Church Brew Pipe Organ Pale Ale
When the British introduced draught pale ale to America, the Pipe Organ Pale Ale is what they had intended. It is truly British in character. Brewed with pale ale malt and a touch of caramel malt, it has a light copper color and subtle body. The maltiness is carefully balanced with only the best English hops - East Kent Goldings. Although this beer has a fair amount of hops, the caramel maltiness perfectly balances its profile.
3.1
186 reviews
Pittsburgh, United States
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Sampler from the mixed flight of currently running brews. Overall this appeared and tasted to be weak. Definitely compromised on ingredients and body and taste. Why do so many brewpubs continue to cheat their customers with this hogwash?
Draft at the brewery on a Pittsburgh visit. Pours clear golden colored with a very small soft white head. Aroma is light fruits, some light grassiness, and not much else. Flavor follows with lightly sweet citrus, sweet light malts, hay, nearly no hop presence whatsoever. Light bodied with medium low carbonation. Meh.
bottle thanks to artac/dc. pours light copper, minimal head. light floral nose. taste adds light malt a sweetness, flowers, slightly vegetables. light bitterness lingers. watery body.
On tap at the brewpub. Pours clear golden with small white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, low carbonation, and thin small bubble lacing. Taste is herbal hops.
Bottle. Pours clear orange with a small fast dissipating white head and some lacing. Aroma is urine, grass, corn, caramel, lemons, dirty leaves. Flavor is fairly tart, astringent, sharp, medium sweet, some grass, urine. This bad boy appears infected to me. At least I hope it is.
12oz bottle-offwhite-gold. A-pine, 2nd sweet lt malt. T-crisp pine/lemon hops with some bite, 2nd sweet lt malt-caramel.
Hazy amber colored pour. Small white head. Not much lacing left behind. Initial aroma was a bit catty. It mellowed and now it is citrusy with some earthy hop notes. Taste is malty and a bit like tea. Too much tannins. No diacetyl this time though.
Draft. Golden color slightly hazy. Tropical citrus hop notes. Ave carbonation. Light bitterness. Not bad. Slight sour notes or something.
Pours a clear pale orange with barely any lacing. Fruity hop aromas, hints of lemon and some grass.
Pours a clear deep golden color with a white head with a faint greenish hue. Lively carbonation bubbles migrate from the bottom. Quite a bit of sweet, biscuity malt in the aroma, with just some mild notes of sweet citrus esters. Mouthfeel is wet and very soft. There is a mild carbonation burn for a bit of balance. Pretty well-balanced malt and hop character, despite the malty nose. Biscuit and mild, sweet citrus flavors. The beer finishes very cleanly. Inoffensive to people interested in a sessionable Pale Ale that aren’t particularly attracted to a lot of hops.
Poured at pgh beer festival. Pours an orangey clear. Aroma of citrusy hops some grass. Tastes smooth and balanced.
Bottle. Nose is lemons and tea. Taste is much of the same. Slightly thin. A little off.
Great utility beer. Reliable and friendly like your when you need a date and your good looking female friend steps in. Never your love but a beer you can hang with all weekend.
---all in good suds.
Aroma of citrus hops... Flavor is tropical fruit and citrus up front, decent hop character... Pretty good pale
Draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper color with a medium sized off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of citrus hops and caramel malts. The taste is citrus hops and toasted malts. Thin-medium bodied, decent balance. Fairly straightforward.
Thanks to Lithy for this one.
Clear gold with a tall, long lasting off-white head.
Fruity aroma with some earthy hops at the back.
Nicley balanced flavor with a dry finish. Good Pale Ale.
Pours a clear golden orange from the bottle with thin white head and light lacing. Aroma of pale and caramel malts and a bit of earthiness, taste follows, thin but flavorful. Good stuff, sessionable.
On tap at the brewery. Light coloration , little to no lacing. Light body, was expecting more substance. Crisp finish however. Not bad by any means, but not memorable either.
Draft. Poured pale gold/copper with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma was biscuity, caramelly malt. First hit on the nose made me think West Coast, because I got some grapefruit and pine, but then it straightened out into floral, earthy hops. Maybe I was getting the draft off of other beers from my flight? Flavor was well balanced between caramel malt and earthy, slightly spicy hops. Medium mouthfeel. Great session beer.
12oz bottle, good style!! Copper color, slight caramel hop aroma, clean, crisp well balanced, light body, lively, definite taste of malt, not overdone. Good session brew, I think this beer has won some awards.
Light, clear yellow gold, thin lacing. Very light musky nose. Crisp, light; a light citrus note on the back palate. Very sessionable...this would be a really good summer beer.
Hmm and English Pale? well it works to me, the Kent Goldings sing in this beer, its a balanced beer which wouldnt offend any englishman, straight forward and well crafted.
On Draft .. last stop of the day- Church Brew Works brewpub; Pittsburgh,PA .. pours a medium amber .. good foam .. . point of odor, lisa stinks .. . light biscuit malt, dead leaves .. a tasty beer but abit light. . go banana!!
Pours a cloudy amber color with minimal off white head. Aroma is malty for a pale. Taste proves to be more of the same. Rich malt backbone with a generous amount of hops but since the malt is so robust it merely is a slight interruption. I personally like this balance even though it might not meet the standard definition of a pale.
On cask at the brewpub. Now here’s a beer. From the cask it took several minutes to settle into a transparent orange with a very thick, creamy white head. The cask my beer was poured from had been dry hopped with Amarillo pellets. As a result a wonderful nose was detectable from 3 feet away. Floral, honey, citrus, white grape, malt, yeast, lemon candy. Flavor was a little weaker than I would have liked, sweet, light bitterness, bread, honey, lemon. Very creamy in the mouth, but not major lasting bitterness. A session beer done right.
Bitter and dry, which is what I like in an ale. It had such a dry finish, in fact, that I was surprised that it’s ABV isn’t particularly high.
Bottle. Huge foamy head, the type that flows up out of the glass but is so densely foamy it doesn’t spill over the sides at all, dark cloudy copper after a carbonated pour. The hop scent hits first then the caramel, molasses/malty aroma. The taste is bitter hay hop upfront quickly fading to a doughy malty fizzler. I have to say, the brewer’s description was pretty accurate. I’m used to inflated run downs, bit this one is on the money. A solid English pale.
---Rated via Beer Buddy by rsully
Had on tap at brewpub. Golden pour. Aroma of vanilla and bread. Flavor was malty at first followed by pine cones. Not that I have eaten pine cones before, but you get it. Bitter, sticky finish.
Pours golden with a nice piney hop aroma. Flavor followed the nose with a nice dose of bitter hop.Finished off with a hop bitterness bite.
Pours a golden brown with a white head that fades quickly and leaves only a trace of lace. Nose and taste are of balanced malts, a touch of grain and subdued English hops. Worth trying if your in the Burgh. The brewery is definitely worth stopping into as it is a completely different experience.