Church Brew Works

Brewpub in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Church Brew Works

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3525 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201, United States

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #7. ]Light unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity, overriped fruit, light to moderate yeasty, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, and a acrid peppery alcohol finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcohlic. [20090501]

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2009 at 04:19


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-5L keg–pours a white head with some lacing and hazy yellow color. Aroma is yeast, light fruit, light malt, honey. Taste is yeast, light fruit, light malt, honey, secondary herbal hops. OK effervescence. Thanks beastiefan2k for sharing.

Tried on 19 Jun 2009 at 09:35


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-22oz bottle–pours a white head and amber color. Aroma is candy/pine. Taste is pine hops with some light malt. Thanks beastiefan2k for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2009 at 09:30


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Unclear orange with a medium beige head. Sweet yeasty aroma toasted malt and caramel notes. Flavour was sweet yeasty with roasted malt, caramel, yeast and ripe fruits. Finished sweet.

Tried on 08 Jun 2009 at 07:59


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Who the hell puts a tripel in a 5L mini keg? - it’s like serving a martini in a yard glass - I think the mini keg must be some kind of cruel joke, because this beer was not all that good - sweet honey and strong herbs throughout, with some light vanilla and mango - everything was just kind of muddled and blah - maybe the brewers knew this - maybe their reasoning was, "we can unload this crap fast if we sell it in mini kegs; by the time they realize it’s crappy, it’ll be too late; they’ll be stuck with 4.9 liters of mediocre beer" - the scene ends in a fade out, with the brewers laughing maniacally while slowly clasping and unclasping their hands.

Tried from Can on 31 May 2009 at 21:46


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

I had this once before, I think CaptainCougar shared it at a gathering. I wasn’t a fan then but thought I would give it another go around at the brewpub. 750mL split between 3 people. The pour is completely murky, thick, cannot see into it at all. The color is orange-copper. There are some small carbonation bubbles that pop up at the sides of the glass. Aroma is strong, sweet, cherry, and alcohol... surprised? It is strong and out of control. The cherry is there and it works decently. Taste has a lot more alcohol, they even tingle the lips a little bit. Alcoholic biscuit bread throughout, much less cherry comes trough, just a sweetness. Hot mess as I first thought.

Tried from Can on 27 May 2009 at 11:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @ brewpub. Dark copper/brown color with a small but strong head. Aroma is tangerine zingy hops with light caramel malts. The taste has a but less zing and a but more hops. Some medium bitterness follows. It is about as average as a DIPA can get, needs less malts, which get in the way of the hops.

Tried from Draft on 27 May 2009 at 11:32


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @ the brewpub, comes with a strong small head that never fades atop a dark copper/brown color. Aroma is strong on the maltiness and light sweetness represented with dank malts. and even some dank hops as well. Flavor has a nice sweetness with a but of a woodsy maltiness and clearer hops (indistinct). I like the sweetness but seems unnatural for the style.

Tried from Draft on 27 May 2009 at 11:27


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Courtesy of Beerman6686. Pours hazy deep rose with thin white head. The aroma is moderate in strength and carries notes of prunes, cherries and black pepper. There’s also a mild under current of sour tartness. The taste is prune, cherry and a moderate level of black pepper. A nice smooth sweetness seems to run from front to back and balancing the peppery-ness and dark cherry fruitiness.

Tried on 25 May 2009 at 08:20


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Miver. Pours a clear amber golden with an off-white head. Sweetish fruity aroma with light notes of yeast. Quite full-bodied with plenty of fruit, a little phenols and yeast. Not many traces of cherries though. A little sulphurous with a dry finish and some alcohol showing. 010509

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2009 at 14:43