Capital Brewery

Infobox Brewery
name = Capital Brewery


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location = Middleton, Wisconsin
United States
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active_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Wisconsin Amber|style=American Amber/Red lager brewbox_beer|name=Brown Ale|style=English brown ale brewbox_beer|name=Capital 1900|style=American all-malt lager brewbox_beer|name=Munich Dark|style=Munich dunkel lager brewbox_beer|name=Bavarian Lager|style=Munich helles lager brewbox_beer|name=Special Pilsner|style=German pilsner brewbox_beer|name=Kloster Weizen|style=Hefe weizen brewbox_beer|name=Island Wheat|style=American pale wheat ale
seasonal_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Maibock|style=Maibock brewbox_beer|name=Fest|style=Märzen/Octoberfest brewbox_beer|name=Oktoberfest|style=Märzen/Octoberfest brewbox_beer|name=Winter Skâl|style=American Amber/Red lager
other_beers = brewbox_beers|type=Limited Release brewbox_beer|name=Blonde Doppelbock|style=Doppelbock brewbox_beer|name=Weizen Doppelbock|style=Weizenbock brewbox_beer|name=Autumnal Fire|style=Doppelbock brewbox_beer|name=Dark Doppelbock|style=Doppelbock brewbox_beer|name=Eisphyre|style=EisbockFounded on March 14, 1984, by Madison, Wisconsin entrepreneur Ed Janus, Capital Brewery is a brewery located in Middleton, Wisconsin. Located in a former egg processing plant building, They first began production in the spring of 1986, and now produce 22,000 barrels of beer annually. It currently produces 16 distinct beers, of which 8 are Annuals, 4 are Seasonals, and 4 are under limited release. Most of these beers are made using the strict Reinheitsgebot guidelines.

Their brews have won numerous individual awards at many competitions, including Great American Beer Festival, and The Great Taste of the Midwest. The brewery itself was awarded the distinction of Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer from 1998 to 2004 from the "The Capital Times"/"Wisconsin State Journal" Reader's Choice Awards.

Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the Beverage Testing Institute's World Beer Championships in 1998. Capital still claims this distinction, as the BTI did not award it after 1998. The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.

Capital Brewery’s beers are currently distributed in six Midwestern States: Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Missouri.

Capital Brewery has a large beergarden which holds host to a myriad of events throughout the year. One of the more popular of these is Bockfest, which is held on the last Saturday of every February. Bockfest celebrates and ushers in the annual release of Capital Blonde Doppelbock, Capitals most highly decorated brew. Blonde Doppelbock has been awarded platinum three times in the past 8 years at the World Beer Championships.

External links

* [http://www.capital-brewery.com Capital Brewery website]

* [http://www.capital-brewery.com/images/2007bockfestpix2/index.html Pictures from Bockfest 2007]