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Church Brew Black Gold Pepper Pale Ale


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Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

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53.44/5.03.06/5.0Special4.8%0Lager glass, Tumbler

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 TheCaptain (526), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 21, 2009  
On tap in the Church - Dark caramel, clear with thin white head and some lacing. An herb/pepper ale with malts and grains. Worth a try!


 BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Brewed in the USA..... On tap at the Brew Works !!! Pours a lite amber color with a thin white head. Aroma of malts, pepper and floral notes. The taste is much of the same with the addition of orange peels. Mouthfeel is a bit strange at first, with some lingering pepper notes at the finish. Pretty interesting !!


JoeMurphy (30), Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Jul 12, 2009  
Waitress called it "Black and Gold" (for Pittsburgh), although the board said "Black Gold." Certainly an interesting beer. Honestly, I forgot that the waitress had said it was brewed with black pepper, so I spent a long time trying to figure out which hop variety they were using so much of. It was well balanced - not like most of the complaints I’ve heard about hot pepper beers - with a lingering pepperyness. Basically, I’m happy I tried one, but switched to the regular pale ale for my second beer.


 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Very nice. The pepper isn’t noticed until the end and aftertaste. Amber with a good head. Not a lot of aroma. Flavor is hoppy with the pepper coming on strong late. Good stuff.


 zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Feb 2, 2007  
On tap at the Church. Peach caramel salmon color. Aroma is citrus, floral, pineapple. Flavor is grass, citrus, floral.



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