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Beer, Food, Fun

Whether you’re looking to have a beer while you “work from home” or a space to meet up with friends, we’ve got room for you. And beers for you. With 16 tap lines, we always have classics like Fantasy Factory and Midwesty but also one-off options that are exclusive to the taproom. We’ve got in-house trivia on Thursdays, Sal’s personal pizzas, and Batch pretzels every day.

Local Eats

What pairs well with beer? Tater tots, corn dogs, pretzels and pizza!  We always have Batch Bakehouse soft pretzels and Salvatore’s Tomato Pies personal 10’’ pizzas available. Also, a wide variety of snacks… think Addicting Pretzels, cheese and sausage platter,  Slide Potato chips and more.

What's On Tap

Year Round Flagships

K4 - Pilsner
Pilsner malt, flaked rice, and Cascade hops complete this super crushable, effervescent beer that will be sure to go with you everywhere an easy-drinkin' beer is meant to go.

Ambergeddon

6.8%
Ale Asylum - Amber
Our West Coast-style Amber is aggressively hopped, with a strong malt backbone and a mild hop bitterness in the finish.
K4 - American IPA
Hopheads crusade on a heroic quest for the holy grail of India Pale Ales. The subconscious composes paradisiacal scenes of malty waves crashing on a ripe lupulin landscape cascading hop flavors and aromas in profuse abundance. With humble confidence we offer this brew as fantasy made reality. Balanced in every detail and gushing resinous, exceptional citrus flavors and aromas that collaborate with soft bready notes surrendered from premium English golden malted barley, this beer is a tropical dreamscape. Epic.

Hopalicious

5.7%
Ale Asylum - American Pale Ale
Eleven separate additions of Cascade hops give Ale Asylum's flagship beer bold hop flavor and lush citrus aroma without crazy bitterness. This American Pale Ale is available year-round both packaged and on tap.

Lady Luck

7.5%
K4 - Dark Red Ale
Brewed as an interpretation of Bordeaux wine translated into beer, this is more than just a beer to satisfy and soothe - it’s an emotional experience. Deepest ruby red and filled with a symphony of malt flavors including caramel, toffee, raisins, and currants that finish with a simple hint of roast and chocolate tones lingering like a half-remembered dream. This gentle giant, balanced with English hops, dominates all senses without destroying the palate. Sexy as hell.

K4 Hard Seltzer

4.0%
Huckleberry, Mango, Black Cherry, or Cucumber Melon - CAN ONLY
Taproom Exclusives

Berry On

5.4%
Wheat Beer - Fruited
A fruity wheat brew that's all about keeping the party going - just like you. Bursting with fresh strawberry goodness and a smooth finish, this beer's as chill as a beach day and as bold as your best dance moves. Berry On!

Sendero De Cobre

5.3%
Lager - Mexican
Before the documentary Free Solo, there was Alex Honnold’s ropeless climb of El Sendero Luminoso in Potrero Chico, Mexico. And long before that, there was an established tradition of rock climbers slugging cheap Mexican beer after a long day in the sun. Our bartender Zak is a self-described dirtbag climber who wanted to craft an ever-so-slightly elevated (get it?) Mexican lager that is still eminently drinkable and goes great with salt and a squeeze of lime. Spanish for “copper path,” Sendero de Cobre will give you all of the satisfaction of scaling a mountain with none of the danger. Don’t drink and climb. These easy-drinkers are best enjoyed safely on the ground.

Double Bubble

8.8%
Double Hefeweizen
As Mel Brooks once implied, gum is meant for chewing – not brewing – and it should go without saying that we’d never add a wad of Big League Chew or an “infusion spiral” of Bubble Tape to a perfectly good traditional beverage. What packaging guy Karl was willing to do, however, was take advantage of hefeweizen yeast’s tendency to produce bubblegum-like flavors in warm fermentations and pair it with the alcoholic strength of a double wheat beer.

Supply Drop: F.R.O.G.

4.2%
K4 - Sour - Fruited
Fruited Sour with Fig, Raspberry, Orange, & Ginger. Part of our new "Supply Drop" sour series for 2025.

Diablo Belga

9.2%
Ale Asylum - Belgian Dubbel
This Belgian-style Dubbel imparts aromas of dark caramel, fruit and spice with a strong malt presence and a wicked, warming finish.

Priest Prophet & King (2025)

9.7%
K4 - 12 Year Anniversary Special Release - Barleywine - Other

Pax Vobiscum - Tangerine (2023)

4.9%
K4 - White Wine Barrel-Aged Tangerine Wheat Sour - CAN ONLY
Barrel-aged fruited wheat ale with Tangerine

Mercy

10.0%
Ale Asylum - Belgian Quadrupel - CAN ONLY
This Belgian-style Quad is full-bodied with aromas of spice and flavors of dark fruit and a slightly sweet finish.

Terror of Demons (2024)

10.0%
K4 - Stout - Russian Imperial - CAN ONLY
Rye Whiskey barrel-aged stout. Yearly release.

