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Ale Asylum

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American IPA · American Pale Ale
Known for American IPA · American Pale Ale

Madison craft brewery founded in 2006, growing into one of Wisconsin's largest independent craft breweries. Ale Asylum built its reputation on aggressive hop-forward beers — Hopalicious and Bedlam IPA are Madison staples. Their production facility on the north side of Madison is one of Wisconsin's largest craft brewing operations.

3Beers
2Styles
7%Avg ABV
2006Founded

Beers by Ale Asylum

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
tropical
2 of 3 beers
bitterevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
IPA 2Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 318 other breweries making American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Ale Asylum's beers land close to what is typical for the American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPAAle Asylum
in no beersin every beer
hoppy
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA brewery: all 5 out of 5
Right where the field sits.
citrusy
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA brewery: all 5 out of 5
Right where the field sits.
bitter
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
fruity
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
crisp
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA, American Pale Ale and Double IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 81%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#2065
best ranked beer
Ale Asylum Hopalicious

Their beers place in the Top 81% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Ale Asylum

Madison craft brewery founded in 2006, growing into one of Wisconsin's largest independent craft breweries. Ale Asylum built its reputation on aggressive hop-forward beers — Hopalicious and Bedlam IPA are Madison staples. Their production facility on the north side of Madison is one of Wisconsin's largest craft brewing operations.

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