Capital Dark Doppelbock

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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UPDATED: DEC 21, 2005 December 2005 bottle, consumed December 2005.
Deep, translucent chestnut brown in color with a short, creamy white-to-grey head. Milk chocolate bubble gum leads the aromatic display, along with slight plastic band-aids crossed with chocolate scented scratch n’ sniff stickers. Some caramel contributions and a dry pecan edge in the nose as well. Wonderful milky sweetness oozes in for the flavor portion, equally imparted with caramel, chocolate toffee and honey roasted hazelnuts. Dry crackle at the sides of the tongue mimic the teeth snapping unsalted pecans, and its likely aftermath. Sweet, viscous syrup accents akin to maple vats, imparting a pacified wooden smoothness. Only detraction is a bubblegum current of a failed Bubble Yum chocolate-flavored gum experiment (would that I could blame this character flaw on their bottling operation in Monroe, where a dark shadow is cast on the Wisconsin brewing industry as a whole.) Perfectly succinct and balanced, finishing like buttery Rolos hammered onto Heath bars. Barely skips a beat from last year’s version, and I still love this doppelbock to death.

December 2004 bottle, consumed January 2005.
Excellent beer - definitely one of (if not) the best doppelbocks I’ve ever had. Pours a deep ruby brown. Little to no head with small lacing - one of the lighter doppelbocks I’ve had. It didn’t appear to be as thick as I was expecting when I poured it into the glass, but the taste delivered. Smooth and complex semi-sweet chocolate malt nodes and moderate carbonation. Definitely a rich, whole-mouth experience. Tastes yeasty, almost like a liquid bread made with brown sugar. Traces of oak and roasted nuts. Alcohol is very well hidden and isn’t evident even in the finish. Leaves a nice nutty, malty aftertaste which I can still remember and pine for as I write this review. Fantastic beer.

12 oz bottle pours brown with a off white head. Aroma is malt and nutty. Taste is the same. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle, re-released in the Capital Square series - Pours rosy brown with a thin ring of tan head. Massive malt on the nose, with sweet, sticky, sugary notes. Dark fruit, sweet bread, and a bit of heat. Taste is roughly the same, with a more prominent yeasty note, and a vegetal note on the finish. Big thick body with a nice soft carbonation. The taste doesn’t quite do it for me--a little too sweet with that vegetal note that is a bit odd.

I have indeed had this beer. One of the better doppebocks form this brewery.

A surprisingly nice palate for a doppelbock with a lot more flavor than one would expect. Very enjoyable.

Pours dark brown with tan head. Sweet and malty with some caramel and tiny bit of chocolate. Also get some brown sugar and some ETOH in the finish. Pretty good.

20-Feb-11 (12-oz bottle: Obtained in trade with CaptainCougar, thanks Tom!) Unintentionally aged a bit longer than desired, this beer is still alive and kicking. Very sweet on the palate, with sweet malt, caramelized sugar, bushels of raisins, figs, and dates, a fair amount of melanoidin character, some toastiness, and a hint of earthiness, but also moderate oxidation, which is to be expected. Full-bodied on the palate, sweet and a bit cloying, with moderate carbonation. The nose is malty, fruity, somewhat candy-like, toasty, caramely. A clear, mahogany body is capped by a thin, beige head that settles to a thin ring, leaving a few spots of lace on the glass. I’m not sure I understand why a brewery that specializes in German-style beers would put a classic doppelbock in hibernation, but hopefully they will start brewing it again.

Pretty darn good, but I couldn’t drink too much of it. Would prefer my "Dark" beers to be much darker, thicker, and heavier.

POURS a very dark coffee brown with a creamy beige head that dies immediately. Metallic taste with strong presence of alcohol. Little toffee or hops presence. Not as nice as most premium bocks. Had this on tap at 3 Cellars in Franklin, Wisconsin.

I’ve had this beer quite a few times over the years. And ecspecially recently when i bought a sixer of it on sale. Pours a dark brownish black colour with a meidum sized tan head. Aroma is decent malty and nutty with some sweet notes to it. Taste is full and very rich. A very filling beer with dark roasted malts all the way through."

Sampled from a 12-oz bottle and shared by oetiii in Antigo, Wisconsin. Pours a dark copper brew with an average off-white head that quickly dissipates to a fine film and off-white ring. Some spotty lacing on glass side. Aroma of roated caramel malt, a touch of toffee, some raisin, red licorice, and even some chocolate. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonated with flavors of roasted caramel malt, roasted nuts, dark pitted fruits and raisins. Finish has a slight powdery caramel malt aftertaste indicating this may be a 2005 or 2006 vintage bottle. I look forward to when a new batch is released.