Alien Church
Tired Hands Brewing Company
- From:
- Tired Hands Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #35 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #935 - Avg:
- 4.34 | pDev: 7.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 187
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 17, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 16, 2014
- Wants:
- 128
- Gots:
- 139
SCORE
96
World-Class
96
World-Class
IPA Brewed with oats. Hopped with Mosaic, Citra, Chinook, Centennial and Columbus. An otherworldly IPA. Bow down before the ALien Church! Notes of blueberries, fresh orange slices, dank, deep pine, honeydew melons.
(The first 2 batches were hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Chinook)
(The first 2 batches were hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Chinook)
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Ratings by Wasatch:
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.67/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Thanks goes out to larryi86 for this brew, as well.
Revist: 21 Jul 18
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 06/22/2018
Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy/foamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mango, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel like. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mango, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Glad to have gotten another chance with it. Orange Julius! Addictive! Milk Shake! Thanks Larry!
Thanks goes out to larryi86 for this brew, as well.
Revist: 18 Aug 17
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 8/02/17
Poured into a Squatters true pint glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy/foamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrusy complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Compared to the other today, really no difference. This one had more carbonation, though. Thanks Larry!
Thanks goes out to larryi86 for this brew.
Revist: 18 Aug 17
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 7/19/17
Poured into a Tired Hands glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrusy complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Always a joy to drink! Addictive! Orange Julius! Would be awesome if something like this was brewed close by. Thanks Larry!
Thanks goes out to thebeers for this brew, again.
Revist: 27 Jun 17
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 6/21/17
Fuck! 6 days after release!
Poured into a Tired Hands glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, slight malt note, very citrusy (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel/dank. The taste is very nice hoppy, slight malt, very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Addictive! Thanks Arthur!
Thanks goes out to thebeers via NBS BIF#5 for this brew.
16 oz. Can
Poured into a Tired Hands glass a very nice hazy yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger, which also leaves some very nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, slight malt note, very citrusy, with some nice diesel/dank. The taste is very nice hoppy, slight malt, citrusy, very nice diesel. Medium body, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Addictive. My first Tired Hands! Thanks Arthur!
Apr 02, 2017Revist: 21 Jul 18
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 06/22/2018
Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy/foamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mango, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel like. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mango, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Glad to have gotten another chance with it. Orange Julius! Addictive! Milk Shake! Thanks Larry!
Thanks goes out to larryi86 for this brew, as well.
Revist: 18 Aug 17
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 8/02/17
Poured into a Squatters true pint glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy/foamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrusy complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Compared to the other today, really no difference. This one had more carbonation, though. Thanks Larry!
Thanks goes out to larryi86 for this brew.
Revist: 18 Aug 17
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 7/19/17
Poured into a Tired Hands glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrusy complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Always a joy to drink! Addictive! Orange Julius! Would be awesome if something like this was brewed close by. Thanks Larry!
Thanks goes out to thebeers for this brew, again.
Revist: 27 Jun 17
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 6/21/17
Fuck! 6 days after release!
Poured into a Tired Hands glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger plus white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, slight malt note, very citrusy (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), with some nice diesel/dank. The taste is very nice hoppy, slight malt, very nice citrus complex (oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pineapple, lemon), very nice diesel. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Addictive! Thanks Arthur!
Thanks goes out to thebeers via NBS BIF#5 for this brew.
16 oz. Can
Poured into a Tired Hands glass a very nice hazy yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger, which also leaves some very nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, slight malt note, very citrusy, with some nice diesel/dank. The taste is very nice hoppy, slight malt, citrusy, very nice diesel. Medium body, with a very nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Addictive. My first Tired Hands! Thanks Arthur!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.23/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Enjoyed at the new Industry in Washington. 4/17/26
Really nice all the way around. Not overly sweet, which is refreshing for a NEIPA. Nice and bitter, subtly sweet orange, melon really comes through along with a nice dankness.
Apr 17, 2026Really nice all the way around. Not overly sweet, which is refreshing for a NEIPA. Nice and bitter, subtly sweet orange, melon really comes through along with a nice dankness.
Reviewed by doomXsaloon from New York
4.6/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Wow.
My first foray into the Alien Church.
I was hesitant to enter the haze, but praise was high, and I was hopeful.
My faith has been rewarded, as the hazy trinity of trop- murk-juice had been exorcised, and what appeared was a miraculous marriage of flavor and bitterness. Drinkability is divine, and I eagerly await church to be in session again.
*it should be noted that this beer is a "hazy" in the same blessed good way as the Alchemist - through oats and yeast and unfiltered love. And a helluva heaping of heavenly HOPS!
If that's your congregation, get yourself to the Alien Church!
Apr 03, 2026My first foray into the Alien Church.
I was hesitant to enter the haze, but praise was high, and I was hopeful.
My faith has been rewarded, as the hazy trinity of trop- murk-juice had been exorcised, and what appeared was a miraculous marriage of flavor and bitterness. Drinkability is divine, and I eagerly await church to be in session again.
*it should be noted that this beer is a "hazy" in the same blessed good way as the Alchemist - through oats and yeast and unfiltered love. And a helluva heaping of heavenly HOPS!
If that's your congregation, get yourself to the Alien Church!
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
4.21/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 16oz can into my 8th Wonder chalice. Canned 1/14/26.
Appearance: medium golden-yellow hue with tons of haze and a finger of frothy ivory foam that leaves a chunky lace on the glass.
Smell: sweet malt with a dank tropical fruit profile: passionfruit and papaya maybe. It has a kind of juicy earthiness to it. I dig it.
