Capitol City Brewing Company

Brewpub in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1992

Closed in 2025

Contact
1100 New York Ave NW, Frnt 1, Washington D.C., DC, 20005, United States

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7/10
Tried on 28 Feb 2017 at 17:48

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the downtown location. Poured a kind of light brown color, expected it to be a bit more ruby in color. Aroma was not as nutty as I would have expected either. Light hop notes, some earthy notes. Light caramel malts both in flavor and aroma. Light and easy to drink. Drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2017 at 12:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the downtown location. Poured a slightly dark clear dark amber/orange color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light sweet brown sugar, light nutty notes, slight raisin. Touch of clove, light wheaty-bubblegum notes. Finishes a touch sweet. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2017 at 11:38

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught @ the brewpub, Downtown DC. Pours clear dark amber with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt, yeast and caramel. Sweetish flavour of caramel malt,mwith bready and estery touches, and notes of hops. Bitter and somewhat bready aftertaste. Okay but not a typical pale ale.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub, Downtown DC. Pours cloudy very dark brown with small off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and yeast, with roasty notes. Bitter, roasty flavour wih notes of malt and yeast and touches of coffee and hops. Estery and roasty aftertaste. Decent.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught @ the brewpub, Downtown DC. Pours murky copper brown with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of roast, pumpkin and cinnamon, with notes of malt and yeast. Bitter flavour of roast and cinnamon, with notes of malt, yeast and hops, and touches of pumpkin. Rough and estery aftertaste with bitterish notes. Okay but not much in the way of a porter.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 14:45

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy golden, small off white head, dissipates quickly, decent lacing. Aroma of lemon, paper, field grass. Flavor is light sweet, light tart, lemony, fruity, white pepper. Light body, interesting.
Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2016 at 19:59

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours clear golden, small off white head, decent lacing my aroma of light smoke, malty, CX hints of lemon and pine. Flavor is light sweet, light plus smoke, minimal bitterness. Light body, pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2016 at 19:54

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at Capitol City Shirlington. Slightly hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of malt, citrus, wheat. Tastes of malt, wheat, light citrus. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2016 at 19:53

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
4 oz pour on draft at Capitol City Shirlington. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of jalapeno flesh and skin mostly. Tastes of jalapeno skin and flesh, light citrus, floral notes. Medium body with a dry finish. No pepper heat, just flavor mostly.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2016 at 19:50