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Capital Wild Rice

Capital Wild Rice - Specialty Grain

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 Percentile 
62
overall
Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Specialty Grain

Middleton, Wisconsin USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
903.19/5.03.16/5.0Summer5%65.3Lager glass, Tumbler
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One of the most unique beers brewed in the United States. A fine, almost nutty flavor complimented by a smooth hop character that combine to make excellent drinkability.
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 pkbites (309), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/516/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Macro brew looking orange/yellow with a *BRIGHT* white head that’s thick as marshmallow. Sweet, fruity malt nose. Many beers look better than they taste. This one tastes better than it looks, which is a good thing. A bit over carbonated, but with a nice nutty twist. Could use a few more hops, but the ones that are there are doing their job. Usually I bitch about rice in beer, but this is pleasant and refreshing.


arkurzynski (92), West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Sep 7, 2009  
I was glad that they brought this one back this summer. It had been awhile since I had this one last (still with the old Cpaital labeling). Definately displays the nuttiness of a rice beer. A little more astringent than I last remember, but good nonetheless.


 nuplastikk (1161), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/510/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Draft at the brewpub. Brewery malt room aroma. Orange-tan color with minimal head. Creamy and smooth, with some faint hop balance. Fruity and mild malt taste. Medium to light bodied, a very easy drinker. Sessionable, non-offensive beer. OK at best.


 Bockyhorsey (2487), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Sep 5, 2009  
Mother in law spooted this one for me. Use to drink this as an alturnitive to bmc 20 years ago. So glad I have the chance to rate one. Corn and bitter sweet nose. Dark golden body with white head that disapated shortly after pour. Barley grain and sharp bitter to start with. Bittering mellowed but stayed with the beer to finish where the sweet malted caramel corn finish. Thanks to all the moms that buy their boys beer.


 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2009  
Quick whitish fizz, dark yellow body. Aroma is grainy rice. Taste is like a cheap lager, laden with rice, sure it is fancy rice, but rice nonetheless.


 Brigadier (1220), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 29, 2009  
12 oz bottle
Thanks go out to noncaloric for scoring a bottle of this. I did not have high expectations; this is an average beer at best. It tastes like a typical pale beer with a rice twist. Good as a transitional product it is not something I would choose to keep around as a daily drinker.

Aroma / Appearance - The stark white head is bright under the light of the setting sun. A coppery gold body is the color most people imagine when you say the word "beer" minus carbonation. The nose is brown rice, wheat, and otherwise plain and boring.

Flavor / Palate - Wheat and grain are stronger than the rice which does not come through until close to the end. Tasting almost like a boozy cup of apple sauce it is warmer than a 5% ABV beer ought to be. With some tweaking it would be better.


 Narnad (682), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Pours a clear, deep golden color with almost no head but what is there is a very thin, filmy white head. Aroma is grainy, light grape fruitiness/sweetness, grassy hops and a slightly nutty or a mild toasted rice note, like when browning rice in Rice-a-roni. Flavor has a sweet malt note, a very light nuttiness with some grassy hops note and a fairly sharp alcohol bite to finish off the tasting. Pretty light feeling with low carbonation. Honestly was a bit disappointed with this beer. Nothing really sets it out as unique and just kinda boring.


 markas101 (541), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/512/20
Aug 9, 2009  
33 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA vai Madison, WI. Deep gold, verging on amber. Smells of nuttiness, some sweetness of caramel and grain. Sour taste on the first sip, then making way to a hazelnut-like flavor. Long finish, mixed play of nuts and sour. Interesting, but not my style.



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