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Capital City Brewing Company Downtown DC Beer List

Capitol Kolsch
This lager like ale is modeled after the official beer of Köln, Germany. Kolsch is delicate and refreshing with a slight fruitiness and supportive, yet unobtrusive hop bitterness. 4.8% ABV

Pale Rider
Our American style pale ale is medium to full bodied with an assertive hop bitterness and aroma. The citric, floral flavor and fragrance of American hops is balanced with a strong malt backbone of Pale and Munich malt. 6.1% ABV
Amber Waves
2006 Silver Medal, 2005 Gold Medal GABF
A medium bodied west coast style amber ale. This is aggressively hopped with Perle and Cascade hops, and is held together by its sweet malty center. 5.3% ABV

Dunkelweizen
In many ways this unfiltered German wheat beer is like its close cousin the hefeweizen. It has a light body, low hop bitterness and aroma, and uses over 50% wheat malt. unlike hefeweizen, it has a light mahoghany color due to the use of munich and caramel malts, with a touch of chocolate to finish it out. hope you enjoy! 5.1% ABV
Oatmilk Stout
This English style oatmeal stout has lactose sugar added to the boil to give it extra body and a smooth finish, along with the oatmeal contributing to the body and silky mouthfeel. It has a full bodied flavor with enough hop presence to balance the flavor of the dark malts. 6.8%abv
Ipa
This is a medium bodied, unfiltered american style india pale ale, meaning we used a ton of Pacific northwest hops to give it huge citrus and floral aroma and flavor. The bitterness of the hops is gentle enough to not overpower this beer, but it still pack a wallop. 6.5%abv

Saint Adrian’s Alt
This German-style brown ale was originally brewed in the Northern city of Dusseldorf. Our version has a copper color with a light to medium body. German noble hops balance out this beer with a crisp bitterness that leaves you wanting more. 5.5%ABV

Capital City Brewing Company Capital Hill Beer List

Capitol Kölsch
A light bodied golden ale originally brewed in the city of Koln, Germany characterized by lightly fruity aroma, a mildly sweet middle, and a crisp hoppy finish.

Pale Rider Ale
A medium to full bodied American pale ale with loads of hop character in the aroma flavor and finish using only west coast American hops and supported by a solid malt backbone.

Amber Waves Ale
A Pacific Northwest inspired American amber ale with a big Cascade hop aroma, a sweet malty middle with mild bitterness and a balanced finish.

PROHIBITION PORTER
A medium bodied, robust English porter. This dark ruby (almost black) hued beer has a roasted coffee aroma, a sweet malty middle and ends with a mild, yet distinct chocolate flavor in the finish.

Nut Brown Ale
A medium bodied and unfiltered American Brown Ale brewed with several varieties of caramel and chocolate malts yielding a beer with a sweet malty nose, light caramel flavor, and finished with a crisp American hop character

Belgian golden
Our holiday seasonal brew is a light bodied and refreshing, golden hued Belgian ale that begins with a bready aroma followed by a light and effervescent body and ends with a dry lightly spiced finish. Happy Holidays!

Gordon Biersch DC

HEFEWEIZEN(hay-fa-VEIT-sen)
Once reserved for Bavarian royalty for its light, sparkling quality. Later, wheat
beers were considered breakfast or after church beers, a testament to their crisp,
refreshing flavor.
Original gravity: 12.5° Plato Alcohol by volume: 5.23%

SCHWARZBIER
Literally “black beer” in German. Schwarzbier has a fairly light body with a dry, roasted
finish.
Original gravity: 11.2° Plato Alcohol by volume: 4.30%

GOLDEN EXPORT
A smooth, refreshing lager, lightly hopped with a dry finish. The demand was so high
when it was first brewed in the 1870s, that it was “exported” to other regions in Germany
Original gravity: 11.5° Plato Alcohol by volume: 5.00%

MÄRZEN(Maert-zen)
A dry, auburn-colored, Bavarian lager with a mildly sweet finish. It was originally brewed in
March (“März” in German) and stored in caves to be drunk during warmer weather.
Original gravity: 13.5° Plato Alcohol by volume: 5.70%

Brickskeller tapping some kegs

Just got an email from the Brickskeller saying that they are tapping a keg of Stone OAKED Arrogant Bastard Ale and are selling it for $3 a pint. Dave has also tapped a cask of Harviestoun Brewery’s Ptarmigan Ale, also selling for $3 a pint. Dave describes it as This is a 4.5%abv delicious, robust, flavorsome beer brewed from a blend of pale, crystal and wheat malts. It has a strong fruity palate which is nicely balanced by the blend of Hersbrûcker and Challenger hops and finished with a late hopping of Pioneer. (to non-geeks, that means this stuff is YUMMY!).

Tickets are on sale for the Lagunitas Beer Tasting at the Brickskeller January 9th! They will have some great rare beers from their vaults and a couple guests from the brewery upstairs at the Brick! Tickets for this truly special event are only $30.oo and can be ordered by calling 202-293-1885. Doors open at 6, we never start at 7!