Amber Waves Ale
Capitol City Brewing Company
- From:
- Capitol City Brewing Company
- District of Columbia, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #376 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,934 - Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 10.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 46
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 08, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 08, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.65/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
RB Transfer
Jun 08, 2025
Reviewed by NeilSilber1 from California
3.67/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours hazy amber red hue with fluffy khaki foamy cap at Capital City Brewery in DC (local draft). Citrus aroma and malty caramel and bread base, brewed with Columbus & Cascade hops. Good American Amber.
Jun 06, 2024
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.33/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A: pours an amber body with small white head with ok retention and lacing.
S: subtle caramel notes
T: toffee and caramel notes; slight burnt caramel aftertaste
M: light and crisp.
O: ok feel and taste; decent overall.
Apr 22, 2022S: subtle caramel notes
T: toffee and caramel notes; slight burnt caramel aftertaste
M: light and crisp.
O: ok feel and taste; decent overall.
Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota
3.52/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap. Pours a dark copper body, a bit of haze but mostly transparent. Good off white head and lacing. Nose is indistinct citrus and pine happiness. Taste opens lemon, moves to a cracker malt, and a dry, slightly soapy finish. Okay, but nothing memorable.
Apr 09, 2022
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Medium body with about medium carbonation,a slight hop bite.
Aroma is malt,grain,bready,slightly sweet
Taste follows the aroma, malt is a little sweet but theres a nice hop bitterness to balance it
Dec 31, 2019Aroma is malt,grain,bready,slightly sweet
Taste follows the aroma, malt is a little sweet but theres a nice hop bitterness to balance it
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.56/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A solid amber ale. Served on tap at the DC location. Garnet and amber colored ale, and a finger of eggshell foam on top. Nice, soapy lacing. Aromas of sweet malt, some tea, and a bit of grapefruit. Nice balance of flavors between caramel malt and citrus hops. Drinks easy.
May 19, 2019
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.64/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Rim bubbles for a head which leaves a dotted line of lace after the first sip and minor spotting thereafter. Solid amber to copper color with a mild haze.
Very mild aroma of lightly toasted pale malt.
Good body with an elevated effervescence, this beer leans to the malt with the balancing hop showing up in the swallow.
Mar 18, 2018Very mild aroma of lightly toasted pale malt.
Good body with an elevated effervescence, this beer leans to the malt with the balancing hop showing up in the swallow.
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