Church Brew Four Grain Harvest Ale from Church Brew Works

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Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Specialty Grain
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in
4 2.92/5.0 2.87/5.0 Special 5.3% 0 Lager glass, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
Our next specialty beer is the Four Grain Harvest Ale. This beer was brewed to celebrate the fall harvest of both barley and hops. This is the most diverse and eclectic grain bill we have used since I have been at the Church Brew Works. All varieties of malted barley are present. Pale malt is present with ASM malt from England. Caramel malt is present with caraMunich and caraAmber representing Germany. Roast barley is present in the form of chocolate malt again from England. The other three grains represented here are rye, wheat, and oats which represent the States. We also celebrate the hop harvest by kicking the hop profile up. We are using two Pacific Northwest hops in this brew. They are galena and cascades two fine examples of indigenous American hops. The color of the beer is a pronounced reddish brown color that is achieved through the use of caraMunich and chocolate malts. The aroma of the beer is very floral and citrusy. This is from the use of cascades the great American hop. When you first taste the beer you will notice some fruitiness from the yeast as well as toffee and chocolate from the caramel and roast malts. The finish will be a smooth crisp hop finish from the galena hops. I hope everyone enjoys our tribute to the hardworking farmers, maltsters, and hop growers who provide us with the best possible raw materials.

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kassner (429), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 30, 2008

On tap at Church brew works, Sweet dark amber, with a hint of tobacco and alittle smokewith a nice bitter finish and low carbonation.

cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	4/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Oct 4, 2008

Just had it today at the Church Brew Works, nice place if you are into various styles of beer. Nice creamy head, looks like rootbeer. Rather sparkling in the glass. initial flavors are hoppy bitter. Has a fairly medicine quality about it. Not bad but quite different than many beers I’ve had here. Finish is also medium lingering medicinal quality. Yep, the rye sticks out in this one.

LinusStick (1830), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Nov 10, 2007

On tap at CBW. Calling this a brown ale is a stretch. While, yes it is brown, the similarities stop there. Aroma was very grainy and strong. Pour was a dark brown with a 1 finger off white head. Taste was hot and a (as the name suggests) very malty. Almost tasted dirty. Strong hops in the aftertaste and the balance with the malt was very off. Seemed like a malt trainwreck. Tasted a lot more alcoholic than 5.3%

zebracakes (1208), Washington DC, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Oct 30, 2007

On tap 10.29.07. Clearish reddish orange color with off white head. (The lighting is usually pretty dim in the CBW, especially by the bar--hard to see the beer!) Aroma is malt, tangerine, caramel, grass. Flavor is tangerine (hops), grass, malt, rye, kiwi. Tastes like there are a bunch of delicious, leafy bitter hops inside. I like it.

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