Autumnal Fire
Capital Brewery in Middleton, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Regular|
Score
7.25
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superspak (10209) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, 2012 vintage bottling. Pours slightly hazy deep reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, raisin, plum, fig, date, brown sugar, light nuttiness, light chocolate, slight tobacco/leather and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark fruit and dark/bready malt sweetness; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, raisin, plum, fig, date, brown sugar, light nuttiness, light chocolate, slight leather/tobacco, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Slight earthy/roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, raisin, plum, fig, date, brown sugar, light nuttiness/chocolate, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity and robustness of big dark fruit and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/dark fruit balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and slightly slick/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome doppelbock style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of big dark fruit and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
LeninCat (7993) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Gabf. Fairly clear, golden yellow orange appearance with an off white head. Very rich, sweet, caramel, toffee malty aroma. Very sweet, rich caramel, licorice, lager flavor but quite rich.
Deanso (15008) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
35cl bottle from a friend. Thick creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Very nice.
Sebletitje (14835) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
courtesy of tpd975 pours amber, thin off-white head aroma-flavor, light dark fruits, caramel malts and roasted flavors. Some hints of bitterness. Nice doughy malty finish mixed with a lingering mild bitterness topepd with some dark fruits.
Viper666-Qc (10209) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bouteille 12oz, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée-cuivrée et légèrement voilée. Nez fruité (moyen de prunes et de dates, notes de raisins), malté de caramel légèrement rôti et terreux, de pain et de biscuits, léger de houblon floral et aux notes herbeuses ainsi que des notes épicées (poivre), d’alcool doux et de noix. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche et sirupeuse. Goût de levures fruitées (prunes, léger de dates et de raisins vineux, traces d’agrumes) avec un léger goût épicé (cannelle, traces de réglisse noire) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté sucré de caramel moyennement rôti et aux notes terreuses (traces fumées), léger de biscuits et de pain ainsi que des notes de chocolat et de sucre brun parallèlement à un léger goût d’alcool doux et réchauffant puis en finale l’on retrouve un goût moyen-léger amer de houblon floral aux notes herbeuses, un moyen goût de noix asséchantes et de petites notes épicées (poivre). Post-goût moyen-long et sec, moyennement amer de rôti, de houblon floral-herbeux avec un léger goût de noix et de fruits (moût de raisins, pelures de prunes) ainsi que des notes d’alcool.
Sloefmans (14286) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Virtually no head; yellowish rim over foxy-red copper beer. Extremely fruity nose: oranges, strawberries, peach, ending on mild lemon & caramel. Specially the strawberry aroma is very prominent. Very cake-like, toasted with caramel, soft rich Belgian buns. Fruity notes are more subdued than in the nose; flavours as from Maillard, scorched breadcrust & bitter oranges. Burning MF, alcoholwarming. Not very bodied for a Doppelbock. Not bad, but quite sweet; rather fierce but thinnish Doppelbock. Thanks to beerboy!
omhper (39870) reviewed Autumnal Fire from Capital Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled, thanks cquiroga! Clear ruby. Warming with loads of thick, roasty malt, restrained sweetness and soft mouthfeel. Low hop rate that puts all focus on the malt character. A good doppelbock.