Ibrew2or3 (10834) reviewed Celestial Gold from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Courtesy of sebletitje. Pours deep gold with copper core and thin white head. The aroma is floral and spicy hops to go along with malt sweetness. The taste is refreshing with grainy Munich like malts. Notes of floral and spice hops mixing with a citrus lemon undercurrent grow as the finish approaches. It ends try and tart.
cheap (9607) reviewed Czech Pils from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Pale yellow like any other ubiquitous pale yellow american lager. Mild aroma, it just smells like good ol beer. Taste comes across with an initial mild bitterness but it is not over the top. Has a much lower impression of IBU than is what’s listed in the description. Light carbonation. Has that typical background flavor of many CBW brews. Certainly a pilsner, has a gnawing building bitterness with each sip. Bitter bite builds ensues with each slug and culminates on the finish. On style but perhaps a little more bitterness than this lager lover can appriciate.
cheap (9607) reviewed Oktoberfest from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Nice beery aroma with hints of alky in the background. Has a light brown tint like iced tea and pale lager mixed. Rather flat on the palate. Taste is similar to their octoberfest marzen. Perhaps a little more bitterness than I was expecting. This is probably what makes it slightly different than the fest. Finish is short mild bitter linger. Not bad, just wish it was a little more fizzy.
Earlier Rating: 10/11/2007 Total Score: 2
Good clean beery aroma with a slight hint of yeast. Ubiquitous color with a thin tea froth head. Below average carbonation. A mild attack of slight bitterness, typical of the style and a little more bitterness than I expected. Has some background hints of hay. Typical fest flavors and the finish leaves you with a medium lingering industrial bitter palate.
mrbunn (3068) reviewed Thunderhop IPA from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Has a nice reddish copper hue with a head that lets me know it is hop heavy. That said, aromas are fairly mild and it is hard to pick up much more than some mild hops presence. Flavor is very nice, though and is a wonderful recovery from the mild nose. Big pine and citrus hops presence with enough caramel malt to keep it from coming across as watery or pure hops. At times the alcohol is too much and comes through as a little astringent, at other times it blends nicely. It’s a little rough around some of the edges, but better than most.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
On cask at the works. Creamy head, but otherwise looks like a pale lager. Smells like most CBW beers, clean and a little flowery fresh. Not much fruit in the aroma, but it is there. No carbonation. Some fruit in the taste but just barely. You would’t know it was blueberry if you weren’t told. Pretty much a good APA. Finish is typical APA, lingering medium, hops bitterness.
jcwattsrugger (14801) reviewed Cherry Quadzilla from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
750ml bottle @Hoboken#1-pours a white ring for a head and hazy amber color. Aroma is cherry/wood/grainy/spicy. Taste is cherry/wood/grainy/spicy, smoother than expected from the aroma.
cheap (9607) reviewed Blast Furnace Stout from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the CBW. Big black pour. No head, just little bubles on the inside edge. There is nice lacing tho even if there is no head, kinda wierd. Almost mild on the palate. Roasty backgrounds on the back of the palate. Almost, but not quite bitter. Good example of a dark beer that is not offensive. Just enough personality to keep you interested but not enough to be cross. Decent mild stout, enjoyable and friendly. Finish is old washed out campfire coals.
cheap (9607) reviewed Papal Indulgence from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Brownish very light iced tea color and no head. Ever so slightly hazy. Sweet alarming plastic alky aroma, olfactory like its gonna have some kick. Typical sweet sticky barleywine palate impact. Reminds me of many othe rbarley wines. At times this stuff is perfumy on the taste buds, if thats possible. Finsih is alky and coating. Hangs for a while and is a bit too much for this lager loving ratebeerian. On style for a BW.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed M Amarillo Black Ale from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Firkin version at Barley’s 6th Annual Mini RAF (04/26/08): This beer pours black with a medium thick light tan head that recedes slowly. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and hops. Medium-bodied with a roasty and hoppy character. Flavors of chocolate malt, coffee and touches of citrus are present as well. The finish is burnt malt and hops with a lingering coffee aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Thunderhop IPA from Church Brew Works 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Cappelli’s in Washington, PA. This brew pours a mostly clear dark amber color with a thin white head that dissipates slowly. Hoppy aroma with touches of pine and citrus. Medium-bodied with a moderately bitter hoppy character. Notes of pine and grapefruit with a small amount of malt in the background as well. The finish is hoppy with a lingering bitterness left behind. Overall there is just enough malt to keep this beer from becoming overly astringent but it is still pretty close to being too far in that direction. Still it is above average.