Exceeded our high expectations. Before our first trip to Madison in December 2010, we asked multiple Madison-Chicago transplant friends where to go to stock up on all the awesome Wisconsin brews. We were not disappointed. Star has a great selection for its size, and staff were extremely helpful as we carefully selected a box of a variety of beers we don't have (New Glarus) or haven't yet come across in Chicago.
What sticks out the most, however, is that contrary to the advice given to us at our B&B, staff at New Glarus very frankly advised us to leave Madison right away, that night, to get ahead of an impending snowstorm. That ended up saving us from being stuck in Madison (not that we couldn't find something fun to do there...we just couldn't afford extra nights at the B&B). Regardless, we can't wait to return to awesome Madison, WI and this great store.