Capital Wild Rice

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Specialty Grain
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

Date: 06/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I

clear yellow, sweet corn aroma, clean light sweet malt flavor, simple yet tasty
-------- /> Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 2.3 to 2.4

hazy yellow, same simple sweet malt flavor

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Score: *4

Burnished amber colour. Slightly sweaty, caramelly aroma. Light and lively character, with the slight nuttiness from the wild rice. Mild overall, but subtley characterful and individualistic.

Pours a clear, lightly effervescent golden with a thin, short-lived white head. Has an earthy vegetable, lager yeasty aroma with touches of sweet caramel, all nicely balanced. Body starts with some grainy maltiness and turns more dry, and well-carbonated toward a crisp, bittersweet finish. This is a nicely balanced, smooth drinking German style lager, but nothing exceptional.

Bottle... Hazy golden beer with a small, wispy, white head. Decent retention. Notes of orange blossom honey, diacetyl, orange and lemon peel, pale mash and white tea meld to create a unique aroma. The flavor is mostly sweet and fruity with just a hint of earthy hops. Medium-bodied with modest carbonation. Short, crisp, lightly sweet finish. Cheers to ughsmash for providing the bottle!

Wisconsin rating #100 (out of 1462)
Capital always advertises as brewing German style beers. I’m not sure which one includes wild rice... but I guess that’s why we have it listed as a"Spice/Herb/Vegetable" beer.
It’s the color of a dull penny with a white halo in lieu of a head. It’s got a nutty, mildly sweet malt aroma. Nice and spritzy in the mouth, the flavor is a puzzlement. It’s nutty & malty with a bit of apple/pear fruitiness and a shaking of pepper. The herbal hop flavor, only mildly bitter, finally comes out in the finish. I’ve tried it, and that’s enough for me.

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Nice orange/copper color. Very smooth mouth feel. Alot of malt sweetness with a balance of ’sweet’ noble hops. Another great brew from Capital.

12 oz bottle, from Steve’s Liquors on Mineral Point Road, Madison WI (Dec 2005). Minimal white head tops the translucent amber body....bit malty, lightly herbal nose, little sweetness except that mixed with burning caramel....somewhat watery mouthfeel, light carbonation, a bit vinous and with more of an alcohol hint than I’d expected...lightly sour-bitter to finish....not enough character in the flavor after a fine, complex aroma, a bit of a disappointment for a beer that I’d wanted for years.

Bottle from the batch in 2005. Poured with a very dark gold, almost amber color. The aroma is rich corn and green beans. There is also a hint of brown sugar. The taste is sweet walnuts and some carrots. The mouthfeel is relatively full. A very nice lager with some character. Bravo to Capital for making something different.