Days of the Beer, October 12

The beer for today is Ale Asylum Madtown Nutbrown.

On October 12, 1773, the first American insane asylum opened for "Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds" in Virginia.

Early asylums were basically prisons for the mentally ill. Conditions were usually poor and treatment wasn't done on/for the ill. Humane treatment of mentally ill, didn't really begin until 1793. In the U.S. in 1834, Vermont's Brattleboro Retreat offered "merciful, ethical, and scientific care" to mentally ill.

As to the beer:

This nutbrown ale is velvety smooth with a rich caramel aroma. We blend seven different malts for just the right touch of sweetness and a creamy finish worth craving.

So, for the first Insane Asylum in the U.S. Have a beer from the Ale Asylum.