Capital Fest

Formerly brewed at Capital Brewery
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

sampled on tap during the tasting portion of their tour, i didn’t take much notes but almost all the beers tasted extremely similar. nose of biscuit and noble hops. flavor of biscuit, cookie, and hops. straight forward and drinkable.

Poured a nice amber with a medium sized head that left no lace. Aroma of grass and bittering hops. Taste was that of lightly rosted malts along with wome wheat and hop afterbite. A good drinking summer beer, more of a marzen rather than oktoberfest though.

7/27/2007: Capital Fest Beer is extremely pale amber (more like a golden/light orange) in color with a frothy off-white head. It is very clear with a moderate+ level of carbonation. When did Oktoberfest beers become so light and fizzy in appearance?! The aroma has a slightly European maltiness to it that is overshadowed by honey (actually, the honey seems to disappear as the beer warms up a little bit). Again, it just doesn’t seem quite right for an Oktoberfest beer... Well, the appeance and aroma might be slightly off to me, the the flavor is pretty close! Very malty and smooth with flavors of toasted malt, biscuit, and a hint of that smooth and tasty European lager characteristic. It finishes clean and slightly with a noticeable noble hop presence. Very nice. The body of this beer is medium-light to medium and appropriate for the style. The taste of this beer has rekindled memories of Oktoberfest in Muchich and restored my interest in what seems to be a style that has long since morphed from what it used to be...

12 oz bottle from buckybeer. Thanks Mark. I appreciate it! Rating #119 for this beer...

12 oz bottle. Poured a clear golden-light orange color. Head was bubbly, off white and reduced over a minute or two to a thin film. Not much lace was left behind. Aroma was of grassy hops and malty cereal grain. Spicy and dry with subdued noble hops, sweet corn, and ample carbonation. Not bad.

12 oz. bottle, labeled "Capital Fest Beer." Pleasant, malty aroma features honey, grape juice, and cookie elements, all of which are also present in the flavor. Pours a clear, sparkling gold with a moderate amount of off-white head. Paler in color than most Oktoberfest beers. Produces extensive lacing. Tastes like a cross between a traditional Oktoberfest and a German pilsner. Biscuity, lightly toasted malt flavor. Dry, hoppy finish. Moderate body. Oily, crisp, and lively in the palate. Easy to drink. Capital Fest Beer is a good, refreshing lager. I’m not a big fan of the Oktoberfest style, so I appreciate the pilsner-esque character of this example.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of Bockyhorsey - Pours a hazy golden color with a one finger thick off white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is toasty malt and esters. Flavor is toasted malt with a tad bit of friutiness. Palate is smooth. Medium body. A good beer. Thanks Bill and Wendy.

Pours medium gold with a whispy white head. Pretty big carbonation. Little bubbles sticking all around the side of the glass. Aroma is light raw malts, hints of citrus, hops, corn and wheat. Smells of a cold morning dew. Flavor is sweet malts, candied corn, light hops. This one was very nice.

Clear amber with large quickly diminishing head. Same old Capital aroma, slight malt. Flavor is red apple, a little citrus. Crisp med body with little carb. Same old, same old.