Capital Brewery Bocks
Capital Brewery Maibock
We have a fondness for bock-style beers. I suspect that this has been greatly encouraged by our close proximity to Capital Brewery, in Middleton, WI.
For those of you who are not blessed to live near Capital Brewery, you have my sympathy. Year after year, Capital Brewery, lead by Brewmaster Kirby Nelson, brews the most impressive, awesome, incredible award-winning bock-style beers in the world. No, seriously. In the world. Take a look at the list at the bottom of this post if you don’t believe me. It’s inspiring.
Captial Brewery hosts a Bockfest in late February year after year, complete with Kirby climbing up onto the roof of the brewery and throwing fish down upon the crowd. Yes. Fish. While that might be a bit thought provoking in and of itself, imagine Kirby on the roof throwing fish at the crowd with a broken leg. That was a memorable year, to be sure.
Each year we await the Maibock season. Served on tap at locations around Madison, this beer is terrific. But it has nothing on the Capital Blonde Doppelbock. This beer has to be experienced to be believed.
And as the summer winds down and fall chill starts to fill the air, it heralds in the tapping of the best beer in the world, Autumnal Fire. Here’s what Capital has to say about this amazing beer:
A blazing rich beer, this is a doppelbock based on an Octoberfest personality. Warm and intriguing, the perfect “Brandy Snifter” beer.
We often take our good fortune for granted. But I can tell you that we never take Capital Brewery Bocks for granted.
And here are their awards:
Capital Brewery Maibock 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)
Capital Brewery Blonde Doppelbock 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
Weizen Doppelbock Awards:
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 – Gold)
2002 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
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)
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)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (94-Gold)
2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2002 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships – Best of the Midwest
2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
