King Crimson
Church Brew Works
- From:
- Church Brew Works
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 7.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 02, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week 2015 Collaboration with Church Brew Works, Draai Laag, and 11th Hour.
Avangard Pilsner, Castle Biscuit, Weyerman CaraRed & Crisp C45. El Dorado, Galaxy, & Cascade Hops. 2 Types of yeast & 2 Types Brettanomyces.
Avangard Pilsner, Castle Biscuit, Weyerman CaraRed & Crisp C45. El Dorado, Galaxy, & Cascade Hops. 2 Types of yeast & 2 Types Brettanomyces.
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Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut
3.83/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Draught @ Headkeeper: This one poured a fairly opaque dark amber/coppery color. There was a thin off white head that left some lacing. It had a good aroma: some earthy hops, dark fruits, malts. The taste is very good. Malty, but almost no sweetness. Some earthy hops, fruits, biscuit, toffee. A touch of sourness, possibly that of tart cranberries. Nice.
Feb 03, 2016
Reviewed by Cylinsier from Pennsylvania
3.81/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tap
Pours hazy amber brown. Head retains as lacing, light eggshell hue.
Smells of caramel, bready malt, and woody hops.
Tastes of bready malt, pecan, dry woody hops, and a hint of butterscotch. Dry hop finish.
Medium to full body with stinging carbonation.
Pretty good stronger ale with decent hop character. It tends towards a heavy brown ale. Nothing super special but above average.
Apr 25, 2015Pours hazy amber brown. Head retains as lacing, light eggshell hue.
Smells of caramel, bready malt, and woody hops.
Tastes of bready malt, pecan, dry woody hops, and a hint of butterscotch. Dry hop finish.
Medium to full body with stinging carbonation.
Pretty good stronger ale with decent hop character. It tends towards a heavy brown ale. Nothing super special but above average.
Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania
3.32/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a reddish color with a short lived head. Aroma is malty with a hint of earthy, woodsy hops, a bit of fruit from the yeast or advertised Brett additions. The taste is malty, slightly nutty with citrus hops and earthy bitterness following. El dorado hops add a little lemon lime citrus at the end. Full bodied, malty feel. Overall, this is a drinkable amber ale but is lacking complexity and bolder hop flavor for the billing.
Apr 18, 2015
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.86/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Served on cask at CBW. Could stand to be just a touch cooler, but no matter.
The amber ale character is great. Really solid on that aspect and it shines beautifully coming off cask. The Brett here however seems minimal with a slight fruit tone happening with a very, very mild funk showing. There is a good bit of a hoppy thing gong on in an amber kind of way. With Draai Laag being involved in this one, I'd hope for a significantly stronger punch on the wild side of things. Without having known there was brett in here beforehand, I would have thought this was a straight amber ale. As it stands it seems much more a CBW kinda beer.
Apr 16, 2015The amber ale character is great. Really solid on that aspect and it shines beautifully coming off cask. The Brett here however seems minimal with a slight fruit tone happening with a very, very mild funk showing. There is a good bit of a hoppy thing gong on in an amber kind of way. With Draai Laag being involved in this one, I'd hope for a significantly stronger punch on the wild side of things. Without having known there was brett in here beforehand, I would have thought this was a straight amber ale. As it stands it seems much more a CBW kinda beer.
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