0 Ale Asylum, Madison, Wisconsin
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Ale Asylum
Excellent based on 60 ratings
Type: Brewpub (see listing)

2002 Pankratz St
Madison, Wisconsin United States 53704 [ print map ]
608 663 3926

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Hours: Mon-Thu 11a-12a, Fri&Sat 11a-2:30a, Sun 11a-10pm


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Beer Available At Ale Asylum (arranged by most recent)
Ale Asylum Hopalicious 94, Ale Asylum Ambergeddon 96, Ale Asylum Limited #4: Belgian Table Beer , Ale Asylum Bedlam! 98, Ale Asylum Ballistic IPA 94, Ale Asylum Big Slick Stout 97, Horny Goat Double IPA , Ale Asylum Limited #3: Blood Red Ale , Ale Asylum Contorter Porter 89, Ale Asylum Madtown Nutbrown 84, Ale Asylum Satisfaction Jacksin 96, Ale Asylum Gold Digger Blonde Ale 39, Ale Asylum Limited #2: India Pale Ale , Ale Asylum Limited #1: India Brown Ale , Ale Asylum Sticky McDoogle 74, Ale Asylum Ünshadowed 72, Ale Asylum Bamboozleator 44
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60 reviews for Ale Asylum
 Ambiance  77%
 Service  81%
 Selection  80%
 Food  71%
 Value  79%
 Overall  82%
 Rating  93%
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  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 8/15   FOOD N/A   VALUE N/A   OVERALL 12/20
OldChuffy  (18) | March 17, 2008
Kind of hard to find. The staff was very friendly and offered us a free tour of the brewery. I had the Scotch ale which I thought was pretty disappointing. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear they gave me the wrong beer. I’d be willing to give them a second chance, though.
74
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 9/10   SELECTION 11/15   FOOD 6/10   VALUE 7/10   OVERALL 13/20
notalush  (279) Denver, Colorado | April 8, 2009
Stopped in here for lunch yesterday - man, this is way out on the edge of Madison, on the corner of an industrial park - not the greatest of locations - cold exterior, etc. - the interior was about as homey as it could be given the circumstances - I’ve never been to a brewpub that had it’s own mechanized bottling line visible from the bar - it was kind of neat to watch as I had my lunch - the staff was young and hip (ie. lots of tattoos and piercings), but very friendly and attentive - the food is sandwiches and pizzas (there is not kitchen; they make all the food right in front of you behind the bar), so you get your food pretty fast- the sandwich I had was decent, but nothing special - the beers ranged from quite good, to mediocre - their strong suit seems to be session ales, and the stronger beers are less impressive - a good selection of ten beers, but I’d like to see more interesting styles - overall a nice place to stop, but I prefer the Great Dane downtown.
72
  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 11/15   FOOD N/A   VALUE N/A   OVERALL 14/20
GeneralGao  (222) Iowa City, Iowa | November 22, 2006| Updated May 13, 2008
Tucked into an office building right next to the airport. Interesting location. Pretty unassuming from the outside. Clean bar/seating area adjacent to the brewery with a patio on the side. The patio is a bit noisy due to the traffic on Stoughton Rd. They usually have most of their beers on tap and offer a sampler for those who are interested. They were selling several of their beers in 6 packs and you could also get them in growlers. Overall they are decent. I have never eaten here, but they have pizza and sandwiches.
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  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 11/15   FOOD 4/10   VALUE 7/10   OVERALL 14/20
Scubatrip  (36) Annandale, Virginia | August 23, 2010| Updated May 13, 2008
Located close to the airport, it’s a great place to hit if a flight is delayed and you have some time to kill. Pretty small inside, but plenty of tables and some outdoor seating (seasonal). Everyone that came in seemed to be locals/regulars. They do pitchers, which may explain the softball jersey-ed groups. Don’t go here for the food, but if you just want some snacks, they have glorified-Dijourno-style pizza and cold sandwiches at lunch time. Friendly staff, good bathrooms.
70
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 6/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD 8/10   VALUE 9/10   OVERALL 15/20
AWISLguy  (70) Wisconsin | May 29, 2012
Interesting place in a light industrial area by the airport. Face of the building looks like office space, however inside is a smallish bar area, a fair size restaurant seating area and an outdoor patio facing the main drag - some personality. Getting the tender’s attention was not always easy on a Sat late afternoon, and not always because of the crowd. The food was tasty, if not something you really wanted to watch them prepare. 9 taps with a nice range of styles, and the beer quality is fine. I will be interested to see their new facility in August mostly to see if it causes their offerings to expand.
70
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD N/A   VALUE 7/10   OVERALL 13/20
MIBRomeo  (141) Wisconsin | August 11, 2009
visited briefly on my last visit to madison. Nothing special, a few decent beers, reasonable pricing, nice atmosphere.
70
  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD N/A   VALUE 7/10   OVERALL 14/20
hombrepalo  (101) Chicago, Illinois | January 4, 2012
Stopped by New Years Eve around 8pm after dinner. The place is away from all the action in downtown Madison and near a Airport in an industrial section. The ambience was dead abouth 20 people in there. A pool table some tables a lounge area and the bar area with windows revealing the brewery. I ordered the sampler which consisted of 6oz of their 10 beers on tap, some of which I already had (would have prefered if I could have picked out the 5-6 that I wanted). Most of the beers were average, turned out the better ones I had already had in the past. Overall just an average stop for me.
70
  AMBIANCE 5/5   SERVICE 5/10   SELECTION 12/15   FOOD 7/10   VALUE 6/10   OVERALL 13/20
smoosh  (35) New Albany, Indiana | December 27, 2011
Visited on a recent trip to a Wisconsin football game to do the Jump Around! It took a while to find the place, but once we did I was very glad! They had a house beer sampler with about 10 different beers. It kind of stalled in the middle of the road brews - too many amber colored and malty sweet beers for my palate. But we had a pizza and a BBQ sandwich that were quite good. Cool place!
58
  AMBIANCE 2/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 11/15   FOOD 4/10   VALUE N/A   OVERALL 8/20
BeerBunker  (12) Burbank, Illinois | November 27, 2008| Updated March 30, 2009
Stopped here on the way to Darkness Day. Hard to find, because it’s in such an odd location. The place was busy, but there was plenty of seats. The first word that came to mind when I stepped inside, was kitsch. It seems like a trendy beer bar. You have to wait in line to make your initial order, only to have a waitress take the rest of them. Seemed strange. The patrons were mostly hipsters and were very unfriendly. SeveraI people made ignorant comments at me for no apparent reason, leaving me feeling hostile. I got their stout, which was beyond mediocre and stepped out to the patio for some air. I was berated on the patio by several people for smoking...In the designated smoking area. Also, from the patio I had a picturesque view of anti abortion protesters across the street at Planned Parenthood Wisconsin...This place had a surreal touch to it...Back inside, my food was waiting. The food was just plain bad. This place was a massive dissapointment. F*ck hispter/elitist beer places.
58
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 7/10   SELECTION 8/15   FOOD 7/10   VALUE 5/10   OVERALL 10/20
beerbaaron  (31) Wisconsin | November 17, 2012| Updated March 30, 2009
No TV’s?? Small bar/seating area. Only about 4 selections on tap. OUTSTANDING beer.

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