ChurchKey

1337 14th St NW

Washington, DC, United States of America

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Logs for this venue

Belgianish saison with a hint of hops, some vinous funk, and a smoky herbal character that wasn't super-strong but definitely present. I do think the saison format works a lot better for these savory herbs than the usual IPA combinations I've had in the past.
Draft
Fresh-tasting IPA, much like I remember the #001 tasting, although in context, the dry-hopping seemed a little blatant and oily-feeling. Lemon-droppy hop character. Still pretty good but I couldn't help thinking I could have done better.
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Sour, probably the tartest beer of the night. The sourness is a generic yeast sourness with a touch of hops.
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Not really feeling the cucumber here (in contrast, the Victory Brett Dixon I had a taste of had a lot more cucumber flavor in it). This is really a fairly hop-forward beer with just a touch of sour backend and a lot more funk in the smell than in the flavor. I think this was a bit overwrought in the cask, personally.
Cask
A malty, thick stout with a more bready-sweet character than the Mean Old Tom. It was nice and chewy but it didn't have the clean directness of that other beer so it gets a slightly lower mark. Points for the name, though.
Draft
A clean, medium-light stout with a creamy coffee-chocolate flavor. Not too much on the roast. Had the pleasing character of a refined mocha, confident enough in the base flavors to not have to pile on fake sweetness.
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Very juice-like. Mango spritzer with a touch of grapefruit juice and only a hint of yeast funk. Just the barest hint of a salty finish. A bit simplistic to really appreciate.
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