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Church Brew Blast Furnace Stout


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90
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A Sweet Stout brewed by
Church Brew Works

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
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on tap
common

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283.65/5.03.6/5.0Winter4.8%84 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
To give this beer a wonderful roasted flavor, we added unmalted, very darkly roasted barley. The roasted barley is mixed with a generous portion of chocolate colored malt giving the Blast Furnace Stout a beautiful ruby hue. We used our finest hops unsparingly to create a delicately balanced bitterness with a rich roastiness and fresh hop aroma. The East Kent Goldings hops were added with heavy hands at two different times. This unbridled addition grants a full hop flavor to our heavenly drink.

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 jjpm74 (2660), Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 20, 2007  
Growler courtesy of lukin013. Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Smells nutty with some underlying chocolate. Tastes nutty with a nicely balanced amount ofroastiness. A bit on the watery side, but otherwise an above average stout with an herbal semi-sweet finish.


 obxdude10 (1382), Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 14, 2007  
Excellent stout, almost black in color, creamy dark tan head that left very nice lacing around the glass, nose full of roasted grain, bread & toffee, very smooth & drinkable, creamy body with flavors of toasted malt, coffee & dark chocolate, creamy finish as well, very delicious


 JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 19, 2007  
Dark brown body, creamy nitro tan head. Slightly roasty winey merlot-like taste. Some chocolate for sweetness. Chocolate is roasty. Okay... interesting with the tanniny wine in there.


 kramer17801 (1832), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 24, 2007  
Growler, from brewpub, 03/10/07. Pours a flat black colored body under a thin large bubbled brown head that faded quickly. Aroma is very roasty with lots of coffee, some licorice, and a little burnt malt. Flavor is dry nutty and roasted malt with the coffee and licorice coming out on the dry lightly bitter finish. The hops have a pretty substantial impact througout but still just an accent to the malt. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly oily with light soft carbonation. This was a pretty decent Stout. Nice and roasty without being watery at any point. Not a chore to drink a whole growler of this one.


 red éric (1376), montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 7, 2007  
On tap at CBW, dark black color, a creamy tan-colored head, leaving laces, black roasted malt nose, with a burnt toast note, faint bitter dark chocolate, dark coffee beans roastiness, molasses, with a vanilla-mochaish spiciness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a roasty malty character, with a faint mochaish note, hint of dark coffee beans roastiness, dark chocolatey accent, leading towards a malt roastiness, and a floral hop bitterness finish.




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