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Stubborn Brothers Brewery

3.8 (69 reviews)
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Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
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Debralee M.

Lovely Easter Brunch! Beautiful building, nice menu, great staff. Something for everyone, even the kids!

They are busy brewing!
Joyce T.

What a surprise to find a thorough brewery which is located within a piece of history of a theater! Super friendly owners and servers. Felt so welcomed here! Steak and blue salad had superb cubes of steak. Shaved prime rib sandwich was divine dipped in their cheese soup. I enjoyed exploring their woodworks, stage and ceiling. If you study beer, history and/or architecture, you will enjoy your time here!

Beer Mac and cheese
Mishell H.

Went here while visiting my in laws in Clintonville. This was a really cool space! Looked like they took an old theater and converted it into a brewery. The beer was pretty good even though they were all out of IPAs the night we went! I tried the Angry Mothers Milk Stout and the the coco loco porter. Both were tasty and good. Husband had the whiskey pb porter, which he also enjoyed! For meals we got the cheese curds, which were tasty, I highly recommend them. For dinner, I tried the beer Mac and cheese with grilled chicken, which was pretty good as well. It's a big space and overall pretty cool!

Brian M.

Stubborn Brothers is new to the Shawano scene, but for those of us that frequent the area we are well aware of the painstakingly slow process of getting the place ready for operation. I seriously was questioning whether the place was ever going to open. Then just when the community is told Stubborn Brothers is ready to open the world shuts down due to the Covid pandemic. Well it's definitely been a long time in coming and the building (exterior) is still a work in progress but Stubborn Brothers is FINALLY here. The building interior remodel is absolutely incredible and has brought a dilapidated blighted building back to life in a way not believable without seeing for yourself. The interior resembles something you'd expect to see in a large metropolitan area. It's great to see the theater stage restored and incorporating the old orchestra style pit area right into the new building. We visited on opening Friday evening. We were shocked to be ushered to a seat almost immediately. Our server was attentive throughout. There's generally a few service stumbles as a restaurant begins its run, but our server was on her game. I went with the standard Friday night fish fry. The french fries were crisp and the fish breading had a nice seasoned flavor about it. My wife ordered an eggplant sandwich and the french onion soup. I tried her soup and while being an ok soup, my personal thought was it needed just a little additional seasoning kick in the broth. My wife enjoyed her sandwich, but indicated she didn't feel the eggplant had been cooked evenly throughout. I'm solidly guessing this is not an item regularly ordered and being the first night in business I'm further thinking this is just one of the things the chef will fine tune as the days go by. All in all definitely five stars for the Shawano new kid on the block. A great beer selection with a brew flavor for most taste preferences. Welcome to the scene Stubborn Brothers. It took a long time, but I think you'll become a Shawano mainstay.

Strawberry rhubarb sour
Sue P.

Great drinks, super cool atmosphere... and the food is delicious. Definitely a 'must stop place' when in Shawno.

Brewery area in the back
Matt V.

Came here today all the way from TN, for a packers game. Stopped by this place looking to taste Cheese curds and a good beer we always hear about from WI. The Beers were amazing and the cheese curds were everything I expected. Also had a bleu cheese burger that was very good! Place is in an old theatre that's filled with good vibes . I'll def come back when I'm in WI

Katherine S.

This place is an absolute must! Went with my family and everyone left loving the space, the food, and drinks! The service was also amazing and our waitress really made us feel like regulars. Definitely planning to stop back with more people.

COVID snap...I was totally hit with a cold and brought a roll of TP for emergency tissue. My fiancé Andy poses.
Ginny S.

A hidden gem in the middle of nowhere, and that's to say the least. My giant Chicago-based family bombarded this amazing new place at the height of the lunch crunch, and I'd be damned if they didn't serve us with style. They were pretty packed and understaffed (thanks, COVID), but the staff who was there performed above and beyond. They were super accommodating under pressure. My husband-to-be and I are home-brewers, part-time bartenders, and one of us is a high-school Chemistry teacher...we know our way around beer. This beer knocked it so far out of the ballpark that I think they smashed somebody's window in Cecil. One of the namesake Stubborn Brothers, Aaron, took our order with patient kindness as each of us 10 city-folk barked our orders at him. The drinks took a while. This is because, according to science or something, one bartender cannot serve a full 50-top restaurant all at once. They just don't have that many hands. But the beer...so amazing. We got a flight, and each beer hit just right. Our food was also great. The French onion soup definitely didn't taste like dishwater, like one of the previous podunk reviewers suggested. Actually, it tastes a lot like the French onion soup I used to eat when I lived near France in my 20s. The bacon flatbread could have dealt with goat cheese instead of feta, but that's a personal preference. I'm no chef. Either way, if I were stuck at my parents' lake house on another rainy day, I could definitely spend some hours at this place, grading some papers, drinking delicious beer, admiring the decor, and catching a whiff of that delicious boiled malt coming from the brew room.

Beer cheese soup, pretzel, Mac n cheese and the Sweet Peel Wheat Ale  All were great!

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Trying Stubborn Brothers again! I should have stayed home. Venue is great. Service and friendliness is terrible. Will not be back.

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Great beers, lots of sours, good food & a cute brewery! Outdoor seating as well. We will definitely be back!

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2 years ago

Love this place. Always good food. Great beer. They get busy, so can take a bit to get served but always worth it.

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3 years ago

Was there for a wedding ! I thought their buffet was tasty. Had Fun teasing the bar tender!

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3 years ago

We were greeted by the owner who was very friendly. We both ordered the pub burger and it was delicious.

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