty on the weekends but still worth the trip!