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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.
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| location      = [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]<br />[[United States]]
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    {{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]]}}
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    {{brewbox_beer|name=Fest|style=[[Märzen]]/[[Octoberfest]]}}
    {{brewbox_beer|name=Oktoberfest|style=[[Märzen]]/[[Octoberfest]]}}
    {{brewbox_beer|name=Winter Skâl|style=[[American Amber/Red lager]]}}
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    {{brewbox_beer|name=Weizen Doppelbock|style=[[Weizenbock]]}}
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Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Madison, Wisconsin]] entrepreuner [[Ed Janus]], '''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] located in [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]], [[Wisconsin]]. They first began production in the spring of [[1986]], and now produce 17,000 [[Barrel (unit)|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.
==History==
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>


Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the Beverage Testing Institute's World Beer Championships in 1998.
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’s beers are currently distributed in six Midwestern States: Wisconsin, [[Iowa]], [[Illinois]], [[Minnesota]], [[Ohio]], and [[Missouri]].
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>


==External link==
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 &#124; Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>
*[http://www.capital-brewery.com Capital Brewery website]


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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>
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[[Category:Companies based in Wisconsin]]
== Beers produced ==
[[Category:Wisconsin breweries]]
 
=== Annual ===
*Supper Club
*Special Pilsner
*Wisconsin Amber
*Capital Dark
*Mutiny IPA (Capital Brewery's First India Pale Ale)
*Island Wheat
 
=== Seasonal ===
 
*Maibock - Available March - May
*Lake House - Available June - July
*Oktoberfest - Available August - October
*Autumnal Fire September - December
*Winter Skal - Available November - Feb.
 
=== Limited release (some are included in the 'Capital Square Series')===
 
*Blonde Dopplebock (Winter/Spring)
*Fishin' in the Dark (Summer)
*Dark Dopplebock (Fall/Winter)
*Jobu (Brown Ale aged in rum barrels - Winter)
*Capital Coffee Dark (Coffee/vanilla infused Munich Dark)
 
=== Beers in hibernation ===
 
*Bavarian Lager
*Brown Ale - Went into hibernation in Spring 2009 (except for an occasional appearance as Jobu)
*Capital 1900 - Hibernating since 2006.
*Hop Cream
*Weizen
*U.S. Pale Ale
*Dark Voyage (dark IPA)
*Ghost Ship (white IPA)
*Grateful IPA (red IPA)
*Jacked Maibock (Spring)
*Capsized
*Appleanche (Fall)
*Pumpkinataur (Fall)
*Eternal Flame (Fall/Winter)
*Schwarz in a Box (Fall/Winter)
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*{{official|http://www.capital-brewery.com}}
*[http://www.capitalbikeclub.org Capital Brewery Bicycle Club website]
 
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[[Category:Beer brewing companies based in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies established in 1984]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1984]]

Latest revision as of 16:56, 6 October 2026

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.[1] It is one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.

History

The company began production in 1986 and now produces over 20,000 barrels of beer annually. It is considered one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States.[2]

The company's brews have won awards at a number of competitions, including the Great American Beer Festival,[3] 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 Journals annual contest. The company has received over 240 awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 15 categories.

Capital Brewery was named "America's #1 Rated Brewery" by the Beverage Testing Institute's World Beer Championships in 1998.[4] The brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.[5]

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.[6]

Capital was named the Grand National Champion in the 2013 US Open Beer Championship, winning six medals.[2][7]

Beers produced

Annual

  • Supper Club
  • Special Pilsner
  • Wisconsin Amber
  • Capital Dark
  • Mutiny IPA (Capital Brewery's First India Pale Ale)
  • Island Wheat

Seasonal

  • Maibock - Available March - May
  • Lake House - Available June - July
  • Oktoberfest - Available August - October
  • Autumnal Fire September - December
  • Winter Skal - Available November - Feb.

Limited release (some are included in the 'Capital Square Series')

  • Blonde Dopplebock (Winter/Spring)
  • Fishin' in the Dark (Summer)
  • Dark Dopplebock (Fall/Winter)
  • Jobu (Brown Ale aged in rum barrels - Winter)
  • Capital Coffee Dark (Coffee/vanilla infused Munich Dark)

Beers in hibernation

  • Bavarian Lager
  • Brown Ale - Went into hibernation in Spring 2009 (except for an occasional appearance as Jobu)
  • Capital 1900 - Hibernating since 2006.
  • Hop Cream
  • Weizen
  • U.S. Pale Ale
  • Dark Voyage (dark IPA)
  • Ghost Ship (white IPA)
  • Grateful IPA (red IPA)
  • Jacked Maibock (Spring)
  • Capsized
  • Appleanche (Fall)
  • Pumpkinataur (Fall)
  • Eternal Flame (Fall/Winter)
  • Schwarz in a Box (Fall/Winter)

References

  1. ↑ Grams, Steven (2014-03-06). "Capital Brewery-The Home of Real Wisconsin Beer". Passports & Cocktails. http://www.passportsandcocktails.com/2014/03/capital-brewery-home-of-real-wisconsin.html. Retrieved on 2016-11-23. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Times, The Capital. "Capital Brewery earns top honors at prestigious competition". https://captimes.com/news/local/city-life/capital-brewery-earns-top-honors-at-prestigious-competition/article_470764c6-5349-56be-a499-8508a57ddd00.html. 
  3. ↑ Shepard, Robin (2014-10-05). "MobCraft and Capital Brewery win medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival" (in en-us). https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D43720. 
  4. ↑ "Brewery says it’s No. 1, but Anheuser-Busch protests trademark". June 30, 2007. https://www.twincities.com/2007/06/30/brewery-says-its-no-1-but-anheuser-busch-protests-trademark/. 
  5. ↑ "Wild Goose beer rated among 10 best in world". November 28, 1998. https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/28/wild-goose-beer-rated-among-10-best-in-world/. 
  6. ↑ Shepard, Robin (December 10, 2008). "Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever". https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544. 
  7. ↑ "2013 U.S. Open Medal Winners and Grand National Champion". written at Atlanta, GA. US Open Beer Championship. July 2013. http://www.usopenbeer.com/2013-u-s-open/. Retrieved on 2016-12-23. 

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