Capital Eisphyre

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Eisbock
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Bottle thanks to toncatcher for sharing. Flavors of malt and sweetness. A pretty good tasting brew that had me wanting more. Interesting style.

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.

Holy balls is this good!!! But not for the faint-of-heart. This packs a punch. On tap in the Horse & Plow in Kohler, WI. Poured into a snifter a dark copper body with a great tan head that quickly disappears leaving a good lacing. Sweet malty nose. Great alcohol aromas loft with malty sweetness of dark fruits and spices. Almost smells like a Barley wine. Taste is phenomenal. Maltiness and alcohol is very present at the first sip. Not overpoweringly sweet like I was afraid it might have been. The true character of the Autumnal Fire is not lost in this offspring. Thick and chewy mouth feel. It coats your mouth like a cough medicine would- but in a good way. Slight alcohol burn down the throat, but mild for an 11% beer. One serving of this is plenty. Great beer to finish the night on. Very impressed, especially since I was afraid it would be too sweet. Highly recommended!!

From a 12oz Bottle. Courtesy of arjoseph. Mostly transparent, ruddy amber pour with a frothy head of ivory. Light fruit nose with edges of honey and caramel malt sweetness. Sherried green raisins, anjou pears, and melon liquore provide an intriguing apertif aromatic dimension. Medium full bodied, tightly carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet toffee malts, caramel, maple syrup, and butter rum candy create a rich, thick elixir that coats the palate richly. Hints of the fruity dimension from the nose transfers lightly to the palate, but the sweet malt characters dominate. Alcohol well hidden. Thanks for sharing, Andy!

12 oz bottle. Nice dark pour with big head. Nice malty aromas with lots of sweetness. Sweetness continued through to the flavor with caramel and some dark fruit. Very nice.

Dark malty aroma of caramel and slight amounts of hops. Taste is very bock-like in the upfront nature of the malt, slight citrus, and toffee. Very decent.

Another from Skyview. Good, caramel-malt aroma. Dark, muddy brown and lightly carbonated. Flavor is all sweet malt, some caramel. No taste or aroma of alcohol.

[Bottle, thanks Skyview] Pours dark amber with a nice beige head. Aroma is banana and malt. Sweet, spicy taste with some muted roasted malt in the finish (which is long). Quite smooth. Medium mouthfeel. A nice beer.