Lubiere (24605) reviewed Thunderhop IPA from Church Brew Works 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
A dark reddish amber IPA with a thick moka head. In aroma, pleasant floral hops with wild grass notes. In mouth, a bitter and unbalanced version, lacking malts, bilous notes, watery. On tap at PA Flavor, April 9th, 2011.
cheap (9607) reviewed M Amarillo Black Ale from Church Brew Works 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Had this on tap at the Allegheny 6 Pack and Doghouse , nice place. I looked thru the listings and couldn’t find it so here it is. Big and black with a rocky tan head. Smell is just plain beery good with a small olfactory hit of pine. Some co2 but fairly flat. Taste is big and bitter,m as expected for the style. Pretty rude and it does taste like a dark IPA. A little over the top for this lager lover. Big long bitter linger, did I say its on style?
Earlier Rating: 7/5/2010 Total Score: 2.1
So this was my July 4th beer for 2010! Drank it with my wife. On tap at the brewery. Smells like a bitter IPA, you know, all floral hops and such. Looks like a really attractive stout, has lots of tan choco moose head and a its really black in the glass. First taste is virtually flat. Quite bitter chewing on green grapefruit rinds and spruce needles. Quite strong IPA wise but has a relatively watery and thin palate. Not viscous oily or mouthcoating like many IPA. Finish is bitter medicine. Medium strong lasting linger. Overall, reminds me of many darker rye IPA i’ve sampled. Yep, just an IPA masquerading as a stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft at Smokin’ Joe’s this beer poured a dark caramel color with a medium sized creamy beige head that lingered and produced great lacing. The aroma was very faint sweet cherries, pear, caramel and alcohol. The flavor was tangy with light candied fruit, sugar, nut and alcohol. The finish was long, nutty, fruity and had lingering sugar and alcohol. Thick and syrupy body. The booziness really detracts. Ok.
TimE (11144) reviewed Pious Monk Dunkel from Church Brew Works 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Light amber color. Chocolatey, very malty, a touch of cherry cough syrup. Not bad, but fairly average all around.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Oktoberfest from Church Brew Works 15 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft at 3 Rivers 6 Pack this beer poured a dark caramel-amber color with a trace white head that faded quickly. The aroma was tangy, sweetish and a touch fruity. The flavor was bitter, tart and dry with a nutty malt base and notes of caramel, nougat and faint citrus. The finish was long, tangy, dry and malty. Medium Body. Ok.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Coconut Stout from Church Brew Works 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a black color with a small khaki head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was faint dry and malty. The flavor was bitter with strong toasted coconut with a malty chocolate undertone. The finish was long, and dry with lingering coconut. Moderately full bodied. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark caramel-amber color with a medium sized beige head that lingered. The aroma was very faint with notes of fruit and malt. The flavor was tangy and sugary with notes of honey, candied pear, tart apricot, caramel, peach jam, pepper and noticable alcohol. The finish was long, tangy, tart, sugary and had lingering pear. The alcohol continues to show through. Boozy but very interesting.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Ambrosia from Church Brew Works 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a medium yellow-golden color with a small white head that faded quickly. The aroma was citric, herbal and tangy. The flavor was dry, tangy and citric with a moderate herbal presence and notes of cherry, bamboo shoots and oregano showing through. The finish was long, tangy, tart, herbal and fruity. Medium body. Interesting.
deyholla (22839) reviewed Cherry Quadzilla from Church Brew Works 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled at the January ’10 Metro Detroit tasting. Poured a cloudy orange with an amber hue and a creamy light brown head. Aroma was full of sugars, sweet cherries and some booze. Flavor was overly sweet with notes of cherries and booze.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a black color with a large creamy brown head. The aroma was sweet cocoa and vanilla with a faint roasty and smoky undertone. The flavor was a lovely mix of butter, rum, vanilla, cocoa and cream. The finish was long with cocoa and vanilla lingering. The lactose was very prominent and the chocolate is a bit on the subtle side. Moderately full bodied and creamy. Very nice.