Ale Asylum
Brewpub
in Madison,
Wisconsin,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2006
Closed in 2022
Drake (22934) reviewed Ünshadowed from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at the brewpub, 8/14/16. Hazy pale yellow, large dense creamy white meringue head, good retention. Aroma of strong banana, wheat, citrus and vanilla. The taste is banana, wheat, citrus. Medium bodied, refreshing, well balanced.
Drake (22934) reviewed Gold Digger Blonde Ale from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewpub, 8/14/16. Hazy golden, large creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of doughy malt and mild citrus. The taste is citrus and toasted pale malt. Thin bodied, crisp.
Drake (22934) reviewed High Coup from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle at Sobelman’s, 8/12/16. Murky orange, large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of herbal, citrus, tropical hops, pale malt. The taste is herbal, piney hops, pale malt, mild citrus. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness. First beer as a Wisconsin resident!
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Madtown Nutbrown from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a nonic pint, the appearance was a rugged semi-dark brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Sly messy lacing.
The aroma starts with some roasted nuts, coffee, bread, subtle caramel and earthiness.
The flavor balances crisp sweet to earthy to roastiness. All combining in the aftertaste and the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Good carbonation.
Overall, good brown ale that leans English in its style.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Contorter Porter from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a nice one finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Sly lacing.
The aroma starts with some roasty coffee and cocoa bean. Some dried dark cocoa powder fluffs it up a bit.
The flavor balances nicely between the sweet and the roast. Sly crisp sweet to roasty aftertaste with a nice sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Low carbonation helps it feel smooth all around.
Overall, this was a nice porter worthy of having again.
deyholla (22727) reviewed High Coup from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a good amount of grass, some pine and a light grain backbone. Flavor starts with grass but has growing pine that lingers and a light grain backing.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Oktillion Oktoberfest from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw with some sweet grain and hay underlying. Flavor has sweet grains and hay with a decent amount of straw as well.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Pilot Batch 013 from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some resinous pine with strong sweet grains and a touch of grapefruit. Flavor has a good amount of sweet grains with some resinous pine and a touch of grapefruit.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Satisfaction Jacksin from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear deep amber with a red hue and a tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a strong resin note with pine, a hint of onion and a sweet grain backbone. Flavor has lots of sweet grains with growing resinous pine and a hint of onion.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Contorter Porter from Ale Asylum 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a muddy brown with a tan head that dissipates completely. Aroma has dark grains, roasted malts, a hint of nuttiness and a bit of earthy bread. Flavor has earthy dark grains, some nuttiness and light roasted malts.