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Capital Special Pilsner 3.01 152

Capital Special Pilsner

Percentile
47
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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1523.03/5.03.01/5.04.8%83.3Flute, Footed Pilsner
Commercial Description:
An authentic German style pilsner, this is Capital's largest selling beer. A superbly balanced beer, with a firm maltiness alongside hearty hop bittering and flavor notes.
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 Ughsmash (4076), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2005  
Poured a medium slightly hazy yellow with a light layer of white head. Sweet Pilsener malt and some floral hops provided a very pleasant aroma. Flavor picked up some lighter fruits, noble hops, and biscuits. Rather grainy on the palate, with a nice sweet finish of citrus and wheat. Decent and refreshing pils, but nothing spectacular.


 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 27, 2005  
(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with hopdog, thanks Steve!) I’m not really sure why I liked this beer so much when I tried it years ago. I mean, it’s a decent beer, but not great or anything. This is a grainy pilsener, moderately sweet, a little corn flavor and perhaps a bit of smokiness, balanced by a mild hop bitterness. The grain comes out more as the beer warms up though, so it’s not a beer to drink cold. Similar grain and corn in the aroma. Light-medium body, not really a "crisp" pilsener. Slightly hazy, pale golden color. Off-white head pours to a finger’s width, gradually fading to a thin ring. Enjoyable once it warmed up.


 SkyinBrian (429), Collinsville, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2005  
this was a very nice pilsner. its hoppy bitter finish is great, but well balanced by a sweet, almost carmelly bready malt backbone.


 timmy300 (199), bloomington, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/513/20
Sep 21, 2005  
full flavored pilsner with a long kind of sweet finish........... refreshing


 MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/511/20
Sep 6, 2005  
an orangish yellow color hazy w/ little to know head. Aroma of grass hop and wheat hint of honey. Palate is well carb some coating not much else. Flavor is a slightly coated dry hop a little sticky grassy and light wheat. Nothing special here.


 MAP (1089), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Aug 20, 2005  
Another bottle thanks to my Secret Santa. Slightly hazy yellow color with a hint of orange. Aroma of wheat, grass, a hint of sweetness. Flavor is a slightly floral and leafy pilsner flavor, nothing too special. Palate is simple, slightly oily and not with a real considerable bite.


 jeffc666 (1895), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 16, 2005  
Murky orange. Rocky white head. The aroma is bready, cardboard, and light grass. Oxidation is evident throughout. Flavor is grainy with fading grassiness. Body is rather big for a pilsener. Not one of Capital’s better offerings.


 1FastSTi (2580), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 3, 2005  
Pours to a lightly hazy gold straw colored body with a thin whispy white head and good lacing. The aroma is similar to the 1900 I just sampled. It is sweet and bready malts with some floral hops. The flavor is much more assertive than the 1900. Nice bready malts with toasted characteristics and a light grassy bitter hoppyness. Tangyness like sourdough with some herbs. The palate is medium bodied



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