The Wine & Hop Shop

"Needed some wine yeast. Had a nice selection and had reasonable shipping. Wish I had the time to visit in person, they are very helpful."

"Moving this review up to 5 stars. Their products are diverse, prices are more competitive, and staff remain helpful. Nice homebrew shop that has become more competitive as time has passed. Grain cards are a good value and staff is friendly and knowledgeable."

"Please be aware of the their Wine Juice for wine making- that is faulty wine juice that has yeast in it at the source. I used to get Wine Bucket from Wine and Hop and make wine at home. I am an experienced wine maker and twice my wine from their Wine Juice got spoilt as the wine juice had already yeast in it. Here is the reply I received from them when I contacted them about the juice fermenting even before I added my own yeast. Now, after 6 months, 2 out of 3 Wine (6 G each) are undrinkable. So, I would never get their Wine Juice buckets again. No response when I contacted them. "Hey there. Yeah, sometimes they do add yeast. We request that they do not, but it has happened in the past that they sent out buckets that had been yeasted.""

"I am new to the Madison area. Before I visited the shop for the first time, I exchanged emails with Ben, the owner, regarding a question about their website. Ben responded almost immediately and was very helpful. The next day I visited the shop and found the staff to be amazingly friendly and helpful. I also felt that The Wine & Hop Shop had the most well selected assortment of high quality brewing equipment, supplies, and ingredients I have ever seen in one place. In a relatively small retail space, you can find virtually everything you might need, and the highest quality of each. Great products. Great service. What else do you need?"

"They have literally everything you need to brew your own beer at home. Their staff is really knowledge and helpful. They have all-in-one kits for a *nearly* foolproof option. The instructions that come with are really detailed. There are a lot of steps, but they are easy to follow. They also have a large supply of grains and barley if you want to make your batch truly from scratch. If you're still on the fence, they offer classes to help walk you through the process."