Capital Vintage Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

This American Strong Ale pours a medium amber color from a 12 oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel and sweet, with a touch of hops. A medium bodied strong ale. The malts are caramel and sweet, lots of sweet dark fruit flavors. Hop are citrusy and floral. Kind of mild tasting and a little too sweet. Hides the alcohol very well. But it need more a of a flavor profile, either hops or malts to be an ASA. The Mouthfeel is full. The finish is clean and smooth. The aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 3

I am kind of disappointed. I have never had a bad beer from Capital Brewery until now. It poured a nice cloudy golden color with a nice head. However, its aroma was thick with alcohol fumes and very little else. The flavor was of intense sweetness and a dominant alcohol flavor which trumped everything else. Noticed a little caramel in there somewhere.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Pours a hazey orange colour with an almond coloured head. Aroma is of moderate alcohol fumes, and carmel. Mouthfeel is light and creamy with prevalent caramel and butterscotch flavors. Slightly nutty. finishes weak.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottled in late 2006, some age has helped improve the flavor of this strong ale. It now pours a cloudy light amber color with a very thin head that slides down the glass. There's a fruit medley in the wine-like nose. The flavors are reserved; mildly fruity, sweet and smooth with a quiet tangy-bitterness in the finish. This is not a bold, assertive ale. Rather it is mellow but rich and interestingly complex; a fine brew in the English tradition.