Capital Eisphyre

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Eisbock
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Copper/amber with creamy, thick, white lace - strong aroma of dark fruit, caramel, lots of herbs and spices (almost "Christmas-like") - not overpoweringly sweet and thick like many eisbocks can be; this is actually quite delicate and dangeroursly easy to drink - caramel and toffee lay underneath a thick blanket of warming spices - smooth, doppelbock-ish finish, with a touch of warming alcohol to round it all out - a well-crafted brew.

Medium statured tan head, good retention and nice lacing. Clear Amber/brown color. Nose is moderately sweet, caramel malts and bready notes with some light spiceyness. Body is full, lightly oily, chewy. Lotta malts here, caramelly, grainy and somewhat worty, fruity and a little toasty too.fairly sweet but finishes relatively dry considering. Lightly fruity and earthy. 10%? Did,nt even notice it. Props to eaglefan for sharing, thanks Brian!!

Poured a copper color with a small, off white head that left spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet honey, grains, light smoke, dough, spicy clove, with light citrus and some alcohol as well. Taste was sweet and malty, with nuts, and more dough, with a dry, black pepper, alcohol finish.

Bottle: Ruby amber, very fiery, thin off-white head, sparce lacing.   Very little carbonation.   Candyish caramel like aroma, slight biscuit and rice candy.   Sweet malty flavor, prunes, and even a bit of alcohol.   Moderate body, however the mouthfeel is slightly thick.   Finish has a bit of perfume to it, likely from the alcohol.   Not half bad, in fact it is good, but I still favor Autumnal Fire.   Thanks mattbob for sharing a leftover bottle from the CBC.

Pours with a frothy, initially two-finger thick, amber tinged, tan colored head. The beer is a reddish tinged, deep amber color and shows a brilliantly clear, bright cranberry color when held up to the light. The aroma has an immensely rich, concentrated malt aroma to it that seems just characteristic of a Bock. Bready malt notes, sweetly complex grain, green raisins, ample biscuit notes and huge, caramelized, toffee-like malt notes. The alcohol notes are hidden quite well. As the beer warms up the nose starts to suggest at the age of this beer; lightly oxidized with some Sherry notes noticed if you dig around for them.

Sweet tasting, but amply rich enough that it is not cloying. Thick, viscous, chewy, this beer is a meal in a glass; the beer coats the mouth and palate with a velvety texture that is just lightly offset by a medium-full carbonation. The alcohol is noticeable at times in the finish, yet it is pretty darn smooth for such a big beer. The rich, clean malt character is big enough that it evokes thoughts of fruit, despite this being a clean lager, hints of cherries, green raisins and maybe something like dried figs. There is a noticeable hop character here as well with a soft herbal note that runs through the middle and lingers on in the finish for quite some time with a soft hop-bitterness. The hop character is actually pretty pronounced for a Bock / Eisbock, but adds a nice dimension and balance to the dominant malt character. As the beer warms up it picks up suggestions of vanilla, flavors of toffee and a bit more of a vinous quality.

Quite a tasty brew and most definitely a fitting way to close out the night. Not one of those beers that wows me with its greatness, but this is a very good beer; a mellow beer that is just about perfect for those cold, slow nights spent in front of the fire with a good book.

Beautiful dark tan color with nice head. Nice malty aroma, though would like more due to the style. Nice bread flavor with alcohol waiting in the wings, but not over powering. Another good one from Capital. It will be nice to see what else comes from this Four Corners series.

Thanks to Hezron for this at the DL Hampton gathering.Very complex in the nose. The regular autumnal Fire was complex but this cersion is more defined.Toffee/caramel notes very much present. Fruits...plums,dark cherry?? Sweet and malty yet some hopiness as an under tone. Very nicely done.

Pours a medium deep orange with a medium beige head. Aroma of orange peel and caramel malt. Taste is malty fruity sweet with strong hints of caramel and orange peel.