Lichtenhainer
Church Brew Works
- From:
- Church Brew Works
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Lichtenhainer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 10.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 09, 2013
- Added:
- Jun 02, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania
3.28/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a dirty straw color with little to no head. Aroma of smoke and butter. In the taste, smoke and a bit of far away tartness, along with some buttery flavor. Smoke and wheat, perhaps a hint of lemon citrus. This is a decent lichtenhainer. Interesting but not the best of its class.
Sep 22, 2013
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
When I heard Troegs and Church Brew works were collaborating on a lichtenhainer, it immediately went on the must try list. I enjoy a well made lichtenhainer even though they are a bit obscure and not officially categorized on this site. A "smoked berliner" is about the most simple explanation I can give for the style.
This one was on tap at the Church brew works and served in a standard pint glass. It appears a hazed yellow color with a white fizzy head that maintains a thin film from rising bubbles of carbonation. A swirl is hard pressed to reformulate a finger back to the surface.
The aroma contains plenty of smoke character that is not bold by any regard. It is easily approachable with a mild phenolic hint suggestion plastic or Pete. A faint fruity underlying of lemon is also present but that is stretching it.
The taste is initially smokey and phenolic as the aroma suggests but it gets wheaty with a fresh grain flavoring as well. There is no real lemony lactic quality presence even though there are trace of it in the nose. It does display a faintly tart quality typical of many wheat beers.
This is a light bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It is not terrible by any stretch but it isnt that good either. If you have never had the style before, this would be a decent introductory brew but it leaves a lot to be desired. Hats off to these folks for attempting this.
Sep 20, 2013This one was on tap at the Church brew works and served in a standard pint glass. It appears a hazed yellow color with a white fizzy head that maintains a thin film from rising bubbles of carbonation. A swirl is hard pressed to reformulate a finger back to the surface.
The aroma contains plenty of smoke character that is not bold by any regard. It is easily approachable with a mild phenolic hint suggestion plastic or Pete. A faint fruity underlying of lemon is also present but that is stretching it.
The taste is initially smokey and phenolic as the aroma suggests but it gets wheaty with a fresh grain flavoring as well. There is no real lemony lactic quality presence even though there are trace of it in the nose. It does display a faintly tart quality typical of many wheat beers.
This is a light bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It is not terrible by any stretch but it isnt that good either. If you have never had the style before, this would be a decent introductory brew but it leaves a lot to be desired. Hats off to these folks for attempting this.
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.63/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This is NOT a Berliner Weisse. I am listing it as such because lichtenhainer is not a style choice available here.
This is my first lichtenhainer. I have no experience on which to judge this beer. It is mildly tart and sour. Much more on the backend with a minimal and not overly intrusive amount of it coming. Kind of seems pretty pale ale-ish really. And I guess that would be my take from this: kind of a mashup of a pale and with a minimal amount of berliner weisse thrown in as well. A nice smooth and easy drinker. Good for a warm day.
Jun 02, 2013This is my first lichtenhainer. I have no experience on which to judge this beer. It is mildly tart and sour. Much more on the backend with a minimal and not overly intrusive amount of it coming. Kind of seems pretty pale ale-ish really. And I guess that would be my take from this: kind of a mashup of a pale and with a minimal amount of berliner weisse thrown in as well. A nice smooth and easy drinker. Good for a warm day.
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