Capital Brewery

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Capital Brewery
An outside view of Capital Brewery
An outside view of Capital Brewery

Location Middleton, Wisconsin
United States
Active Beers
Wisconsin Amber American Amber/Red lager
Brown Ale English brown ale
Capital 1900 American all-malt lager
Munich Dark Munich dunkel lager
Bavarian Lager Munich helles lager
Special Pilsner German pilsner
Kloster Weizen Hefe weizen
Island Wheat American pale wheat ale
Seasonal Beers
Maibock Maibock
Fest Märzen/Octoberfest
Oktoberfest Märzen/Octoberfest
Winter Skâl American Amber/Red lager
Limited Release Beers
Blonde Doppelbock Doppelbock
Weizen Doppelbock Weizenbock
Autumnal Fire Doppelbock
Dark Doppelbock Doppelbock
Eisphyre Eisbock

Founded on March 14, 1984, by Madison, Wisconsin entrepreuner Ed Janus, Capital Brewery is a brewery located in Middleton, Wisconsin. They first began production in the spring of 1986, and now produce 17,000 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 Brewery’s beers are currently distributed in six Midwestern States: Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Missouri.

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