
“And on the eighth day… Man created Beer!”
Our way back to Detroit led us to Pittsburgh today. We arrived for a late lunch and decided to stay for a cold beer before driving the last six hours back. Doing our research beforehand we knew where to go. Church Brew Works, a brewery that bought an old church and turned it into its taproom. A more than awesome idea. We entered this huge old building—with its brew tanks instead of organs and dining tables instead of pews—and I ordered a Bazaar Berliner Weisse.
Berliner Weisse is of course a type and brand of beer in Germany, but it’s weak on alcohol and not very good. I decided to try this one anyway. This 5.4 percent sour had a slightly cloudy rosé-like body and almost no head. It smelled a bit sour and like raspberries. The taste was just as expected: super sour and tart but with hints of raspberry and fruits. I really got to like sour beers because they are refreshing and nice on a hot summer day, and this beer is not different. Pretty awesome and much better than the German version.
[…] “Paw Paw” reads like the sound you make when you imitate gunshots (that’s “pow pow”…) but it is also a town in Michigan. And they make cider there. I had one of their Cherry Gunga-Din Ciders by the St. Julian Winery. This 5.9 percent cider had a a ruby red clear body and no head. It smelled very sour with cherry aromas. The taste was just as expected: quite sour tart cherry flavoured with a long lasting cherry aftertaste. A nice big-bubbled cider that had quite some similarities to the fruity Berliner Weisse I had yesterday. […]