November 1, 2011
Always have a decent selection of their brews - regular, seasonal, and special releases. Outside area is nice when the weather is nice. Bier Stube is a bit small, but manageable. Stube looks into the brewery. Nice gift shop. Beers have been seemingly going up in price. Tours are hit or miss depending on who’s giving it. Have enjoyed numerous Bockfests here!

April 9, 2011
We missed he last tour of the day, but the bar was a fun place on a Saturday afternoon. The two bartenders were really great, offered several samples to our group, and gave us the history of the brewery. If it weren’t for the private party coming in at 5:00pm, they would have taken all 12 of us on a private tour, maybe next time. The selection of brews was very good, my favorite was the doppelbock. No food to speak of, but a good time all around. Worth the trip.

July 30, 2010
A good tour with three samplings along the way in a small tasting glass which you could keep. The beer garden prices were a bit high for tappers I thought considering it was the brewery, but overall a good experience and well worth it.

January 3, 2010
I visited this place in the middle of a Saturday afternoon and it was quite busy. I didn’t stay around for the tour, but did grab a beer. A good selection of brews here, but unfortunately no sampler. Older vintages of a couple of their beers are available for purchase at the gift shop as well. A nice and clean facility, even though it’s much smaller than I had imagined.

August 16, 2009
I’ve gone to the biergarten at Capital Brewery each of the last three years to hang out for awhile before catching the bus to the Great Taste of the Midwest. And it is a cool place! Milwaukee, Madison, and Minneapolis have short summers and yet more outdoor seating at bars and restaurants than any other towns I know. And this is a nice patio in a nice part of Madison and when the sun is shining, being here can be a great experience. Now, only if they had some interesting beer. During my last visit, they had two pretty boring ambers, two lagers, and one dark lager. The dark lager was probably the most exotic beer offered. This is OK I guess, but it is hardly the stuff to interest the GTOTMW audience (i.e. me) who gathers here to catch the bus each August to the fest. In short, ambiance is tough to beat, but selection, and the beer savvy-ness of the people behind the bar could use some improvement.

July 29, 2009
Visited the brewery for the 1st time on my 24th birthday. As soon as we opened the door we could smell the malty smell of beer brewing. As we waited for the tour to start we had a beer in the Garten. I tried the supper club lager, which was enjoyable but nothing to write home about. The tour was fun, and our guide was an employee of 10 years so he knew his stuff. We got to try 4 beers throughout the tour, of which the hop bock was my favorite. The gift shop prices were considerably lower than other breweries I’ve been to.

April 30, 2009
Stopped by to pick up their new experimental wheat beer made with Belgian yeast (if interested, I think there’s still a bunch left, just email the brewery and ask about it). Outdoor beer garden was nice, even on a cold day with plenty of heaters around. Beer was served in plastic, but I had to try the Hop Bock. Gift Haus had a lot of nice stuff and the smell of fresh grains was in the air when you walked into the building. Will have to get back for the tour someday.

January 22, 2009
Can’t believe I forgot to enter my review of this place. Tour was pretty fun, though the group we were with was large. After the tour, got free samples while we sat in the beer garden and got cool little beer steins to keep. Nothing spectacular was available tap, but everyone we met from Capital seemed to be having fun. Gift shop is decent sized - I bought a nice bar mirror for a reasonable price. Would visit again.

October 17, 2008
The brewery tour itself is generally amusing and informative. The staff are relaxed and entertaining. I’ve never had the privilege of enjoying the beer garden, but the indoor bar area is comfortable and fully armed with Capital’s reliably delicious brews. Well worth stopping by, and I’d love to check it out in the summertime.

August 27, 2008
If you’re ever around Middleton and you feel like checking out a brewery, I definately recommend Capital Brewery. I’ve been there twice now, once in the fall and once in summer. The beer garden is beautiful and relaxing in the summer, and I think it is one of the best times to take a tour. Toward the end of summer, they have the majority of beers on tap outside, and the tour leaders are very knowledgeable and friendly. A excellent place to get a more intimate and up close experience to fine craft beer.