Capital Supper Club

Capital's new Supper Club is a bit of a trend among craft brewers where a beer is introduced that seems to hew to a lot of the tropes established by the big guys, except with an eye toward quality rather than keeping the price per ton as low as possible. Macro drinkers are fooled into trying scary new beers that may seem safe and familiar, but have just a little more flavor than they are used to. Full Sail's Session Light and Dark, New Glarus's Spotted Cow, and August Schell's Grain Belt Nordeast are all part of this slightly subversive trend- modest beers that still pack a lot more flavor than their major brewer's counterparts- a gateway to quality.

 

Capital Supper Club pours a a thin head over a clear straw colored brew. Carbonation is lively, and the nose is light barley malt, sweet corn, and lager yeast. The flavor is simple and direct- light sweet malt, notes of corn, and a little herbal hop off the back. Mouthfeel is light and crisp- the whole package easy drinking, inoffensive, and like the label says, "not bad."

 

 

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