Autumnal Fire
Capital Brewery

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From:
Capital Brewery
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Doppelbock
Ranked #27
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
90
Ranked #8,310
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 9.88%
Reviews:
345
Ratings:
611
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 28, 2023
Added:
Jan 26, 2002
Wants:
  83
Gots:
  39
With a deep copper hue and rich malty flavor this renowned doppelbock warms like burning embers of a mid-autumn fire as the nights grow cooler. You may be tempted to share, but keep this Fire for yourself. It’s that good!
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Ratings by DaPeculierDane:
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Reviewed by DaPeculierDane from Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
The bartender told me this was 12% ABV. From the taste, I think its more like 8 or 9.

Minimal carbonation, very smooth, and strong.

Poured with no head but I didn’t mind because I was enthralled by the deep burnt orange color. Just from the look of it I can tell that this is going to be a great fall beer.

The nose is tantalizing. Those furious Deutscher malts that one finds in all the best dopplebocks are abundant here.

The first taste is nutty and it leaves a beet taste in my mouth. For some reason I’m also reminded of rutabaga. I think this means that the beer is earthy. At any rate it keeps making me think about roots the whole time I drink it.

I sip it slow like warm brandy. It feels energizing and my lips and tongue are pleased with the slight residual sweetness left on them after each sip.

Not a beer that I could drink more than one or two of though. After 18 oz or so, a mucus formed over the roof of my mouth and it started to reject something in it. This happens to me when I drink to much Barley wine too. I think it's my mouth's way of saying I've had enough.
Sep 15, 2005
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by branko7 from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a beautiful golden orange to brown. The head subsides completely, and the carbonation is light, with a nice mouthfeel. Smells an interesting sweet spice. Sweet, malty, balanced, a bit of the spice on the aftertaste. You feel the ABV, but not overly so. I love it.
Feb 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.42 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Nov 26, 2021
 
Rated: 4.1 by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

Nov 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.24 by cd34 from Illinois

Nov 10, 2021
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Reviewed by dave_j_mke from Wisconsin

4.41/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pour: reddish copper color with good dense khaki head.
Aroma: of toffee, dried dark fruit, brown sugar, light toasted note and a bit of alcohol.
Taste: Toffee, dried dark fruit like raisins and dates, brown sugar, and loads of syrupy malt. A bit of alcohol heat in the middle, but it's pleasant. Slight bitterness on the finish but the sweetness lingers with malt leading the charge.
Mouthfeel: Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; a bit "sticky" but the carbonation provides good balance.
Overall: Complex, robust, warming, and sweet, this is a great representation of the doppelbock style.
Oct 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.98 by BrendanStoehr96 from Wisconsin

Jun 29, 2021
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Reviewed by TheOccasionalBeer from Wisconsin

4.14/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pouring a transparent copper, this beer loses its small taupe head rather quickly. The smell is a faint caramel-apple cider. The taste right out of the bottle echoed the smell, but about half-way through I started picking up some citrus notes and astringency. The mouth feel was a little thick and slippery, but not unpleasantly so. Initially, I thought this was a great beer. While it is good, the fact that it changed/deteriorated the longer it sat (and we're talking 6-8 minutes) would make me hesitant to get a six-pack. Definitely worth a try, and I'll have to try another a little farther down the road.
Dec 20, 2020
 
Rated: 3.47 by eppie82 from Illinois

Aug 17, 2020
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Rated by hof_1991 from Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very solid and not alcohol forward. Short of outstanding only in that it might be too smooth.
Nov 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Stengelfoot from California

Oct 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Commandophile from Illinois

Sep 27, 2019
 
Rated: 2.71 by Chilmer from Iowa

Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by -hr from Minnesota

Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Nov 22, 2018
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Reviewed by Milktoast75 from Wisconsin

3.48/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle into snifter. Deep copper color. Strong ice tea look. Tried to get a good head on pour but maybe a half inch that dissolves quickly. Toffee, fruit, malt, caramel on the nose. Malt taste up front with a muddled bunch of flavors. Was hoping for a BIG flavor of something. Like malty caramel or rich bock (this is billed as a doppelbock). Light carbonation. Very easy drinking because there is not much in your way.
Disappointed in this years version. Tasted watered down. I’ve had much better versions over the years. It’s good. But should and can be great.
Oct 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Vidblain from Minnesota

Sep 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by wolverine0712 from Missouri

Sep 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by Zenboy99 from Wisconsin

Mar 30, 2018
Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 611 ratings