U.S. Pale Ale - Capital Brewery

patrick16o

Wisconsin

3.2/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Little bit different label than the rest of the Capital beers. Kinda generic looking. 'Hops with an American accent' and 'Disarmingly drinkable." printed at the top corners. Twist off.

Pours a crystal clear light golden hue, almost resembles a pilsner. Solid two finger off-white crown. Quarter inch crown stays throughout the beer, though not a whole lot of lacing occurs.

Fresh earthy hoppyness and bit of bready malt in the aroma. However it fades rather quickly and by the time I finish noting the appearance, the aroma is hard to detect.

The flavor is by no means bold. There's a bit of really light hoppyness mixed in with some basic pale malt flavors. Some lingering bitterness down the tongue but a pretty straightforward balanced beer. Would like to get more flavor from an american pale ale than I'm getting from this. Fairly light body. They weren't kidding when they claimed 'Disarmingly drinkable'. Would be a decent session or lawnmower beer.

Just not a memorable beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2008 00:46:42 | More by patrick16o

tyleeis

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +32.4%

05-15-2013 01:16:03 | More by tyleeis

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -11.8%

03-13-2013 04:59:39 | More by Zachtheporter

Mdodge8837

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

02-22-2013 01:20:26 | More by Mdodge8837

Cam9191

3/5  rDev -11.8%

02-20-2013 06:23:45 | More by Cam9191

Hopstout

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

02-15-2013 03:30:06 | More by Hopstout

csmartin6

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

02-01-2013 13:23:24 | More by csmartin6

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

01-28-2013 04:19:16 | More by dmorgan310

elcrawl

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

01-15-2013 19:49:56 | More by elcrawl

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

12-28-2012 01:24:13 | More by ssimpson89

TX-Badger

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

12-16-2012 05:45:50 | More by TX-Badger

vette2006c5r

Wisconsin

3.48/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

US pale ale poured a bright golden color with a good size head. There wasn't much of an aroma, some floral notes but very weak. The taste also a bit weak, but had a nice floral taste come through. A bit watery, but the flavor has just a hop like flavor. Overall not a horrible beer, has a straight up hop flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

11-25-2012 06:13:30 | More by vette2006c5r

Ourchestra

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

11-15-2012 04:35:10 | More by Ourchestra

durlta

Iowa

2.5/5  rDev -26.5%

10-06-2012 03:43:12 | More by durlta

Jimboe

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

10-03-2012 15:49:44 | More by Jimboe

MattyG85

Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from 12 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams "Perfect Pint" glass.

Appearance: Pours a bright and clear copper amber orange. Lots of rising bubbles and a solid three fingers of off white head with good retention. Leaves a lot of lacing sticking to the glass.

Smell: A fairly sweet aroma with some fruity citrus esters and malts. Hops upfront with some good hints of orange, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, and a slight hint of papaya. Also some herbal and piney hops. Mixed in is a quite noticeable malt balance with hints of bready biscuit, caramel, toffee, yeast, and crackers. A solid balance of hops and malts in the nose.

Taste: Like the aroma indicates, a balanced mix of citrus and earthy hops with sweet bready malts. Starts out with some herbal, earthy hops and citrus esters with notes of grapefruit, orange, lemon, tangerine, and a little bit of apricot and papaya. A strong malt balance comes in with notes of bready biscuit, yeast, caramel, toffee, and cracker. A nicely balanced and solid taste.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Creamy, crisp, and pretty smooth.

Overall: A pretty solid take on a American Pale Ale. Nice hop kick up front with a solid malt backbone. Its what you expect from the style.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2012 05:33:48 | More by MattyG85

beertunes

Washington

3.35/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to WoodyChandler for this one. Poured into 9oz pilsener glass. Poured a clean copper-gold color with about 1/4 inch of off-white head that had OK retentionand lacing.

The aroma featured piney hops upfront, with some sweetness in the background, and all that was supported by a nice, even amount of balancing hops. The taste was good, pretty much the same as the aroma, piney hops upfront, some good malts in the middle, and a bit of citrus on the finish.

The body was fairly typical for a Pale, medium, clean and with a dry finish. Drinkability was good, if I had had another, I would would have had it right then. Overall, a nice, middle of the road take on the style. If this were local to me, it'd be a semi-regular for me. It's just the kind of nice, easy-drinking brew we all like to have around. Worth a shot if you see it.

Serving type: can

08-29-2012 00:25:49 | More by beertunes

falloutsnow

Illinois

3.03/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

From: Friar Tuck in Savoy, IL
Date: "021112A12124" stamped on bottle
Glass: Tulip

Capital's Pale Ale seems to harken back to earlier days in the microbrew industry, when pale ales were fairly well-balanced affairs between malt and hops, each expressing themselves without dominating the other. While a return to this style is refreshing, it's not as deep, complex, or expressive as the style has become.

Pours a 2cm, off-white head of very small bubbles that are dense and compact atop the beer. Retention is very good, lasting several minutes before the head reduces to a thin cap atop the body, leaving substantial streaks and blotches of lacing while doing so. Body is a deep caramel brown color with modest orange highlights, light brightening up the tones significantly and revealing quite a bit of burnt orange-yellow color. Carbonation is visible through the transparent body, both in the center and along the sides of the glass.

Aroma is primarily of pale, toasted, and toffee-like malts, with some fruity esters reminiscent of pear or fruit cocktail syrup; very little hop character is noticeable, which is almost shocking these days for a "US pale ale."

Very modest fruit esters alongside some pale, toasted, and toffee-like malts, a bit of mineral character, and mild, fairly indistinct hop bitterness. Aftertaste is pleasant, a mix of mild hop bitterness, fruity esters, and pale malts.

Beer is medium to medium-light in body, with mid-level carbonation that foams this up slightly on the palate, resulting in a slightly creamy, but still smooth overall mouthfeel. Finish is mostly dry.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 01:54:30 | More by falloutsnow

gopens44

Virginia

1.75/5  rDev -48.5%

08-14-2012 20:22:30 | More by gopens44

scootercrabb

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

08-06-2012 00:50:48 | More by scootercrabb

enelson

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

07-22-2012 17:36:00 | More by enelson

EGolfer4

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

07-11-2012 23:43:23 | More by EGolfer4

engberg88

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

07-10-2012 04:17:57 | More by engberg88

PeterOrlando92

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

06-20-2012 04:20:18 | More by PeterOrlando92

twbeecher

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

06-04-2012 17:24:06 | More by twbeecher