William Brennans Wisconsin Dark Amber

Brewed by Capital Brewery
Style: American Dark Lager
Middleton, Wisconsin USA

More medium amber than dark in the pour. Short, bubbly head. Grainy malts dominate the aroma which is less than forward. Sweet to the taste with a sour undertone. There’s hints of toffee and caramel. Clean mouthfeel with comfortable carbonation and body.

12 oz bottle from the Brennans in Brookfield, WI. No, it’s not dark amber, actually rather light, very clear, with a thick white creamy lasting head...tempted to take off a point for false advertising...nose is lightly toasted grain and cheap caramels...very light, watery, bland body, just a touch sweet, no hops, and a touch lactic or even yogurty and sour...no thanks. I didn’t expect too much from these Brennans beers despite Capital’s presence, but my expectations weren’t even met, sigh.

Fizzy, transparent pale orange in color with a bubbly head. Aroma is caramel, bubblegum, maraschino cherries, toffee and mild cigar wrappers. Flavor starts in with sweet maple and brown sugar. Some Heath bar toffee characteristics, and a prevailing nutty sweetness similar to praline pecan ice cream with sweet caramel ribbons and runaway juice from the cherry that momentarily sat on top of the sundae. Light and passive, and malty with noble hopping. Finish is mellowed buttered rum. You can tell this one comes from Capital. If not for that, this one would most likely have no semi-enjoyable nuances at all.

not very interesting, no cool flavors going on. a little orange, more carmel than caramel. lol, kinda sweet but not anything i will trip over myself to find again.

A malty cherry aroma. An amber color with almost no head present. Thin bodied and rather weak but a definite orange and caramel presence in the flavor. The aftertaste is somewhat sweet. Overall its a decent lawnmower beer but nothing really complex. Its probably a little too good to be under the American Dark Lager category, I would say its more Vienna like in nature.

Amber body, thin off-white creamy head. Light caramelly and flowery hop aroma. Flavor is pretty good with balance... has a nice grassy hop taste with light caramel backing. No real imperfections, and is easy to drink.

I expected this to be identical to the Capital Wisconsin Amber but it seemed lighter bodied, with less caramel. Drier, with some off flavor. May be that I usually drink the Capital Amber on tap. This bottle may have been old.

Pours with a large-to-medium head with a carmel color. This beer has a roasty smell to it. A rich taste, which is slightly mineraly, but has a pleasent finish. Good all-around beer.