Capital Rustic Ale

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

Bottled. Poured clear sunset orange with a short, rather long-lived off-white head. The aroma picked up soft toasted caramel notes with crisp leafy accents.. came across as a weak marzen. The flavor had the same toasted caramel notes surrounded by light grain sourness and some leafy bitterness.. short finish left nothing interesting. Lighter-bodied on the palate and watery at times.. OK balance, but uninspired feel overall.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of Bockyhorsey - Pours a clear copper color with a thin, 1/2 finger thick off white head that faded pretty quick. Faint lacing. Aroma is toasted caramel malt. Flavor is caramel malt and some herbal hops. Light body and thin mouthfeel. Worth a try. Thanks Bill.

Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery

Appearance: hazy amber, frothy off white head, layers of lace,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, nice bready character,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, fresh bread character, light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a clear copper gold with a small off white head. The aroma is medium sweet malt, nutty and light grassy hops. The flavor is nutty toasted malt and light grassy hops. Light to medium bodied, thin texture. Finishes long and malt dominated.

12 oz bottle

After a long session at Olin Park I needed to clear some room in my suitcase. Choosing something that went well with the pizza I popped open this as a nightcap. As I suspected it was solid but nothing special. I would drink more though because it might be one of the better made amber ales on the market.

Aroma / Appearance - The transparent bronze body hints at the simplicity of the beer within. Carbonated with no head it smells of whole wheat bread, cheerios and that sugary glazing on Krispy Kreme donuts. Simple and effective it does exactly what it sets out to do.

Flavor / Palate - Chewing gum (the non sweet kind) forms an unusual interplay with rye toast and honey. Above average for the style it is the sort of thing I’d pick up for a day of grilling brats if I were still in Wisconsin. Should you find a bottle it is worth checking out especially since the risk is low (about $1.40).

Golden-Amber with thin white head. Malty nose; fairly sweet. Malt dominated (caramel, nuts) with mild citrus flavour notes. Fairly balanced with a zany finish.

An OK selection from a very good brewer. It tastes like a fairly standard macro lager to me. On first taste, it was fairly sweet. There was no particular characteristic in taste or aftertaste that distinguished this beer. They say it is made from local grains, and that is probably all that differentiates this brew from the hundreds of other similar brews out there. There was a definite grainy after taste but nothing that I would consider distinguishing.

Tap at Capital when buying GTMW tickets. The beer is coppery but I recall it was darker. An off-white head. The taste was weizen bockish with nutty caramels and grassy hops. I thought it was strange and in no-way a traditional American Amber. I was confused by this beer and somewhat disappointed.