Taste: quite sweet with an almost honey-like character to the malt. The dankness from the aroma continues, and although it maintains some of those papaya notes, it reads as less fruity and more as "juicy herbs" or something. There's also a bit of hop burn going on but still it's a very solid hazy.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a good carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: a very tasty hazy indeed. Very much on the dank/earthy end of the spectrum, though.
Mar 06, 2026Appearance: medium golden-yellow hue with tons of haze and a finger of frothy ivory foam that leaves a chunky lace on the glass.
Smell: sweet malt with a dank tropical fruit profile: passionfruit and papaya maybe. It has a kind of juicy earthiness to it. I dig it.
Taste: quite sweet with an almost honey-like character to the malt. The dankness from the aroma continues, and although it maintains some of those papaya notes, it reads as less fruity and more as "juicy herbs" or something. There's also a bit of hop burn going on but still it's a very solid hazy.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a good carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: a very tasty hazy indeed. Very much on the dank/earthy end of the spectrum, though.
Reviewed by JacobusFavier23 from Texas
4.39/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
L-Pours a foamy strong and pillowy headed beer, at two and a half fingers in size, with a hazy straw-orange body. Subtle bubbly carbonation throughout.
S-Sweet, sugary tropical fruit notes that are pithy and citrusy with funky esters are up front. Grape fruit and orange are the main fruits I find, some pineapple is there as well. Funky brett dankness. An almost candy, sweet tart-like aroma piggybacks after this. Vegetal spicy, and herbal note towards the back end.
T-More piney at first sip, with a nice malt sweetness that follows. The fruity citrus presents itself well, and I get mostly grapefruit with some orange pith. There is a nice bitterness that is welcomed and enhances the grapefruit note. I also get a vegetal and herbal wave towards the back followed by a slight funkiness.
F-Medium bodied with slight carbonation.
O-A very interesting and deliciously crafted NE IPA. In a beer world still polluted by the haze craze, I find these offerings refreshing. It's deeply complex, nuanced in other areas, and beautifully original. Hints of that haze-bomb trend that everyone loves, but a deep complexity that makes this beer perfect to sit back and explore. Loved every sip and will have again. Cheers!
Jan 10, 2026S-Sweet, sugary tropical fruit notes that are pithy and citrusy with funky esters are up front. Grape fruit and orange are the main fruits I find, some pineapple is there as well. Funky brett dankness. An almost candy, sweet tart-like aroma piggybacks after this. Vegetal spicy, and herbal note towards the back end.
T-More piney at first sip, with a nice malt sweetness that follows. The fruity citrus presents itself well, and I get mostly grapefruit with some orange pith. There is a nice bitterness that is welcomed and enhances the grapefruit note. I also get a vegetal and herbal wave towards the back followed by a slight funkiness.
F-Medium bodied with slight carbonation.
O-A very interesting and deliciously crafted NE IPA. In a beer world still polluted by the haze craze, I find these offerings refreshing. It's deeply complex, nuanced in other areas, and beautifully original. Hints of that haze-bomb trend that everyone loves, but a deep complexity that makes this beer perfect to sit back and explore. Loved every sip and will have again. Cheers!
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
4.11/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap: poured into standard pint glass: color is straw gold, head is off white and creamy, head presents one finger thick then dissipates to solid top with some on glass sides.
Aroma is pith and citrus, light tropical but more citric forward, light oat and biscuit with warmth.
Taste is similar with grapefruit pith and zest notes, light pine and earth.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, stronger bitterness for NEIPA and welcomed
Nov 12, 2025Aroma is pith and citrus, light tropical but more citric forward, light oat and biscuit with warmth.
Taste is similar with grapefruit pith and zest notes, light pine and earth.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, stronger bitterness for NEIPA and welcomed
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
1 PINT can
Served in a stemless wine glass
This beer pours amber and turbid. It is topped with a few inches of creamy, tan head that leaves decent lacing.
Grapefruit and citrus aroma
Grapefruit flavor with citrus notes
Medium bodied with Pillowy mouthfeel
Solid IPA
Sep 14, 2025Served in a stemless wine glass
This beer pours amber and turbid. It is topped with a few inches of creamy, tan head that leaves decent lacing.
Grapefruit and citrus aroma
Grapefruit flavor with citrus notes
Medium bodied with Pillowy mouthfeel
Solid IPA
Reviewed by haines710 from Delaware
4.53/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16 oz cans are showing up in Delaware liquor stores. Found some fresh at Total Wine and had to splurge on a 4 pack. Very tasty NE IPA with great citrus scent and juicy deep piney flavor. I’ve had this on tap at Harvest and it is a beautiful hazy. Overall, a fantastic beer.
Sep 07, 2025Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
4.3/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hazy, orange color. Big, white head. Fresh tropical fruits, grapefruit, and malt in the aroma. Juicy, hoppy taste with moderate bitterness. A great, memorable IPA.
Jul 11, 2025
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - hazy tannish yellow with nice rimming and lacing
Smell and Taste - Citrus tropical with a slight bitterness to it
Feel - medium body and carbonation
Overall - pretty solid
Jul 08, 2025Smell and Taste - Citrus tropical with a slight bitterness to it
Feel - medium body and carbonation
Overall - pretty solid
Reviewed by Georgaholic
4.7/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.7/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Got lucky and a local place has this on draft! One of the best NE IPAs I’ve had and love that the brewery is not quite NE. I am not a fan of intense flavor/heavy beers so I typically shy away from NE IPAs, save for when I’m in Maine and have access to good ones. This one has a lighter feel, but plenty of intense/bitter and aromatic fruit flavors. It also has an intense terpene/piney flavor.
Jun 29, 2025
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