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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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'''Capital Brewery''' is a [[brewery]] located in [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]], [[Wisconsin]]. Founded on March 14, 1984, by [[Madison, Wisconsin]] entrepreneur [[Ed Janus]], it is in a former egg processing plant. The company first began production in spring, 1986, and now produces 22,000 [[Barrel (unit)|barrels]] of [[beer]] annually. It produces 16 distinct beers, of which eight are annuals, four are seasonals, and four are limited release. Most are made using the strict [[Reinheitsgebot]] guidelines.  


The company's brews have won individual awards at a number of competitions, including the [[Great American Beer Festival]], and [[The Great Taste of the Midwest]]. The brewery was awarded the distinction of Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer from 1998 to 2004 in 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 brewery was also rated #7 in the world at this time.
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>


Capital Brewery has a large beer garden that is host to events throughout the year. One of the more popular is Bockfest, held on the last Saturday in February. Bockfest celebrates and ushers in the annual release of Capital Blonde Doppelbock, Capital's most highly decorated brew. Blonde Doppelbock has been awarded platinum three times in the past eight years at the World Beer Championships.
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>


== Current Beer Lineup ==
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>
=== <u>Annual</u> ===
These beers are available year 'round


'''Supper Club'''
== Beers produced ==


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


AWARDS
=== Seasonal ===
*1989 Chicago Beer Society (Silver)
*1992 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
*1995 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (Silver)
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (82 - Bronze)
*1999 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91-Gold)
*2008 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2009 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92-Gold)


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


AWARDS
=== Limited release (some are included in the 'Capital Square Series')===
*1995 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver)
*1999 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold)
*2004 - World Beer Cup - Bronze
*2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92-Gold)
*2009 North American Brewers Assocation (Silver)
*2009 Canfest - Gold


'''Capital Dark'''
*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)


AWARDS
=== Beers in hibernation ===
*1987 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
*1987 Great Taste of the Midwest (Best of Show)
*1988 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
*1990 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
*1997 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
*2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2003 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2005 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
*2006 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91 - Gold)
*2008 North American Brewers Assocation (Silver)
*2009 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)


'''Island Wheat'''
*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)


AWARDS
==References==
*2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (83-Bronze)
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'''Pale Ale'''
 
'''Rustic Ale'''
 
=== <u>Seasonal</u> ===
 
'''Maibock''' Available March - April
 
AWARDS
*1991 Chicago Beer Society (Gold)
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
*2000 World Beer Cup (Silver)
*2002 World Beer Cup (Gold)
*2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2003 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
*2003 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2005 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold)
*2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold)
 
'''Fest''' Available May - July
 
AWARDS
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (86 - Silver)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
*2002 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2003 North American Brewers Association (Honorable Mention)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
*2005 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold)
 
'''Oktoberfest''' Available August - October
 
AWARDS
*1989 Great Taste of the Midwest (Bronze)
*1989 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
*1995 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
*1996 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 -Gold)
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
*2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
*2004 U.S. Beer Tasting Championship Grand Champion in Vienna/Marzen
*2009 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92-Gold)
 
'''Winter Skal''' Available November - January
 
AWARDS
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (83 - Bronze)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (81- Bronze)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (94 - Gold)
*2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (86-Silver)
 
===<u> Limited Release</u> ===
 
'''Blonde Dopplebock'''
 
AWARDS
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91 - Gold)
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (97 - PLATINUM)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (96 - Platinum)
*2002 World Beer Cup (Gold)
*2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2004 USBTC Grand Champion in the catagory of Bock/Doppelbock
*2005 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (96 - Platinum)
*2006 World Beer Cup (Bronze)
*2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (98 - Platinum)
*2008 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2009 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
 
'''Autumnal Fire'''
 
AWARDS
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold)
*1997 Chicago Beer Society International Tasting - Award of Merit
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2004 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
*2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold)
*2006 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
*2006 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold)
*2008 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
*2009 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold)
 
=== <u>Beers in Hibernation</u> ===
 
'''Bavarian Lager'''
 
AWARDS
*1995 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold)
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (82 - Bronze)
*1996 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver)
*2000 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (94 - Gold)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
*2002 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
*2008 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2009 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
 
'''Brown Ale''' Went in to hibernation in Spring 2009.
 
AWARDS
*2002 Beverage Testing Institute (89 - Silver)
*2004 World Beer Cup - Bronze
*2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
 
'''Capital 1900''' Hibernating since 2006.
 
AWARDS
*2000 Beverage Testing Institute (84 - Silver)
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute (88 - Silver)
 
'''Dark Doppelbock'''
 
AWARDS
*1995 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
*1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
*1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver)
*1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
*2000 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships - Best of the Midwest in Bock Beer
*2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91 - Gold)
*2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
*2002 U.S. Beer Tasting Champioships - Best of the Midwest
*2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
*2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.capital-brewery.com Capital Brewery website]
*{{official|http://www.capital-brewery.com}}
 
*[http://www.capitalbikeclub.org Capital Brewery Bicycle Club website]
*[http://www.capital-brewery.com/images/2007bockfestpix2/index.html Pictures from Bockfest 2007]


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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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