The Church Brew Works

The Church Brew Works
Location	3525 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year opened	1996
Website	http://www.churchbrew.com/
Active beers
Name Type Pipe Organ Pale Pale ale Celestial Gold Pale lager Pious Monk Dunkel Dunkel Blast Furnace Stout Stout [1]
Seasonal beers
Name Type Changes [2] Church Brew Works (former St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church) Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark Location of The Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh Coordinates: 40°27′43″N 79°57′52″W / 40.461948°N 79.964400°W / 40.461948; -79.964400Coordinates: 40°27′43″N 79°57′52″W / 40.461948°N 79.964400°W / 40.461948; -79.964400 Built/Founded: 1902-1903 Architect: Beezer Brothers Governing body/Owner: The Church Brew Works PHLF designated: 2001

The Church Brew Works is a brewpub in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, set in the confines of a restored Roman Catholic church (formerly St. John the Baptist Church).

The brewpub is located at 3525 Liberty Avenue in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The church building was originally built in 1902, and had been used as a church until 1993.^[1] Its doors opened as The Church Brew Works on August 1, 1996, after the building underwent extensive renovation, necessitated by years of lying dormant after being officially deconsecrated by the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1993.^[1]

Beers

As of September 2007, three flagship brews are locally distributed: Celestial Gold (light lager), Pipe Organ Pale Ale (English pale ale), and Pious Monk Dunkel (Munich-style dark lager). The in-house selection is rounded out by a rotating Stout, four seasonals or specialties, and one varying cask-conditioned ale. Also available are a Belgian Tripel (in champagne bottles and 5L minikegs) and a Belgian Quadrupel (champagne bottles only).

The Church's beers are brewed on a steam-jacketed 15bbl system built by Specific Mechanical Systems, Ltd. of Victoria, British Columbia.

Local historic landmark status

In 2001, the Church Brew Works was listed on the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation's List of Historic Landmarks.^[2]

Gallery

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  Interior view of The Church Brew Works.

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  Interior view of The Church Brew Works.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Church Brew Works History, http://www.churchbrew.com/
2. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 

External links

• The Church Brew Works Official Website