Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Heavenly Hefe Weizen from Church Brew Works 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sample at the brewpub. Cloudy straw color with a thin white head and stringy lacing. Aroma of wheat and citrus. Light, thin body with a wheaty character, along with mild citrus and yeast. The finish remains thin and watery with a touch of hops. Fairly weak in all regards.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Blast Furnace Stout from Church Brew Works 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub. Pours pitch black with a wispy tan head and thin spotty lacing. Pleasant aroma of coffee and malt. Smooth and rich mouthfeel with toasted malt, coffee and chocolate flavors. The finish is bittersweet chocolate with a lingering touch of hops afterward. Solid all around.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Pious Monk Dunkel from Church Brew Works 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a murky dark amber color with a medium thin light beige head and spotty lacing. Bready malt aroma, along with a hint of nuts. Medium-bodied and smooth with malt and caramel flavors, plus a bit of chocolate. It kind of falls off though, and the lightly bitter hops aftertaste is short-lived as well. This showed promise at first but ended up being pretty run-of-the-mill.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Pipe Organ Pale Ale from Church Brew Works 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Sample at the brewpub. Light gold/amber color with a weak ivory head and very little lacing. Aroma of earthy malt and hops. Fairly light body, with a bland floral hops flavor and not much else. The finish is lightly bitter hops with a touch of citrus in the aftertaste. This brew doesn’t really have much going for it.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Celestial Gold from Church Brew Works 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the brewpub. Pale golden color with a compact white head with fair retention. Minimal lacing. Light hops and nuts in the aroma. Light body with a clean mouthfeel, and mild but flavorful hops taste. There is a bit of grass and malt in there too. The finish is effervescent and lightly bitter. Pretty good for the style.
notalush (7362) reviewed Pipe Organ Pale Ale from Church Brew Works 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
I don’t quite understand why this beer has so many low ratings - I really haven’t been this impressed with a "mere pale ale" in quite some time - nice cloudy copper color, with a few suspended floaties - pretty full and spicy aroma, with the herbal quality of the kent goldings showing through - light body, sure, but it is a pale ale, is it not? - biscuity, bready malt is there in abundance, but washes clean in the finish, which may be why others characterize this as "thin-bodied" - semi-dry, toasty finish, with long-lingering hops presence - overall a really nice pale ale, and one that deserves more attention.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Millennium Trippel from Church Brew Works 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled from a 5 liter keg can this beer poured a cloudy bright golden color with a medium sized soapy tan head. The aroma is sweet and yeasty with a noticeable table sugar element. The flavor is moderately sweet and sugary with golden fruits, banana and clove and a hint of a spicy undertone. The finish is a bit medicinal. Decent.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Mad Brewer Maibock from Church Brew Works 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a bright golden color with a small white head. The aroma is sweet and almost honey like. The flavor is sweet and honeyish with a roasty bitterness that follows. There is a mild alcohol flavor that intrudes.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed English Old Ale from Church Brew Works 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled on draft at the brewery the beer poured a cloudy brownish gold with a small white head. The aroma is faintly malty. The flavor is bitter and tangy with moderate floral hops. The finish is bitter. Rather unremarkable.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Penance Porter from Church Brew Works 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark black color with only a trace of a tan head. There is a mild dry malt aroma. The mouthfeel is thin and watery. The flavor is very dry and has a mild malt presence. Little body or finish. A well below average porter.