Capital Square Bomber Series Eternal Flame

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Doppelbock
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Strong malty aroma, almost reminiscent of a barley wine. Deep maltiness in flavor, mildly sweet as well with a graininess throughout. Somewhat reminds me of Sam Adams version, an imperial of the style, pretty good.

Overall another great example of dopplebock with mild to little bittering and no hop flavor. Something of a unique tale that they will be using half of the brewed batch in future annual releases. This is something of a nice malty sweetness that is candy to the beer drinker.

Dark amber with small white head that quickly disappears. Sweet malty with some dark fruits. Medium full body.

Pretty good beer. With an aggressive pour I got a small off white head that quickly settled down to a ring and no lace. Color is a very lovely, clear, red orange amber with a couple of tiny bubble trails. Aroma is great upon opening with an immediate whiff of sweet malt. Out of the glass are also caramel, toffee, fruit, and a very slight hint of butterscotch. Flavor is similar to nose with an excellent balancing effect from carbonic tang and bittering hops. Finish is like flavor with also a little banana, of good length, and some alcohol at the very end.

On tap at GTMW. Poured clear, honeyed orange with a light, wispy white head. The aroma was sweet with vanilla and aged caramel leading.. dry, yeasty undertones.. very well done for the style. The flavor found sweeter caramel, toffee, and vanilla at the core, with dry white peppery and yeasties around and throughout.. very nice earthy hop accents on the finish.. great stuff! Medium-bodied and dry on the palate.. everything worked well together.

Bottle as shown. Pours a clear copper gold with a small off white head leaving spotty lacing along the glass. The aroma is caramel malt and honey. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet malt and brown sugar with sweet finish. Easy to drink, a very good doppelbock from Capital.

These guys love thier doppelbocks. This one is a sweet amberish one with deep, rich malt tones.

(bottle) Pours a clear red color with a very thin off-white head that does retain throughout consumption. Aroma is full of assorted dried fruits, with cherries, prunes, and raisins rising above everything else. The cherry flavor veers towards maraschino territory with further warming along with some snap pea. Weird. Could be some caramel and a bit of musty lager yeast, but not much besides that. The flavor follows suit with the aroma, but it’s a bit more dialed back, with the cherry again being the feature flavor, followed by some prune and raisin. Caramel and brown sugar make an appearance here, and the flavors intensify the more this warms. Starts to taste a bit like Dr. Pepper. Faint hint of graham cracker on the finish. This drinks incredibly well for a 9% beer, and the alcohol is never noticeable. Overall not a bad beer.

GTMW. Deep amber-red. Big caramel/toasted maltiness and spice from the alcohol. Fruity, toasted, and caramel malts weave a background of malt domination. Some spiciness and alcohol heat. Moderate to full mouthfeel. Good, but didn’t get the wow I was anticipating.

Given how delicious Autumnal Fire is, I was somewhat disappointed by this one. Very good, but not as good as the original.