Capital Brown Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

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(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.

Pours brown with frothy head. Nice malty, roasted, toffee-like aromas. Flavor is of same. An okay brew, but one of my least favorite from Capital.

pours a light clear brown with meduim tan head and light body aromas are very weak malts and lightly hopped taste is weak also it is drinkable but not something I’ll remember

Pours a rich copper with a huge tan head that betrays the judicious amout of hops used. Smells pleasantly of hops, medium-toasted malts and caramel. Subtled fruitiness, subtle nuttiness, moderate bitterness, tasty inclusion of roasted malts. Clean, drinkable, but not distinctive. Closely resembles a Pale Ale and is less interesting than their Rustic Ale. Too well-balanced, lacks bite or zing. Holds its punches.

Pours brown with a medium off white head. Nutty aroma with a hint of caramel. Taste is a little watery, nutty and slightly sweet with a trace of caramel.

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2009 Pours a medium brown with a large but quickly dissipating beige head. Not much aroma to speak of, slightly nutty, slightly sulfury. Flavor is mostly nutty malt, with a little sweetness in the background. Sharp carbonic edge. Thin bodied, but lively from the carbonation.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a wispy head. Flavors of toasty malt, some nuttiness, a light sweetness, and some sort of harsh, off taste I couldn’t quite identify. Decent brown ale, but down my list of favorites.

Light brown, clear, with white head. Light toasted malt with mild caramel aroma. Light caramel and sweet malt flavours. Watery, with light bitterness.

Gently poured into a fluted glass and had an even split between beer and foam. The beer is the color of watered down cola. Head is tan and tiered. Aroma shows off the Fuggles. Feel is very thin with gentle effervescence and the remaining foam provides some creaminess. Some roasted flavors with sugar and caramel. A bit of rye bread, as well. Nice hop presence. The beer definitely improved as it warmed. Just a smidge above average.

UPDATED: SEP 12, 2008 Well, it’s definitely a brown ale, just not a very interesting one. Safe, middle of the road, generic brown ale. Nothing offensive here, but nothing impressive either.

Brown pour with an off white head. Aroma of malt and some sweetness. Flavor had a hint of nuts as well as a mellow malt character. Also slightly sweet. Not a bad brew.