Hiking Boots

4.7%
ALT Brew - Blonde / Golden Ale - GLUTEN FREE - CAN ONLY
Blonde Ale - 4.7% - This delightfully drinkable blonde ale is the perfect beer for outdoor exploration. Custom selected hops lend subtle tropical, herbal, citrus, and woody aromatic qualities. Gluten-Free

Copperhead - Alt Brewing

5.1%
Copper Ale - GLUTEN FREE - BOTTLE ONLY
Copper Ale - 5.1% - GABF SILVER & WBC BRONZE MEDAL WINNER With a striking copper color this Copper Ale is made with roasted millet for a malty, chocolaty, supremely drinkable beer. Gluten-Free

Ripped Jeans & Wolf Shirts

6.9%
ALT Brew - IPA - New England / Hazy - GLUTEN FREE - BOTTLE ONLY
DDH Hazy IPA - 6.9% - This double dry-hopped hazy IPA is an ode to our two brewers' preferred attire and bursts with a beautiful orange citrus flavor and aroma. It is packed with Columbus, Centennial, Citra, and Simcoe hops. Gluten-Free
Malt Bombs & Hop Grenades (Rotating Seasonals)

Champagne Tortoise

5.3%
English Style Pub Ale
English malts, English hops, English yeast, and our best Queen's English accent will not leave you disappointed... at least the first three are sure to deliver.

Radikatz

6.0%
K4 Hop Grenade - IPA - New England / Hazy - CAN ONLY
Radikatz reliably reports rediculously rambunctious results, releasing relentlessly reverberative recommendations. Basically, Radikatz is Radikool.

Ballistic

7.4%
Ale Asylum - IPA - American
This American-style IPA has a mountain of Amarillo hops, giving it aggressive citrus aroma and bitterness on a firm bed of malt.

Sticky McDoogle

7.2%
Ale Asylum - Scotch Ale
This traditional Scotch ale is full-bodied with an earthy aroma. It has a smooth malt presence, with just the right touch of hops for a balanced, clean finish.
K4 Malt Bomb - Porter
As the weather gets colder, we thought it would be a good time to turn our packaging manager loose on our pilot brewing system and let him brew what he loves: the darkest of dark beers – but without outrageous amounts of alcohol, or artificial flavors meant to taste like a pastry chef quitting their job in a blaze of glory. Instead, we reached back in time and cherry-picked what we thought would add a nice layer of flavor to a modern Porter: brown malt. This beer will be heavy on the roast, but light on the sweetness and just right on the alcohol at 5.3%.

Madtown Nutbrown

5.5%
Ale Asylum - Nut Brown Ale - CAN ONLY
A blend of seven unique malts give this Brown Ale an earthy aroma and a flavor reminiscent of caramel with a slightly creamy finish.

Satisfaction Jacksin

8.2%
Ale Asylum - IPA - Imperial / Double - CAN ONLY
With over 3 pounds of Centennial hops per barrel, this Double IPA has a slightly punishing yet entirely pleasing bitterness that dances on the tongue.

Outer Spaced

9.2%
K4 - IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy - CAN ONLY
Imperial New England Style IPA w/ Passion Fruit & Peach. Houston, we have cleared the tower. Awesome. Other awesome words in no particular order: This. Beer. Is. Also. Awesome. Buy. It. Drink. It. Be. Happy. Call. Your. Mother. Suit up, strap in and take the ride with us! #eatyourveggiesdrinkyourfruit
Non-Alcoholic

ginger, lime or lemon sparkling water. Made with organic fruit
cherry, strawberry, ginger or grapefruit soda. Made with organic fruit
Strawberry or regular lemonade
pineapple-peach, mango-blood orange-vanilla cream, cherry-lime, or raspberry-blueberry-blackberry-strawberry
Ask bartender for available options
Cannabis

5mg THC - Lush Llama (lemonade), Pink Panda (pink lemonade), Macho Manatee (iced tea & lemonade), or Peachy Pelican (peach iced tea).
4.20 mg THC - ginger lime, strawberry lemon, or pineapple mango sparkling water

Visit Us

Location

3698 Kinsman Blvd.
Madison, WI 53704
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1 (608) 241-4812
[email protected]

Hours

Monday
2pm – 8pm
Tuesday
2pm – 8pm
Wednesday
2pm – 8pm
Thursday
2pm – 9pm
Friday
12pm – 9pm
Saturday
12pm – 9pm
Sunday
12pm – 6pm

Taproom FAQs


Tom Kowalke – Fredrik – Impulsism – For every beer released in the first couple of years of Karben4, Fredrik created a painting to go with the beer. We weren’t packaging at the time, so we loved the idea of having this visual connection to the beer. We would host a party every time we released a beer to show off the new art. We also used the painting as sound panels. We loved the way that we could have different ways for guests to plug into the brand, visually with the paintings, reading the colorful beer descriptions that Ryan wrote, as well as tasting and smelling the beer.


Maybe…Make us an offer!


Yes. We are exploring other taproom locations and hope to maybe someday build a new production facility.


A lot of reasons. Quality of product is a big reason. First, cans keep the beer away from light contamination. That is just not something that bottles can do as efficiently. Glass failure is also a deciding factor. When glass “fails” it is a lot more dangerous than when aluminum fails. Cans are also easier to package and store, more efficient spatially, and are more efficient in recycling. Finally, we have made the move to a more automated packaging process and simply didn’t have the room to install a packaging line for both cans and bottles.


After almost dying of “humane methane” (farts) we decided that shelling thousands of eggs wasn’t worth it anymore. We’ll let those continue to be holiday treats.


Tom Kowalke – Fredrik – Impulsism – For every beer released in the first couple years of Karben4, Fredrik created a painting to go with the beer. We weren’t packaging at the time, so we loved the idea of having this visual connection to the beer. We would host a party every time we released a beer to show off the new art. We also used the painting as sound panels. We loved the way that we could have different ways for guests to plug into the brand, visually with the paintings, reading the colorful beer descriptions that Ryan wrote, as well as tasting and smelling the beer.


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