Church Brew Belgian Black Ale from Church Brew Works

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Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Belgian Ale
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in
3 3.63/5.0 3.32/5.0 Special 8% 0 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
Our next available specialty beer is the Belgian Black Ale. This beer has been modeled after Unibroues Chamblay Noir from Canada. You will notice the color is almost as dark as a stout. This comes from the chocolate and black malt as well as the addition of Belgian candi sugar. This beer is full bodied with a fruity complexity from the yeast and soft flavors from the roasted malts. The hop profile was kept low so that the sweetness of the malt really shines. The alcohol level is high although you wouldn’t know it from the smooth finish of this beer. I hope everyone enjoys our spin on this relatively new style of beer.

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kassner (429), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 26, 2008

Had this beer on draft with Pizza at Church Brew Works. I really nice belgian and the dark malts added even more character. Otherwise I very good example of the style.

JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 19, 2007

Dark cola body. Thin light tan head. Sweet metalic fruity water aroma. Fruity belgian esters, fizzy and awkward body. Sweet estery fruits, but some dry roasted malt character too. Like a sweet belgian brewpub dunkel. Seems like a slight mess at first with all the bubblegummy fruit, but somewhat thick and redeeming after a while. Definitely a litte unique.

zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 21, 2007

On tap at the Church. Dark chocolate brown, off white head. Aroma is banana, malt and bubblegum, quite sweet. Flavor is banana, malt, meat, subtle blue cheese, pine.

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