 shigadeyo (1370), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
May 2, 2008
5/02/2008: The Church Brew Works Pipe Organ Pale Ale has a transparent marigold color with a large, foamy beige (orange tinge) head. It leaves some puffy lacing here and there on the glass. The aroma is grainy and biscuit-like (doughy yeasitness) with no evident hoppiness. The flavor is sweet like pale malt with hints of caramel caramel, but overall it is much more weak and watery than I would have liked. There is some English hop flavor, but not really too much bitterness. The body of the beer is medium-light and it is really soft on the palate with a smooth, easy to drink texture to it. More character, hoppiness, and bitterness seem to develop with each sip. Not bad. After all, it is only an English Pale Ale (as opposed to its hoppier American Pale Ale cousin)!
12 fl. oz. bottle from Tmoney99. Thanks Tom! Rating #86 for this beer...
mcbackus (640), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Aug 29, 2008 bottle: pours a ligth golden amber with a decent aff white head that lingers while you drink. aroma is sweet with plenty of malt and touches of hops. flavour is pretty good with plenty of sweet caramel; malt and a bright fruitiness slight hops that linger through the whole drink. nice remember it being better on draft.
matt7215 (562), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Aug 1, 2008 12 oz bottle from a trade with Linus_Stick. pours copper with a tan head. aromas and english malts and some hops. the flavour is very malt with more caramel then in the aromas. hops bitter out the finish. pretty standard pale ale but enjoyable on a friday afternoon after wrapping up the work week.
dmtroyer (343), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Draft at the brewery. Pours fairly clear amber/orange with a white head. Aroma is slightly floral with some sweet grapefruit and orange. Finishes semi-sweet, a bit soft on the carbonation. An okay beer, I’ve had EPAs I’ve enjoyed greatly and this isn’t it.
shintriad (680), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 11, 2008 Minty, somewhat hoppy scent. Slightly cloudy light amber. Buttery toffee malts and refreshing floral bitterness. More traditional than you’d expect!
Beerlando (1271), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Pours a clear, dark, burnt-orange amber color. A foamy, cream colored head settles quickly to a wispy film with a thin edge. Sticky spots and random lines of lace mark the glass. The aroma is based primarily on toasty, bready, grainy malts, with a hint of glazed biscuit for sweetness and some lightly floral hop notes lending bitterness. The flavor follows suit, very grainy and neutral in the background, with spicy floral hops and a sweet sugar glaze. Medium bodied and moderately carbonated, the finish is somewhat astringent and overly abrasive. Some lemony notes com through in the end. Overall, decent for the style, but that’s really not saying much in my experience.
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