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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
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Best WLM Reviews
One of my favorite breweries in Madison. For an out-of-towner, this location is right down the street from the airport. Make a quick pit-stop on your way out of town, or stick around and enjoy the large patio and outdoor space. Lots of good food options, and it goes without saying that the beer is great, too!
Nice neat place. Lots of craft beer and great service. The staff wants their customers to feel welcome always coming around to ask if you're ok or wanted more drinks. Very roomy and clean. Great place to take your team to do team building like we did. Close to MATC and the Airport. Pricing on the beer is more than acceptable. The quality of the beer is above average and lots to choose from. Can't go wrong with brown nut or gold digger.
This is a fun place. Great atmosphere. The rooftop looks like it would be nice but it was too cold the day we were there. The beer is really really good. Great selection. Service was excellent. We didn't try the food so can't comment on that. The best buy was the flight of beers. Very large pours, well worth it.
With so many breweries in Wisconsin, this is still one you have to make time for. The food alone is incredible but the beer holds up to its reputation. Make sure to check and see what’s available to go because you’ll want to take some with you!
The service and atmosphere all around was great! Hope to make it back again soon!
Food was good. I had the Asylum Burger and the High Coup seasonal beer. The beer tasted as you would expect one from the Ale Asylum to, very hoppy as it's an IPA. The burger had a nice portion of thick cut bacon. Disappointed you can't get fries as a side just a variety of dips to put your chips into or a salad as a side. Also it would be nice if your table and bar tabs could be combined together instead of having to pay twice.
As some other reviewers have already shared you can’t go wrong with this brewpub. If you like hoppy beers, this is the place for you. For me Dr. Venum is what an IPA should taste like. Then again you can’t go wrong with any of the beer selections at Ale Asylum.
IMHO, the flight of 6-beers is the best deal you get 36-ounces for $15. The food offering is like any brewpub and I had the Brats on pretzel bread buns with tortilla chips and salsa, which did not disappoint. By the way the salsa is very tasty. The shrimp tacos and burger is also good options.
The service is excellent and there wasn’t much of a crowd since we went for lunch. Another must when you’re in Madison.
I don't miss the large ale house these people had and I will explain why. I lived a couple blocks away, took my family and in-laws for some drinks and dinner, after they served us drinks, and brought out appetizers left, only to return a couple minutes later and ID the entire table while we where eating and mid conversation. This lead to me realizing I had no wallet as my in-laws where treating us to dinner, at which point we decided to leave, having not drank but a few sips of our drinks. They still charged us for beers we didn't drink, had an attitude, and we never returned. I also stopped drinking their beers outside the tap house entirely after that. Which is no real loss at the price and service received, cant say I want them to come back with all the other options we have for drinks.
Always a great time at Ale Asylum!
Wonderfully diverse selection of beers, with Dr. Vennum being my favorite of the bunch currently. Normally dislike IPAs, yet I love the tropical fruitiness of this one. Perfect summer brew without the annoyingly cloying sweetness so many other breweries tend toward with their tired shandies.
Food has yet to disappoint either. Favorite dishes here are the Calypso Steak salad, their burger, and I especially love their soups of the day. Always flavorful and delicious.
Or bartender Jacob was a delight and made us feel welcome and entertained.
100% recommend!
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