Capital Winter Skål

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: Vienna
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

From a 12 oz. long neck brown bottle with a bottling date stamped on the shoulder of bottle, 3425, which translate to 12/08/05. Made a good appearance, poured a clear red hued copper with a sticky, foamy white head that reduced to a thin bubbly lacing. Had a sweet grainy, malty aroma with a backing earthy, herbal hoppiness. Good carbonation and a dry, crisp light medium bodied mouth feel, good drinkability. Had a grainy malty taste at first, followed by a peppery, herbal hoppiness, a smooth bitterness and a dry grainy malty finish with a lingering peppery hoppiness in the palate.

Medium bodied, smooth palate. Has a slight sweetness and some nice roasted malts at the forefront. There is also some bittering hops to back it up and keep the malt in check. This is a nice easy drinking heavily malted beer that is great for a wintertime session. Capital comes through again with a beer that although not amazing, is solid and easily enjoyable.

12oz bottle. Poured a medium and slightly hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of caramel and toasted malts. Tastes of toffee, toasted malts, nuts, and some bread. I was expecting something heavier and darker for a winter beer but this wasn’t bad.

Draught. Clear orange-amber color with thin tan head. Caramel and subtle sprucy hop nose. Hop flavor is overwhelmed by the strong malty caramel flavor and slight sweetness. Spicy aftertase.

Sampled at a 2005 Christmas and Winter beer tasting at Delilah’s, Chicago, IL. 2005 vintage. Clear amber ale that starts with long-lasting large off-white head. No discernable carbonation. Spicy, sweet malt aroma. Medium bodied that starts with spicy, toffee and light sweet malt flavors. Finishes with light malt aftertaste. No discernable bitterness. Good drinkable malty winter beer.

This was different than other Viennas. I found it to be lighter and not as sweet - which is fine by me. It was lively and poured to a small head. Attractive light copper color. Just the right bitterness for me. And this was a thirst quencher.

light copper cloudy pour with a film of white head. candy plummy aroma with some pancake syrup too. a touch of spice and a sweet caramel flavor like a watered down rc cola in some respects. marshmallow fluff finish. a nice brew.

Pours an dark amber color. Smells of malt with faint floral hop aroma. Taste is biscuity malt up front with a bit of citrus hop in the finish. Pretty smooth and delicious.