Capital Brown Ale

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

clear mahoganey color. Thick dirty / light tan head. Raisins and cinnamon greet the nose on first whiff. Sweet malty coconut follows. Sweet, yet slightly dry and lightly roasted malt flavor. Roasty Pez too. Fair and balanced flavor is the winning part of this, but I’m not a brown ale fan.

Pours a medium dark amber color. Aromas of caramel, nuts, and maybe a hint of fruit. Flavors of nut, sweet malts, and some mild hop bitterness towards the end.

I’ve been on a hunt for a good brown ale lately, but this one is only average. It pours like iced tea from the bottle. Little, if any, head and lacing. Aroma doesn’t come out and grab you, in fact when I put my nose to the glass, I don’t smell much except a hint of malt. The flavor is weak, but a little sweet. The body is only medium. Average drinkability. What I like in a brown ale is a definite, robust aroma, full body and lots of flavor. That’s not too much to ask, is it?

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with hopdog, thanks Steve!) Toasty and caramely brown ale with a relatively moderate hop bitterness, certainly moreso than many others in the class, but that’s not saying this is a hoppy brown ale, it’s all relative here. Moderately sweet, plus some modest chocolate as the beer warms up, but overall, this isn’t exactly packing a lot of flavor. The mildly aromatic nose shows a bit of caramely maltiness, but I have to struggle to get much out of it. Medium bodied and gently carbonated for a soft, easy mouthfeel. Not as dark as most brown ales, this one is light brown in color with a slight haziness to it. The half inch tall off-white head takes its time settling to a wide ring, but leaves no lacing behind. Overall, it has a nice taste, but nothing to write home about.

light translucent brown color w/ a nice small bubbled off white head good lacing. rich aroma some light carmels syrups, hazlenut, and walnut a light hop and some light fruits. Pal is fairly full and even well coated and lightly creamy. Flavor is sweet lightly carmel malt some light fruits and a touch of hop in the finish definate walnut flavor as well. A dang good brown ale... much better than say newcastle...

Clear copper aurburn with a small tan head. Faint aroma of dry grain and walnuts. Lightly toasted grain flavor with light sweet malt, medium hop bitterness and a touch of fruit tones. Nice medium body and smooth palate. A fine British ale from a brewer of primarily German lagers.

Poured a medium, see through brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, caramel and light chocolate. Tastes of pretty much the same. Semi-sweet and tastes a little like maple syrup.

A respectable brown...with a distinct nutty/caramel malt base...maple syrup notes and coffee as well. Nicely hopped with a brisk and bitter finish. Like all their beers, very well done.