When in Madison this is a MUST stop! The Beer, The Atmosphere, The Staff. All in my mind = one of the best Pubs in the country…… So where to start???? The Beer obviously but 1st.. For me I can go to a place if the beer is GREAT and the wait staff is poor; If the wait staff is Great but the beer is poor I won’t go back. However at Brasserie V - 

Ashley and Kim create an excellent place to go.   

    Ok Beer TIME…. 1st up drafts….. and what a line up:

Atomium Grand Cru * Corsendonk Christmas * Cuvee Des Trolls * Echt Kriekenbier * Petrus OUD Bruin * Bells XMAS

St. Bernardus ABT 12 * Val Dieu Grand Cru * N0gne0 Winter Ale * Crispin Cider * Ell River Climax Noel * Lagunitas IPS *

Loast Coast 8 Ball Stout * Norrebro Bryghus

Bottles??? 2 many too drink; Heck too many to mention.. So lets focus on the ones I had…. 1st up (I think)

  Next the Goose Island Bourbon County Stout…. 

I had no idea Goose Island could do this.

Ashley said this beer was awesome and she was right

Next Up… The Storm & Averij translation = Storm and Damage. This American Style 9.2% Imperial/Double IPA from the Brouwerij De Molen in Bodegraven, Holland

This is one of the best Breweries I have ever been to. This beer was great and followed up the 2 Stouts with no problems. 

This is the 1st time I have seen this beer in this country…. (Besides what I have) Thank you to Ashley; Thank You to Brasserie;

Thank YOU to Wisconsin for allowing your citizens this Plethora of beer. The state I live in is tax grubbing, freedom stifling  and so full of Red tape we may never be lucky enough to have De Molen…. http://www.brouwerijdemolen.nl

Brasserie V
1923 Monroe St.
Madison, WI 53711
608-255-8500
info@brasseriev.com

Ale Asylum

Ok so I didn’t make it up there that night it was the next day… But Wow I lucked out. This place was also well….  to fit the name (Ale Asylum) Crazy GOOD! I did not have as much time as I would have liked but I was there long enough to have 3 of the 10 beers they had on tap. I can not hide my favorite type of beer and as you all know are Belgian Ales and they had 3 beers that reminded me of home…. Well I am not from Belgium but I can dream!

 Ok so I tried The Happy Ending Belgian Abbey * Mercy Grand Cru * Tripel Nova Belgian Tripel…. I don’t have tasting notes I apologize I was talking to the bartenders and the Brewers but I can say as all the followers of the show know our favorite verb… WOW!!! As I said these Belgians could all have been made in Belgium!

There are no Tv’s here.. This is a place to meet folks and enjoy great beer. I spoke with Chris Riphenburg the head Brewery and his comment to me was “we wanted no Tv’s so that the biker could sit next to the Technical Services Manager and enjoy each other’s company” And that is what happens at Ale Asylum. Madison has great folks and great folks that work at all 3 places that I went to. I have a philosophy that Great beer can be made even greater if the Brewer or in this case Brewers are great guys and Chris and his counterparts were as well which made the beer even sweeter! I can’t wait to get back up to Madison to really sit down and enjoy Ale Asylum brews…. and i am hoping that I can get Chris to send us some beers to feature on our show… Hint, hint

Ale Asylum   

698 KINSMAN BLVD
MADISON WI 53704
608-663-3937
bandit@aleasylum.com

Hostess with the Mostess

Yup Ashley was really THAT Pleasent

    Ashley is the #1 Bartender at Brasserie V (my opinion) She has been in the business for 10 years and feels like experience is everything. She really enjoys clientele that appreciate the beer, the smell and the taste of the beer. She enjoys folks that come to learn about and experience the beer. It’s all about the BEER!

Well Ashely I agree experience IS everythig  and you made my experience at Brasserie V  everything is could be!

WOW Dark.... Should have brought a DATE!

  This is another great place in Orlando.

An English PUB! Sweeeeet!!!!

Great beer and of course great food…

2 styles of Bangers, Fish & Chips, Shepherds Pie, Scotch Eggs and Sandra….

Oh wait she actually wasn’t on the Menu… My BAD!!

Sandra The Beer Wench

I had a great time talking to Sandra the Beer Wench and that she was.

Sandra is from Ireland and she works in an English PUB…. WT??? Her Mom isn’t very happy about that and I cannot type what her Grandmother said “&@%#!!” Hey this is a family BLOG!

This is the second time I have been here.  I really enjoy English Ales (well as you all know I enjoy beer!) the Cricketers Arms also has great people and a great atmosphere!

 Did Any one say English Ales??????

Mmmmmmm BEER

What is better than BEER???? More BEER!

   Ok… Beers as follows:

 RedLight RedLight

Ok so my review is a twincy bit overdue. 1^st of all I will apologize to the George and Teege.

But Hey; Can’t I just blame my tardiness on the beer? So a Pub with Red Light in its name twice it has to be excellent and it WAS!

The breakdown well normally I need to talk Taps and Beers here right…. NOT….. Let’s talk people.. The 2 guys behind the bar George and Teege… Great guys and that is why they have great customers. The entire place was friendly. George and Teege promote this open friendly environment.

Even the Beer BOARD has a Skull & Crossbones

George hard at PLAY

George and Teege having a quick chat about what Great beer to share with me!

Ok the stats: 22 taps, 2 hand pumps, Cellared beers, 6 of the 7 Trappist Monasteries are represented.. Holy Beers Batman!

 I can’t say enough about Red Light Red Light great people, great beer

When in Orlando this is a Must STOP… So don’t give Disney ALL your money.. Spend some right here!

Some of the beers I had here: Dogfish Head Raison Dextra… 2007…. 18%   High & mighty Home for the Holiday’s…“ A hopeful winter ale”

NICE

Leaving here will be tough especially with the Flaming Lips pumping thru the sound system… Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.. But wait there is one more. The saying is; “A Picture is worth 1000 words” Well then you the Beer Lover will finish this BLOG:

    

 LaTrappe Isid’or

You can visit and reach them here!

Renne was all that and a bag of chips!

Beer make Renee happy… She works hard at great Brewery (she’s right there) with a great atmosphere and with that going, of Course she wants a great beer….

Gotcha Renee!  Since your working, I think I will have a beer!

Yes! Ernie is that happy!

Ernie likes the Dynamic Environment where he gets to meet lots of great people and at the end of the night Ernie takes CASH $$$ back to the crib!.  Wow Ernie is lucky get’n paid to talk to people and pour great beer!

Favorite prank…. When the Macro beer folks come in and want a Domestic beer??? Ernie says; “look at the taps we have a TON of Domestic beers try one!” Ernie… you have inspired me… “I’ll have another!”