Church Brew Pious Monk Dunkel

Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Dunkel/Tmavý
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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On tap at brewpub
Paired with four amazing peorogies this was a good introduction to what offerings Church Brew has. Flavorful and sessionable it wasn’t remarkable but still did a good job. It might work well as a benchmark for the style as in most ways this is what a dunkel should attempt to be (at a minimum).

Aroma / Appearance - Creamy molasses brown liquid tried to blend into the background of the table. Carbonated and sparkling it was a mix of brown sugar and flat cola. Malty, mellow, and sweet it did not leave much of an impression. However it also lacks any glaring flaws.

Flavor / Palate - Brown sugar, pine resin, and a touch of chocolate malt balls give this some character. Mostly serving as a background to the accompanying meal this is an ideal session beer. It leaves little to remember it by after quickly fading. Despite that it does get credit for being somewhat accurate to the style and not trying to be some big ABV malt bomb interpretation.

Tap @ Church - Brown, clear pour. Arouma is nutty, nuts toffee and bubblegum. smooth and sweet. Finishes bitter with some astringency.

On tap at Church on our way to RBSG. Pours a clear ruby hued brown. Sweet malt and cola on the nose. Flavors are similarly sweet, cherries and dark fruit. Toast and light bitterness on the finish.

Thin tan head thats short lived, thin spotty lace. Clear amber hued brew. Nose is bready malts, lightly sour and malty sweet, kinda. Body is almost medium, low carbonation, erf. Light grainy maltiness, some caramel, light toasty notes, light sourness. Lightly sweet finish, grainy. Bottle from cheapdark. Thanks bro!

Dark brown color with no head. Aroma of banana, caramel, and spice. Flavor was a bit light though tastes of fruit, caramel, and spice were clearly evident. Decent beer.

A- pours dark amber in color with white head that fades. S- smells dark. Nuts, malt, chocolate, caramel T- good mix of malt, chocolate, nuts and caramel P- smooth with medium body and low carbonation O- the combination of the taste and smoothness makes this a pretty drinkable beer Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-04-2007 18:41:35

12 oz. bottle. Good amber/brown color. Decent head that doesn’t last too long. Malty and nutty flavor. Finishes somewhat dry. An overall acceptable beer. Looking forward to drinking this when it’s hot.

Pours a nice amber color with a thin tan head. Light aroma of malts and nuts with a hint of floral hops. Flavor is sweet with hints of roasted malts and caramel with a subtle hoppy finish. This would make a nice summer beer.

Bottle from MrChopin. Pours a murky golden brown with almost no head. Minty, vegetal, munich malt aroma, licorice and fennel and charcoal. Good complexity. Clean, lightly spicy, and quite pleasant. In the mouth there is a very mild veggie and white sugar sweetness, hazelnut and cashew, with surprisingly a little bit of alcohol burn in the late finish, along with a touch of noble hop bitterness. Easy drinking, dead on style. I wish more brewers were brewing lagers like this.

Caramel and nutty aroma. Brown/amber color with an off white head. Taste is lightly malty, nutty, slightly sweet. Watery mouthfeel. Middle of the road beer.