Capital Brown Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

Pours a dark mahogany with a creamy medium sized head that dissipates quickly but never goes away completely. Aroma is nutty with lots of roasted malt and a lingering sweetness in the back. Flavor is lots of roasted malt, nuts and a bit of chocolate with a touch of spicy hops rounding it out. A long, smooth, roasted finish wraps it up nicely.

on tap. malty sweet aroma. taste is initially sweet and chocolate and carmely, but finishes light and hoppy. medium body. a very satisfying and flavorful brown ale. i havent had a brown ale in while and this definatly hit the spot. very well balanced brown ale.

Sampled from a bottle, this one pours to a brown mahogany body with a medium beige head. The head disapated rather quickly but not fully to a thin head with excellent lacing. The aroma is full of roasted almonds, cashews, and walnuts. Light caramel too. Kinda reminds me of the "Boston Baked Bean candy" I had as a child. The flavor is nutty, thick/heavy cakey bread, light caramel and milk chocolate. For a brown ale, this is pretty decent. I do get a little bit of hoppiness (English-like) to the flavor. The palate is fairly good.

UPDATED: AUG 2, 2007 Have had this on tap many times. Hazy brown color with thin off-white head. Nutty flavor and nose with a hint of chocolate. Very smooth finish. One of my favorite brown ales along with Beantown nutbrown brewed at Boston Beer Works.

UPDATED: JUN 30, 2006 Rich brown in body with a thin tan head, this ale is replete with chocolate and caramel in both aroma and taste. There’s nothing exciting here, unless you’re turned on by traces of maple, but this is a solid, enjoyable brown ale. It fades, somewhat, in the finish, but otherwise has the makings of a good session ale.

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Golden-brown colour. Brown sugar and light hazelnut aroma. Sweetish character with the same brown sugar and nuts. Thin body. Quick, slightly metallic finish. Newcastleish.

Bottle: Brownish amber, clear, large off-white head, foamy, lively carbonation, decent lacing.   Odd mix of cocoa and vegetables on the nose, slightly sweet.   Malty/Grainy backbone, with a fairly sweet and soft hop forefront.   Mix of Cocoa and vegetables still remains, yet subtle.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   Malt backbone weakens at the exit, leaving the beer to be a touch thin in that aspect.   Overall too light for my tastes, but pleasent even with the odd Cocoa + vegetable tinge.

Almost like an authentic German alt. Might be more alt-like w/ Hallertauer or Tettenger instead of the Fuggles and Brewers, but it’s a good German ale nonetheless. Nutty, as everyone mentions, creamy, and rich.