Ale Asylum - New Beer

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  1. Nate3686

    Nate3686 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2014 Wisconsin

    Velveteen Habit is awesome. Wisconsin stepping up its IPA game! Scream, Fantasy Factory, and Velveteen are a pretty nice top 3 for me, with Bedlam not far behind. Not to mention Black Husky!
     
    #41 Nate3686, Feb 7, 2015
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  2. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Bunny Green Toe is up there as well. :slight_smile:
     
    #42 Ri0, Feb 7, 2015
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  3. dman127

    dman127 Zealot (616) Jul 11, 2011 Illinois
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    Question about Ale Asylum - Their labels have a space for the bottling date, yet every time I look at buying their beer, the space is blank. Keeps me from buying it.
     
    #43 dman127, Feb 7, 2015
  4. PseudoBen

    PseudoBen Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 Wisconsin

    Date is printed on the neck area now, just discovered that myself a few weeks ago.
     
    #44 PseudoBen, Feb 7, 2015
  5. dman127

    dman127 Zealot (616) Jul 11, 2011 Illinois
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    Thanks! Never thought to look there. Got to find some fresh Bedlam now.
     
    #45 dman127, Feb 8, 2015
  6. WI-Beer-Man

    WI-Beer-Man Maven (1,407) May 29, 2014 Wisconsin

    Velveteen is more malty than I had expected...but it is a really great brew. I am looking forward to their quarterly offerings.
    [​IMG]
     
    #46 WI-Beer-Man, Feb 8, 2015
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  7. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    All of their hoppy offerings have a pretty big malt backbone. I need more VH.
     
    #47 Ri0, Feb 8, 2015
  8. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    Its a drink by date not a bottle on date which I prefer(bottle on date) but at least I know now which ones to leave on the shelf.
     
    #48 Jplachy, Feb 8, 2015
  9. stephenieman

    stephenieman Zealot (552) Oct 14, 2011 Illinois

    How far out do they date?
     
    #49 stephenieman, Feb 8, 2015
  10. chazmcbro

    chazmcbro Initiate (0) Sep 7, 2010 Wisconsin

    Depends on style obviously, but VH had a bb date of late April. 3 months would make the most sense.
     
    #50 chazmcbro, Feb 8, 2015
  11. bound4er

    bound4er Maven (1,371) Jul 4, 2007 Wisconsin

    This stuff is pretty crushable. I pick up a similar hop profile to Ambergeddon and a little less citrus than expected but tasty nonetheless.
     
    #51 bound4er, Feb 8, 2015
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  12. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Tastes a lot like Fantasy Factory, but with a bit more pine/grassy character to it.
     
    #52 Stevedore, Feb 10, 2015
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  13. RexKramer

    RexKramer Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 Illinois

    I really enjoyed VR as well. Nice juicy, but not overpowering, hop flavor with a malty backbone. And, as Ri0 mentioned, it leaves out the Belgian yeast, so that is a plus in my book.

    It's an easy drinker.

    Thanks to the BA'ers for raising my awareness to this beer and thanks to my local grocery for bringing it in house.
     
    #53 RexKramer, Feb 10, 2015
  14. OBD

    OBD Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Wisconsin

    yeah, this.

    Had (a few) on tap tonight. And since Tipsy also has FF on tap, I had them side by side.

    I've been loving FF as a fridge mainstay, but VH will be giving it some competition for sure (and maybe winning out, due to FF being off my usual spots' shelves by Thursday or Friday most weeks.) It goes down just a bit heavier, which makes it a perfect IPA for winter nights in Wisconsin...
     
    #54 OBD, Feb 10, 2015
  15. jimmyfishkin

    jimmyfishkin Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2008 Wisconsin

    Yup - Bunny Green Toe is easlily my favorite new beer last year
     
    #55 jimmyfishkin, Feb 10, 2015
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  16. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    #56 Ri0, Feb 12, 2015
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  17. RexKramer

    RexKramer Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 Illinois

    Nice. I will certainly be grabbing some more. It's just a really well done beer. And the 7.5% is sneaky.
     
    #57 RexKramer, Feb 12, 2015
  18. jimmyfishkin

    jimmyfishkin Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2008 Wisconsin

    Tried it this past weekend finally. Very good; I'll have to try this side-by-side with Fantasy Factory as they seem pretty similar.
     
    #58 jimmyfishkin, Mar 5, 2015
  19. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    High Coup IPA at Dexter's this weekend I believe.
     
    #59 Ri0, Mar 5, 2015
  20. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Sweet cans!
    [​IMG]
     
    #60 Ri0, Mar 15, 2015
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