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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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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ Shepard, Robin (December 10, 2008). "Madison brewers team up to make biggest beer ever". https://isthmus.com/beer/article.php%3Farticle%3D24544.
- ↑ "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.