Tag Archives: Pipeworks

Pipeworks Brewing Co. – Gentle Breeze – 3 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on June 2, 2023 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Well, you can taste the lavender in this beer. Pipeworks out of Chicago, Illinois put together a saison with lavender smoked malts, peaches, lemons, and lavender, and named it Gentle Breeze. And I can confirm that the lavender comes through. … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – Smoked Helles – 5.8 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on February 15, 2021 by SmokeBeerMinistry

This works! By Pipeworks, Smoked Helles. Helles means Light, according to the inebriated employee at a random Kentucky liquor store, (I don’t recall ever verifying that Helles statement). And this Smoked Helles by Pipeworks really fits the genre better than … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – Smoke Break Abduction – 5.5 smokestacks

Posted on July 14, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Pipeworks Brewing Company whipped up a smoked imperial stout brewed with cherrywood, beechwood, and oak smoked malts and named it Smoke Break Abduction. This beer pours like Hershey’s syrup releasing few notes of smoke. So few that the smoke may … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – Chipotle Smoked Porter – 5.5 out of 7

Posted on April 7, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

If there ever was a chance for a Pipeworks success, this was it. After delivering 3 consecutive shelf turds, Pipeworks finally stumbles across a working recipe. And my state of mind was primed to like just about anything after 10 … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – The Long Hair Affair – 1.8 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on March 23, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

If you must put the word hair in the name of your beer, write it like Pipeworks has and make it illegible. The Long Hair Affair is a kolsch beer brewed with hemp seeds and mesquite honey, fermented in oak. … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – The Roister – 2 out of 7 (not a smokebeer)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

For starters, roasted does not = smoked. But plenty of good smokebeers come with full-on roasted tastes, plus I stumbled across the word smoke in reviews and descriptions of this beer, and even on The Roisters own label, so I … Continue reading →

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Pipeworks – Kwingston’s Kitty Cat INA – 2 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on August 22, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

“Kwingston’s Kitty Cat-INA A meow-Gartita inspired pale ale brewed with agave nectar, smoked wheat, lime, orange zest, and salt” is just about the dumbest thing I’ve seen printed on a bottle since someone put an image of a guy shitting himself on … Continue reading →

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