Close Encounter - Pipeworks Brewing Company

sidetracked

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

05-21-2012 15:40:34 | More by sidetracked

beersvh23

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-19-2013 04:07:53 | More by beersvh23

prender1482

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-18-2013 00:32:24 | More by prender1482

EROCK75

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-17-2013 17:04:51 | More by EROCK75

midnitesun11

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-11-2013 15:14:33 | More by midnitesun11

mjohnson17

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-11-2013 15:09:51 | More by mjohnson17

Ak555667

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-04-2013 03:18:03 | More by Ak555667

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-02-2013 01:18:42 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

WoodBrew

Illinois

4.44/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I am so jonsing right now....just the other day a co-worker and I were talking Chicago beweries and he mentions Pipeworks....I never heard of them....Check out the local Binny's....BAM....Close Encounters...WHAT? A hopped up Double Stout....I'm in. This beer is really good....follows a black IPA, but has more coffee stout taste. The beer poured an opaque black with a tan thin head that is lacing. The smell has a nice mix of coffee stout with fresh hops mixed in. The taste follows the scent. With the coffee and hops there is a subtle caramel hints. The mouthfeel is full bodies with smooth carbonation. Overall this is a great beer. I can't wait to find more from PIPEWORKS!!!

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 00:05:48 | More by WoodBrew

Joel12

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-26-2013 22:12:03 | More by Joel12

Bowers-Brew

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

04-21-2013 21:48:40 | More by Bowers-Brew

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

04-12-2013 04:03:21 | More by cadaugherty

mctizzz

New York

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-07-2013 09:58:49 | More by mctizzz

ChugginOil

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-03-2013 02:37:36 | More by ChugginOil

EGolfer4

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

03-29-2013 00:43:04 | More by EGolfer4

shredder83

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

03-26-2013 19:53:42 | More by shredder83

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

03-25-2013 15:43:43 | More by drummermattie02

xdtfx

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

03-24-2013 09:22:48 | More by xdtfx

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

03-23-2013 19:04:02 | More by Sparky44

Ncpogs

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

03-23-2013 01:30:15 | More by Ncpogs

Lognar

Illinois

3.7/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Pour - Pours a one finger black head the fades quickly to a khaki ring.

Nose - Earthy, herbal, and grassy hops. A bit of roasted malt as well. More IPA than stout on the nose.

Taste - Roasty dry malt up front followed by earthy slightly bitter hops. The earthy hops along with the dry roasty malt come across really dry, almost vegetal and dirt-like. The dryness and bitterness linger for quite some time.

Feel - Medium and somewhat creamy. This has a slightly heavy feeling.

Overall - The really earthy hops combined with the roasted malt created this dry vegetal dirt-like, almost musty, quality. It was like drinking something I picked from the garden. It was not horrible, but it was just odd and really different. It's not what I expect in something that is drank. It was a unique experience, the label was spot on about that, but it's not something I'd go for again.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 05:14:22 | More by Lognar

acevenom

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +0.5%

03-08-2013 18:54:26 | More by acevenom

KFBR392

Illinois

4.24/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Great stout look. Pour with a medium bodied texture. A very dark brown color coming out, pitch black in the glass. Got almost a finger of head on the pour, which quick dissipated.

Smell: A lot of roasted malt with an interesting bright hop character. Chewy hops really make this an unique aroma. A lot of depth here which really makes it a treat.

Taste: Really follows the aroma well. The front is some mature malt which an oak texture. Yields to a very sticky heavy hop character which is incredible balanced. The aftertaste is a perfect mixture of all the flavors. The palette is beaten up by the hops but a dark fruit texture is very prevalent.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy, oh yeah just awesome.

Overall: Pipeworks continues to hit it out of the park. A wonderful double stout which is very impressive from a small brewery. Nothing lacking in the body which mature and complex flavors.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 05:53:54 | More by KFBR392

kodt

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

03-06-2013 21:35:39 | More by kodt

inlimbo77

Delaware

3.98/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

22oz, Batch 57 1/14/13
Riedel unmarked tulip

A: Pitch black color. Poured out really deep brown. Got a nice full finger layer if tan head. Leaving sticking lacing sheeting. Some alcohol feet.

S: Nice roast character right away. Definitely a hoppy stout, nice pine aroma akin to a BIPA. Some coffee roast. Some dark chocolate.

T: Certainly a hoppy stout! Big pine hop bitterness up front, BIG. That pine really lingers, leading into a nice roast and chocolate flavor from the malts. Finish is fairly dry from hops. They linger.

M: Big medium. The lack of fluff and help from carbonation make it lighter than planned.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 15:31:24 | More by inlimbo77