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Ale Asylum has become the great Madison Brewery.  There are others: Wisconsin Brewery Fitchburg, Capitol Brewery Middleton, Next Door and One Barrel very close to our house but, when all said, Ale Asylum has grown in size, distribution strength and creativity.  Ale Asylum was originally born

in a small, nondescript industrial space across the street from the Dane County Airport.  Drive by it, back in those days, and unless you were a local die-hard you might just as soon driven right by thinking that it was nothing more than a novel retail shop.  A few years passed and Ale Asylum grew its following dramatically. Ale Asylum's signature beer, Hopalicious, could suddenly be found in

grocery stores around the state. The next step? One of the great brewing facilities that we have seen since the original Red Hook Brewery that we stumbled across many years ago in Woodville (Seattle) Washington.  A grand complex, built for heavy brewing and distributing and definitely for the sake of bringing as many people into the bar as beer going out the door in sales, its a great masterpiece of

restaurant and brewpub, open to the public, and open to any and all customers who like to sample snappy titles like Bamboozleator, Bedlam, Velveteen Habit and Demento, just to name a couple.  The good rides right along with the quality beers. A giant pulled pork sandwich is a great centerpiece; Perch tacos are spot on; and a Quinoa Burger hangs out at the end of the menu for the Vegan Opportunities.  At the end of it all, if you've planned well, why not take home with you a Growler of Hopaliciouc, the smooth sailing pale ale that most everybody likes.