Every time I'm in Pittsburgh, it's a big drinking event. This time was no different...we brought up a bottle of Sophie by Goose Island, Brooklyn Black Ops, Lindeman's Raspberry Lambic and two bottles of wine. Meg and I finished off the Sophie and Black Ops (and one of the bottles of wine) on Friday night. Before we polished off the Lindeman's on Saturday night, we decided to try out one of Pittsburgh's few small breweries. We settled on Church Brew Works because, well, how cool is it that a church was turned into a brewery? The ambiance is pretty awesome in that place, I have to admit. We took two seats at the bar and ordered the 8 beer sampler (5oz pours each) so we could try out all their beers. They featured the normal array of beers as well as two "beers" that used the bare minimum of hops to be considered beer. Apparently they were brewed with lots of grains, herbs and spices.
We had a great time trying out all the different beers and practicing our tasting skills. My favorite moment was daring Meg to finish off one of the herbal beers, Witch's Kiss, which we had deemed undrinkable. I'm not kidding, it was literally undrinkable. Gross. Meg took it like a shot and now never has an excuse to pass on a shot at a bar.
In the end, it was a really cool place, as if Cap City Brewery was in an awesome church instead of a normal building. The beer wasn't great, but it was worth the trip.
Every time I'm in Pittsburgh, it's a big drinking event. This time was no different...we brought up a bottle of Sophie by Goose Island, Brooklyn Black Ops, Lindeman's Raspberry Lambic and two bottles of wine. Meg and I finished off the Sophie and Black Ops (and one of the bottles of wine) on Friday night. Before we polished off the Lindeman's on Saturday night, we decided to try out one of Pittsburgh's few small breweries. We settled on Church Brew Works because, well, how cool is it that a church was turned into a brewery? The ambiance is pretty awesome in that place, I have to admit. We took two seats at the bar and ordered the 8 beer sampler (5oz pours each) so we could try out all their beers. They featured the normal array of beers as well as two "beers" that used the bare minimum of hops to be considered beer. Apparently they were brewed with lots of grains, herbs and spices. 
We had a great time trying out all the different beers and practicing our tasting skills. My favorite moment was daring Meg to finish off one of the herbal beers, Witch's Kiss, which we had deemed undrinkable. I'm not kidding, it was literally undrinkable. Gross. Meg took it like a shot and now never has an excuse to pass on a shot at a bar. 
In the end, it was a really cool place, as if Cap City Brewery was in an awesome church instead of a normal building. The beer wasn't great, but it was worth the trip.
i was there just a few weeks ago. i loved the inside and the concept. i cant remember which beer i had (pious something?) but it was pretty delicious. but you are right, its not super amazing beer.
ReplyDeleteYeah that one was the dunkelweis - my second favorite behind the oatmeal stout.
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