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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.

Hawk Jones

4.5%
K4 - Session IPA
Clean and crisp Session IPA brewed in memory of Major Rocky "Hawk" Jones and dedicated to all servicemen and women, in particular, the airmen and families of the 115th Fighter Wing. Thank you for your service.
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%
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

Supply Drop: F.R.O.G.

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

Ultra Something

7.4%
Chocolate Black IPA w/ Clove
Despite their oxymoronic name and short stint at the top of the charts, black IPAs remain a favorite among brewers and the good kinds of nerds. The idea to combine one with cocoa and cloves was brought to you by Randy Radtke, who also possesses the superpower of converting alcohol into ultra marathons. The extreme hoppiness of this dark-brown ale will test the endurance of your taste buds, but that’s how we like things in the old Ale Asylum building.

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 (2023)

9.7%
10 Year Anniversary Special Release - Barleywine - Other
Welcome to this year's offering of Priest Prophet & King. The barrels used for this batch are: port wine, cherry brandy, blackberry brandy, Brown-Foreman Bourbon, corn whiskey, brown sugar rum, maple/ cinnamon/ vanilla whiskey, young rye. Though the blend creates a vintage experience, the familiar promise of a lavishly malty barley wine is held true. You will love the bountiful caramel, figs, currants, raisin, and stone fruit flavors as they meld with the delicate highlights of the individual barrels. PPK is calling you by name - come and see!

Priest Prophet & King (2025)

9.7%
12 Year Anniversary Special Release - Barleywine - Other

Pax Vobiscum - Tangerine (2023)

4.9%
K4 wine barrel-aged fruited sour - CAN ONLY
Barrel-aged fruited wheat ale with Tangerine

Mercy

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

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
Malt Bombs & Hop Grenades (Rotating Seasonals)

Porter - American
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%.
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%.

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.

Ballistic

7.4%
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.

Satisfaction Jacksin

8.2%
IPA - Imperial / Double
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.
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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