Ale Asylum

Brewpub in Madison, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2006

Closed in 2022

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2002 Pankratz St, Madison, WI, 53704, United States

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12 ounce can from Ridgeview Liquors, 6/25/20. Hazy amber, thin creamy off-white head, decent retention. Aroma of orange and citrus, pale malt. Taste is grapefruit, orange, lime, pale malt, a bit of pepper. Thin-medium bodied. Some melon and green pepper way in the bck end. Overall kinda simple but pretty solid.
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2020 at 00:24

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 ounce can that I didn't hoard from Ridgeview Liquors, 6/25/20. Hazy pale yellow, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt, white bread, mildy minty hops. Taste is pale malt, perfume, apple, lemon. Thin-medium bodied.
Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2020 at 23:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz can from the brewery. Unfiltered orange-tan body. Perhaps a touch of wheat or something in there to justify it being called a Hazy Pale. Overall kind of bland and lacking, but for 1 dollar a can pretty reasonable. Just seems like old school brew sensibilities half-assedly attempting a new school style, finishing sloppily. Mild peach grapefruit citrus finish, but that is reaching. Pretty bland overall.
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2020 at 04:48

7.5/10
Fvck it! Not the beer.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2020 at 22:56

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz can. Canned the day before I drank it. Nice. Chill haze yellow body. Has some of that rustic old school noble hop, factory tone. Kind of grainy, not sure if they added corn or what is going on. More depth than American macro adjunct lager, but in the same realm. Drinkable, fresh, but also seems a little young for a Pils.
Tried from Can on 23 May 2020 at 22:41

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
12oz can....but I've had it on tap at the old brewery, in 12 bottles ect over the years. At 9.2%, it is quite big for the style, really packs a punch. The mouthfeel is all American, no champagne or pillowy carbonation. Flavors are solid, deep caramel and red fruit. Sweet candi sugar finish. Good.
Tried from Can on 17 May 2020 at 04:25

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz can. Another really cheesy wannabe hazy from Ale Asylum. Whereas the Good City Cascade version just nailed it, this is resinous and murky. I guess they just added some wheat or oats to it and that was that. Has that old school oily hop tone. Drinkable, but sort of an embarrassing beer.
Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2020 at 04:24

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz can. Thick, unfiltered dulled copper body...doesn't really capture the look of a Hazy IPA, just looks murky and unfiltered. Big ABV, heavy ingredients, Kveik yeast almost lend it a Belgian feel. Any rakau subtlety is blasted away by the nugget. OK, unique.
Tried from Can on 02 Apr 2020 at 04:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz can. More enjoyable than the regular Satisfaction Jacksin in 2020, but still drinks quite thick and heavy for the moderate ABV. Big caramel or something malts, thick mouthfeel, toffee tones. The hops are kind of old school and antiquated. Rather unimpressive offering.
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2020 at 04:15

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Aromas are dark malt, roast, with a little cocoa and a hint of molasses. Flavors are similar to nose thankfully lightly sweet with decent carbonation to balance but slightly thin body. Good enough beer.
Earlier Rating: 8/23/2007 Total Score: 4.1
Wow, really like this beer! Very nutty characteristics. Malty, light hops. Good palate; not overly sweet. Definitely a session beer. Nice light tan head, some lace. Hazy brown color. Good body. Excellent finish. I be back. Had this on draft at Bodega Brew Pub downtown La Crosse, WIsconsin USA
Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2020 at 05:06