Beer Church Jan 24 2011

Jan 24, 2011




Beer Church
Inspiring Sinners and Saints Alike

Samuel Smith
Organically Produced Lager Beer

Lightly kilned organic lager malt grown in the UK is the main ingredient, with a substantial addition of organic UK Vienna malt. Samuel Smith's has begun to source organic hops in England; some of the organic hops used in the recipe come from New Zealand. Certified organic by the USDA-accredited UK Soils Association.
A full-bodied lager with lots of malt and hop character. A touch hoppier than many lagers yet perfectly balanced.
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Brother Brad: bitter warm caramel taste, coats the mouth malty on finish.
Rating : 3 Stars

Brother Steve: bright but malty, buttery taste and a honey in the finish.
Rating: 2 ½ Stars

Brother Joe: Yellow and Bananas, malt taste and a hop in the finish.
Rating: 3 Stars

Comment: A beer for after mowing the lawn, then move onto something different.

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St. Peter’s Cream Stout


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Brother Joe: Cream almost a root beer, smoked malt and burnt chocolate flavors sneak up and make this quite enjoyable. A moldy coffee taste sinks in after a few tastes.
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Brother Steve: great with clam boil, buried chocolate
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Brother Brad: earthy aroma, chocolate
Rating: 4 Stars

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Sylvian Stout
Pretty Things


"Our winter seasonal beer, Babayaga is a 7% export-strength woodland stout. We smoked some malt with rosemary, and added a few other embellishments. This beer is inspired by Eastern European folklore, by woodland, streams, cold dark nights and woodsmoke.

This was brewed at Westport, MA by Dann and Martha with help from our friends Adam and Br. Brian.

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Brother Joe: Aroma dark musty, tray smoked aroma. Tastes of caramel and stinky sox, pleasant licorice aftertaste.

Rating: 5 Stars

Brother Brad: Good head, Tobacco, Licorish, Very Dark, not too bitter, Good to sip

Rating: 5 Stars

Brother Steve: Filtered through an ashtray, caramel but quite a bite, hard coffee.

Rating: 3 ½Sstars