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	~~{{Infobox company~~
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	~~\| hq_location = [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]<br />[[United States]]~~
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	~~\| founded = 1984~~
	~~\| founder = [[Ed Janus]]~~
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	~~\| industry = [[Alcoholic beverage]]~~
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	'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124025354/http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html\|archive-date=November 24, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.		'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124025354/http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html\|archive-date=November 24, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.

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	In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

	Capital was named the Grand National Champion in the 2013 [[U.S. Open Beer Championship\|US Open Beer Championship]], winning six medals.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/ \|title=2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion \|publisher=US Open Beer Championship \|location=Atlanta, GA \|date=July 2013\|accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>		Capital was named the Grand National Champion in the 2013 [[U.S. Open Beer Championship\|US Open Beer Championship]], winning six medals.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/ \|title=2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion \|publisher=US Open Beer Championship \|location=Atlanta, GA \|date=July 2013\|accessdate=2016-12-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224094342/http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/\|archive-date=December 24, 2016}}</ref>

	== Beers produced ==		== Beers produced ==

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	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=November 28, 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929005215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|newspaper=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]\|date=June 30, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929183320/https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=November 28, 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929005215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref>

	In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

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	'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.		'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124025354/http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html\|archive-date=November 24, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.

	==History==		==History==

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	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=November 28, 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929005215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref>

	In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

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	'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.		'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.

	=History==		==History==
	The company ~~first~~ began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>		The company began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>

	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

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	The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>		The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>

	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery ~~was awarded the~~ Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer ~~from 1998 to 2004~~ in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'~~' Reader~~'s ~~Choice Awards~~. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>

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	=History==		=History==
	The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref>https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html</ref>		The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>

	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery was awarded the Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer from 1998 to 2004 in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'' Reader's Choice Awards. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery was awarded the Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer from 1998 to 2004 in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'' Reader's Choice Awards. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>

	In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>https://isthmus.com~~/food-drink~~/beer/~~madison-~~brewers-team-up-to-make-biggest-beer-ever/</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

	Capital was named the Grand National Champion in the 2013 [[U.S. Open Beer Championship\|US Open Beer Championship]], winning six medals.<ref~~>https:~~/~~/captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html</ref~~><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/ \|title=2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion \|publisher=US Open Beer Championship \|location=Atlanta, GA \|date=July 2013\|accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>		Capital was named the Grand National Champion in the 2013 [[U.S. Open Beer Championship\|US Open Beer Championship]], winning six medals.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/ \|title=2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion \|publisher=US Open Beer Championship \|location=Atlanta, GA \|date=July 2013\|accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>

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	'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It ~~produces 24 distinct beers,~~ of ~~which nine are annuals, five are seasonal, and ten are limited edition~~. ~~Most are made using the strict [[Reinheitsgebot]] guidelines~~.		'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.

			=History==
			The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref>https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html</ref>

	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery was awarded the Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer from 1998 to 2004 in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'' Reader's Choice Awards. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery was awarded the Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer from 1998 to 2004 in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'' Reader's Choice Awards. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998. The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.~~{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}~~		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/</ref>

	~~Capital was named~~ the ~~Grand National Champion in~~ the ~~2013~~ [[~~U.S. Open Beer Championship\|US Open Beer Championship~~]]~~, winning six medals~~.<ref>~~{{cite web\|url=http~~://~~www.usopenbeer~~.com/~~2013~~-u-s-~~open/ \|title=2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion \|publisher=US Open Beer Championship \|location=Atlanta, GA \|date=July 2013\|accessdate=2016~~-12-~~23}}~~</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>https://isthmus.com/food-drink/beer/madison-brewers-team-up-to-make-biggest-beer-ever/</ref>

	Capital ~~Brewery’s beers are currently~~{{~~When~~\|date=~~September 2026~~\|~~reason~~=~~needs an as of or time frame context~~}} ~~distributed in four Midwestern States: [[Wisconsin]], [[Iowa]], [[Illinois]], and [[Minnesota]].~~		Capital was named the Grand National Champion in the 2013 [[U.S. Open Beer Championship\|US Open Beer Championship]], winning six medals.<ref>https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/ \|title=2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion \|publisher=US Open Beer Championship \|location=Atlanta, GA \|date=July 2013\|accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>

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	'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124025354/http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html\|archive-date=November 24, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.		'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] in [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Ed Janus]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], it is now situated in a former egg processing plant.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Grams \|first=Steven \|url=http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html \|title=Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer \|publisher=Passports & Cocktails \|date=2014-03-06 \|accessdate=2016-11-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124025354/http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html\|archive-date=November 24, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.

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	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=November 28, 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929005215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|newspaper=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]\|date=June 30, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929183320/https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=November 28, 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929005215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref>

	In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

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	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=November 28, 1998\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260929005215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|archive-date=September 29, 2026}}</ref>

	In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>		In 2008, the brewery teamed up with fellow brewery Great Dane Brewing Company to try to make the world's strongest beer, while following the [[Reinheitsgebot]] German beer purity law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544\|title=Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever\|first=Robin\|last=Shepard\|date=December 10, 2008\|website=Isthmus \| Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

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	The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>		The company first began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 [[Barrel (unit)\|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html\|title=Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition\|first=The Capital\|last=Times}}</ref>

	The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery ~~was awarded the~~ Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer ~~from 1998 to 2004~~ in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'~~' Reader~~'s ~~Choice Awards~~. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}		The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Robin \|date=2014-10-05 \|title=MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival \|url=https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720 \|access-date=2026-09-28 \|website=Isthmus {{!}} Madison, Wisconsin \|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery received a Reader's Choice Award from 1998 to 2004 for being Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer in ''[[The Capital Times]]''/''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]''s annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>		Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the [[Beverage Testing Institute]]'s World Beer Championships in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/\|title=Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark\|date=June 30, 2007}}</ref> The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/\|title=Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world\|date=November 28, 1998}}</ref>