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Capital Winter Skål

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1853.36/5.03.34/5.0Winter5.4%96.8Lager glass
Commercial Description:
A pleasingly warming beer with it's amber hue showing off it's rich malt heritage. Mildly bittered with a smooth hop flavor complementing the malt. Winter Skal makes a person welcome the onslaught of the cold. Available November through January.
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 HogTownHarry (4020), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Bottle (12oz). Clear bright refractive coppery amber pour with an average fizzy white head (3+). Half-decent cereal grain aroma, mild herbal hop bitterness. The taste is nice and toasty - slightly oily, tangy roast malt, low-level dry herbal hops, somewhat minerally in the finish. Average body, solid carbonation, astringent and slightly dry in the linger. Good, simple.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Draft pint at Dotty’s in Madison. Last drink on the trip before I ended up sick as death around 6 hours later and we gave up on the last two days and just drove home. Has a ruby, bright orange color. Tangy, spicy winter witbier is what I first thought, I don’t exactly know why. It has some spicy Belgian ale qualities, and also some spicy orange and coriander notes like a witbier, but with a twang of alcohol. I understand this sounds like complete rubbish given that this is supposed to be a 5.4% Vienna, but hey, that’s what I tasted.


 Tripplebrew (494), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Pours a standard amber with a good thick head which quickly dissipates. Aroma of strong hops and wheat/grass. Taste was of definite hops. Pretty good balance of hops for this brew. A good standard


 Headbanger (1591), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2008    Updated: Jun 16, 2008
12oz bottle-An amber body with a nice one finger head which has an aroma of roasted malt, a little hops, and a little grassy. Taste was amostly malty with some faint hops and a bit grassy on this light body. Not a big fan of this style but a nice tasting brew.


 troyc (1175), Lubbock, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 2, 2008  
(Bottle) Pours an amber color with a small white head and good lacing. Solid malty aroma. Tastes includes some hazelnut, lots of toffee, and some roasted malts. Nice body. Nothing too complex or over-the-top, but a pretty solid brew.


 Petrucci914 (583), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 30, 2007  
Pours a clean golden color with a bit of lacing. Aroma is slightly lemon grassy hops, and a bit soapy. Taste is lemon, slightly hoppy, and finishes nutty. Very refreshing but I wouldn’t think of this when thinking about a winter seasonal. Seems like a GREAT summer brew.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 29, 2007  
On tap at the Gun Club Restaurant in Beloit. Pours a hazy amber color with a meduim off white head. Aroma of caramel, roasted malts. Tastes of toffee, roasted malts, nuts, and a slight hint ofhops. Not bad but nothing spectacular either.


 cblado (149), Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours a light amber color. Light malty aroma, almost fruity. Unobtrusive grassy, almond flavor, spicy as it goes down. My first experience with a Capital Brewery Seasonal.



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