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Capitol City Double Amber


 Percentile 
80
overall
Brewed by Capitol City Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Washington, Washington DC USA

bottling
unknown

on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
193.58/5.03.38/5.08%34.5Snifter, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
our ever popular ramped-up version of our Amber Waves

AKA "Capitol City Double D".
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 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 11, 2009  
A brown pour with off white head and lace. Hopiness and light caramel malt on the nose. Light medium caramel flavor with a nice finishing bitter. A tad thin but very decent beer.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 18, 2009  
@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-growler–pours a light tan head that bubbles and hazy amber color. Aroma is pine/orange hops. Taste is pine/orange hops with some bite, secondary medium malt-sweet caramel. Thanks argo0 for sharing.


 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/513/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Growler at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Gathering. Deep amber pour with a fairly creamy white head. Aroma is pretty nice. Bright fresh grapefruit and a light touch of pine over a big sweet cookie dough malt base. Cascadey with a bit of iced tea character, that a lot of people hate, but I actually enjoy. Soft spice behind the citrus with a light earthy malt finish. It gets a little bit astringent, but it still tastes pretty good.


 LilBeerDoctor (1479), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Growler at PPRBSG09. Pours a clear brown with a small head. Aroma of iced tea and some roasted malts. Flavor is very sweet and malty with a watery palate. Meh, not a fan. 6/4/6/3/12 (3.1/5)


 yobdoog (1417), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 1, 2009  
Dark amber brown with a small head. Aroma and taste is floral grassy hops and some caramel sweetness. A little dry bitter finish. Not bad.


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 1, 2009  
Growler: Amber pour with a wispy tan head. Nice fruity hop aroma- amarillo character of tropical fruit notes of peach. Creamy & crisp feeling. Flavor is a bit husky- some peachy hop flavors mesh with resiny bitterness and lychee. Pretty nice overall, minus the heavy huskiness in the flavor.


 nimbleprop (819), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 1, 2009  
Had a few pints and then a growler of this from the Shirlington location where it’s called Double D. Came in a 10oz goblet, translucent, hazy, amber brown with a frothy, lacing white head. Aroma is citrus fruits, some light pine, with some sweetness and a little bit of cookie. Flavor was well balanced, plenty of sweetness, caramel, breads with a good hop kick, lemons, oranges, grass, pine. Finish was moderately bitter and full bodied. I enjoyed this.


 Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/513/20
Jun 1, 2009  
PPRBSG09. Growler. Pours a brune body with a tan head. Chewy pine and nut with a floral caramel malt. Peanuts and pine with a earthy Almost metallic bitter hoppiness.



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