Ale Asylum Big Slick Stout

Brewed by Ale Asylum
Style: Sweet Stout
Madison, Wisconsin USA

Far and away the best of the 11 AA beers sampled at the brewpub. Black, rich, and decadent describe this oatmeal stout to a T. Silky smooth mouthfeel, roasted cocoa, some caramel. I loved it.

24oz (?) happy hour mug at the Come Back In in Madison. Deep brown body. Sweet, sticky rich chocolate and toasted grain flavor, with soem coffee and toffee notes, mildly sweet. Very good, you sense that instantly, but there’s something homebrewish about it. Some plum fruit flavor, some black cherries as well, the kind of fruit notes you find in imperial stout, but here in something more medium strength. A good stout.

On tap. Pours a nice rich black color with a dese dark tan head. Aroma is sweet caramel malts, chocolate, some coffee notes. Flavor is caramel, chocolate, coffee. Palate is full bodied, mild carbonation, finishes with a blast of roasty bitterness. Good, but not great.

On tap at the brewpub on 6/22/07: Pours an opaque black with dark mahogany edges and a dense, frothy brown head that leaves a nice web of lace behind. Aroma of sweet dark caramel, chocolate and roasty coffee. Starts with a dense, fairly-full body with nice earthy sweet dark caramel and molten chocolate flavor toward a thick, lingering roasty finish. A very nice oatmeal stout.

Date: 06/22/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

black, wispy tan head, lots of lace, big sweet roasted malt aroma, creamy body, rich dark chocolate and roasted flavor, touch of sweetness, nice oily oatmeal character, light bitterness in the finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

The other growler from Skyview for the night. Black color with a thick head. Very sweet malt aroma with some oats. Toasted malt taste mixed up with chocolate and a slightly bitter roasted malt. Well balanced and tasty, though not as sweet as I’d expect.

From Skyview. One of the better sweet stouts to be found. Aroma has toasted grain, including oatmeal, some burned popcorn. Flavor is on the sweet side, a little sugar, and a hint of coffee. The palate is best quality, the beer is fairly thick and very smooth.

On draught at the brewpub in Madison, Wisconsin. Pours an opqaue dark brown brew with a creamy off-white head that slowly dissolves and has good retention and lacing. Aroma of dark roasted coffee, dark berries, bittersweet chocolate and a touch of vanilla. Taste is full bodied, very light carbonation with flavors of dark chocolate, oatmeal and some roasted coffee. Finish has a mild bitterness, toasted malt with a terrific chocolate cake flavor. Quite the dessert brew.