Church Brew Blast Furnace Stout

Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Sweet Stout
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Pruney, dark malt aroma. Nice looking opaque brown. Moderately bitter. Mouthy, with an odd frothiness. Dry Fairly quick finish. Not acidic or burnt tasting. Somewhwat simplistic, but solid.

On tap at the works....whew, had to take a step back before giving this a fair rating. Too many samples! Deep dark brown pour that yields a medium sized tan head....exits quickly. Really liked the aroma...choco-coffee edges, malty, vanilla...interesting. The flavor is pretty roasty, lightly bitter, creamy vanilla...more or less full bodied...surprisingly good. A great effort by some good brewers. We left the Church pretty impressed!

Pours from the growler an opaque dark brown. A vigorous pour gives it just a thin brown head that quickly disappears. Lacing? Zip. Smell is definitely a creamy coffee. Hints of bitter chocoalte. Roasty. Tiny bit of vanilla. A balanced taste, a balance of bitterness and sweetness int he malt. Almost like someone mixed a cream stout with an agressively bitter stout. Graininess in the mouth. Finish becomes a bit more bitter as you drink the pint. Mouth is medium and clean for a stout. Some lingering stickiness as you polish of the pint but mostly a bitter coffee aftertaste. Smooth. A great drinker. At under 5% ABV, a nice session brew. I wouldn’t have guessed this for an oatmeal stout. I love ’em but rarely are they this smooth. Check this one out if in Pittsburgh

Draft @ Coles in Buffalo listed as Blast Furnace Oatmeal Stout. Black body with a small off white head. Muted roasty malt aroma, flavour is likewise. Mild roast in the flavour with very small touches of dark chocolate and lingering roast in the aftertaste. Average to medium palate. (3+) Bit simplistic but pleasant enough.

Aroma of dark chocolate deepest brown, with red highlights, tiny toffee head. Tastes of dark chocolate, roasted coffee and nuts, some hops also. Medium to full bodied, pleasantly bitter. Terrific!

draught. Cole’s. pours a deep brownish-black body with a small mocha top. the aroma is very chocolatey and has notes of ripe raisins. tingly carbonation and the flavour is dominated by chocolate. restrained bitterness in the finish. decent stout.

On Tap Church Brew Works

Stout was dark when held to the light Small off-white head that lightly laced the glass. Flavor was of brunt chocolate, and slightly nutty. Easily drinkable, not bitter, and went down smooth. It was watery for a stout. But a good stout overall

Pitch black ale that turns out to be cola-colored when held up to bright light. Small, very creamy, khaki head. Good retention with stratus lacing. Malty and toasty nose... vanilla, cocoa and nuts. The flavor is perfectly balanced with tangy hops and other wonderful, roasted flavors, molasses and chocolate. Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Lengthy, pleasantly bitter, lightly burnt finish.