Capital Prairie Gold

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Standard light golden pour with a decent white head. Sweet,fruity, metallic. Pretty clean, dry finish. Decent beer.

This was very fruity for a Belgian style ale, to the extent that when I had it I thought it was a fruit beer. Nonetheless, there is something distinctly Belgian about this beer, which I think is its spiciness (lots of coriander and clove) and its mouthfeel; both are reminiscent to me of a very spiced Hefeweizen or witbier. Appearance is clear and brilliant and lightly amber; aroma is fruity and spiced; flavor is as I’ve described above. I would weakly recommend this beer; as it is marketed (a Belgian ale), it is interesting. If Capital had called it a fruit beer, I’d be passing on it. I had this bottle at a friend’s house.

Crystal clear light amber, almost golden color with a white head that reduces to a small amount of foam that sticks to the edges of the glass. Smell is fairly nondescript. I get notes really sweet fruits, sugary candy, and spices. Taste is some dark fruit, sweet sugary flavors, a very dry finish that is gone very quickly, I also get the taste of dried apricots. Good refreshing beer, but nothing to write home about.

12oz bottle, no date. Clear amber golden with a thin 1/2 finger off-white head, fading to a thin ring and film before long. Aroma of some banana Belgian esters and yeast with some caramel, and a hint of flower petals. The flavor is not quite as sweet as the aroma implied, and just a hint of fruity tang is noted. Dry finish with just a little alcohol presence and bitterness peaking around a 2. Light to moderate prickly carbonation with a medium body. Not a Belgian Strong as far as I’m concerned. I’d compare this to New Glarus’ Stone Soup, though I like the NG better.

Pours a transparent dark golden brass color with a wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of slightly biscuity pale malts with a touch of caramel and Belgian yeast. Body was about average, somewhat thin for a Belgian strong, with some mild caramel sweetness and doughy yeasty flavor with a touch of fruity esters. FInishes drier and slightly more bitter. An ok Belgian strong ale, but needs more body and sweetness.

Pour was light clear golden. Aroma was decorated with floral scents, wheat, orange, and light citrus. Flavor was not nearly as good for it had most of these flavors but was watered down and had a bit of that bud light bite to it. Kind of a deceiving beer. Would not buy again.

Sampled from bottle: pours a semi hazey bright golden colour with a very small head. Aroma was pleasent of bananna, cloves, orange peel and some other spice. Taste was lightly carbonated, but fruity on the palate- orange again, yeast, wheat and a little bit of a peppery finish.

Bottled. Poured clear, brilliant golden with a short cap of white head. The aroma picked up a delightful blend of bananas and cloves with pale malt sweetness.. orange zest and floral notes tail. The flavor carried basically the same stuff.. pale malts holding up a heavy yeast impression with toasty bananas, cloves, and black pepper.. a little orange rind on the back and through the spicy finish.. a touch too spicy/hot, but it still held as refreshing. Medium-bodied on the palate and sweeter with warmth.. plenty of zesty yeast throughout.. overall a crisp feel. This was tasty.