Capital Maibock

12oz bottle 11/18/09 (Singles rack @ Binny’s Naperville)-Pours a clear amber with a huge off white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, and a little vanilla. Taste of the same with more sweetness and vanilla coming through. This medium bodied brew is very well balanced and quite tasty.

This is no doubt one of the beers that got me thinking about flavors and complexities in beer and started me off on taking beer more seriously. Of course that was years ago, but I think it still holds up nicely. The beer pours an orange color with a medium head and lots of bubbles. The aroma is nice with some honey, some light saltwater and some hay with a light touch of malt sweetness. The flavor is doughy with notes of apple noble hops and a light mineral character.

Poured from the bottle to a light yellow with thin white head that dissipated quickly and left little lacing. Aroma was faint, but what was there was a muted malty fruit overtaken by mild skunk. Mouthfeel thin and non-desctript and the flavor was bland. This all led to a finish that was short and dry. Not impressed with this one.

Pours an amber color with a nice white head. Aroma of malts, hops and caramel.

Pours a medium clear amber. Medium white head. Nice roasted maltiness. Good hops, malt balance. Medium carbonation. Very flavorful.

Sampled at a tour at the brewery... I didn’t take good notes beyond the numbers, unfortunately.

On tap @ Great Wolf Lodge (Wisconsin Dells) Poured a copper colour with a tight small white head. Aroma was malty sweet caramel, hint of alc and vanilla. Flavour was a little boozy at first impression but the malt flavour came on as the brew warmed up. Pretty sweet, medium bodied. Toasted malt, some honey, light herbal hop bitterness.

From a 12oz Bottle. Pours a transparent, golden yellow color with a healthy finger of pillowy white foam. Exceptionally clean, with a rich, borderline vanilla-scented pils malt aroma complimented by hints of raisin-laden munich characters. Minimal hop aroma. Notes of honey sweetness. Medium bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a soft, malty texture. Clean and well attenuated, but still brings out a relatively rich malt character. Flavors of honey and vanilla with a hint of raisin. Showcases the malt exceptionally well while maintaining a relatively high level of drinkability. A mild herbal hop bitterness keeps this from getting overly sweet. A solid example of an under-represented style.