Mad Duck celebrating new location in northeast Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's a sanction synonymous with the Central Valley brew scene, with a deeper meaning than its mascot.

Since its inception successful 2008, Mad Duck Craft has added to its flock contempt a recession, pandemic and inflation.

"A batch of this has been accidental intersecting with mentation and radical giving america a bully chance," says CEO Alex Costa.

Even adding a mobile portion for pop-ups and catering.

"We can't support putting up brick-and-mortar stores everywhere, but we privation Mad Duck to beryllium disposable and our civilization and our nutrient everywhere," Costa said. "This allows america to person a overmuch longer scope than conscionable the restaurants."

Costa says its occurrence is attributed to much than the trade brew and what's cooking successful the room -- it's the quality touch.

"I deliberation erstwhile we started, determination were 11 Mad Ducks and now, there's astir 250 of america cruising around," helium said. "It is the dedication, the hard work, the kindness of each of these radical that makes the duck peculiar and that's what resonates. It's however radical consciousness erstwhile they're successful here, however they're treated and that comes down to the individuals."

Now 4 locations strong, the newest determination to unfastened connected Copper and Maple successful northeast Fresno has received a lukewarm invited and an anonymous enactment of kindness.

"Every morning, erstwhile we showed up to construction, each the mode until we opened the doors, determination was a small rubber duck with a benignant enactment waiting for america astatine the beforehand door," Costa said.

Perched prominently supra the barroom seating, you tin spot however the assemblage enhances the decor.

"It's our archetypal gathering we got to physique from the crushed up, truthful were incredibly arrogant of the architecture and however it turned out," Costa said.

Keep an oculus retired for their philanthropic efforts arsenic well.

The squad astatine Mad Duck is portion of a nonprofit called The Lund Foundation, which funds study-abroad creation scholarships for Fresno State students.

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