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Church Brew Celestial Gold

Church Brew Celestial Gold - Premium Lager

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21
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Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Premium Lager

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

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902.68/5.02.68/5.04.1%57.3Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
This beer is golden in color with a light bubbly effervescence. The light body makes this lager beer appropriate for a business lunch or your evening sipping beer. The light malt flavor also accentuates the hop flavor. From the start, you will notice a fine hop aroma. As you sip the Celestial Gold, the subdued maltiness blends with a slight hop flavor. When this beer finishes, you will notice a pleasant hop bitterness. The bitterness will be mild and quite appropriate.
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 pinkzambia (986), Boise, Idaho, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/103/56/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Tap @ brewpub: Pale gold with a skunky grain aroma with a similar taste. Yuck.


 Beerman6686 (1266), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Oct 2, 2009  
This one poured a clear pale yellow color with a white head. Aroma was of corn adjuncts grassy and a little sweet. Flavor was corn, bready, sweet and a bit grassy. Decent for a lager, but not good.


DrZao (96), Houston, Texas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 24, 2009  
On tap at the Church. Pale golden with little head. Mild hop aroma. Crisp palate, mellow malt with mild hoppiness. Typical lager, not bad but not amazing.


 Sonicdescent (374), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/57/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Poured into a pint glass, this pilsner barely foamed at all, leaving only a crown of head and no lacing. bubbles of carbonation continue to rise through this very light golden brew. Smells quite interesting for a pils. Not your usual bland smell, maybe a touch hoppier than I was expecting. Taste is ..hm. I think non offensive is the best way to put it, perhaps to a fault. A tad on the watery side. Starts off smooth and ends with a fun little bitter crisp, but I would like a little more to it. Mouthfeel is light and carbonation is at a good level. No complaints here. Drinkability is good, I could pound these or sip them at a social level. That said, I would likely not try this one again.


 TheCaptain (526), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 19, 2009  
On tap in Church- Poured a light gold with small white head. This had a wheat grain body with a slight bitterness, bit of a dry finish.


 BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Brewed in the USA..... On tap at the Brew Works !!! Pours a golden color with a small white head. Aroma of malts, grains, yeast and floral notes. Taste of malts, lemons, bread and a slight chalky flavor. Mouthfeel is kind of dry !! where is the hop bitterness? Not sure, but still was pretty drinkable.


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Bottle shared by TheCaptain, thanks Mark. Clear gold with a thin head. I took this to be more of a Helles style lager than anything else. It was very malt forward with a slight hint of hops and a bready sweetness. Not bad but nothing too exciting.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2009  
now this is in my mind is quite an interesting feat in brewing since it is fairly rich in color and taste considering its light abv. i think many beer drinkers have appreciation for a beer that is satisfying and interesting enough to drink and i enjoyed this particular beer for that reason. perhaps some divine intervention from "the powers" still lingering at this beautiful brewery it is a true beer enthusiasts "find". nice hop and malt presence with fruit and bitterness and touch of sweetness that does not overly linger, yes, pleasant is usually good!



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