The Angelic Brewery is great for quite a few things. There is LOTS OF SPACE, therefore you and 10 of your closest friends probably can get a table on a Friday night without waiting more than 30 minutes if at all. Additionally on most off nights the Angelic can be a nice quiet spot to have a conversation with your drink before you head out to a more populous and interesting locale. There is lots of space because this bar is usually not very busy nor is it booked up too much in the future. This is a great thing. My sister reserved a table for her graduation lunch a day or two beforehand and things went very smoothly.
On to things mediocre, the food at the Angelic is hit or miss. I have had good pizza, and I've had less than good pizza here. The same experiences can be said for the pastas and salads... sometimes they're WOW and other times they're eh. I must admit the spinach artichoke dip and nachos are ALWAYS good.
As for beer, the brewmaster left sometime in 2004, and the Angelic hasn't been the same since. They have a decent selection of tap beers, but I am quite sad that I may never taste their trippel or doubel ever again. There are fair priced drink specials to draw you there on the weekdays. Occasionally they have live bands that play traditional pub music. (you know flutes violins etc) Like their food they have been known to book both good and mediocre DJ's for dancing and fun having. Usually there's a cover for those evenings.
I'm giving the Angelic 3 stars; for what you can eat, drink, and do in Madison, you can usually do better than the Angelic.