Church End Stout Coffin

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	12 Aug 2025	Ran out
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	12 Aug 2025	Just gone.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Aug 2025
Hogan Sampling		11 Aug 2025	Now its third day on for this stout from Nuneaton, north-east of Birmingham. Starting to run out of steam. Head and lacing, good, holding it, fair. Still alive proven by its very malty first bite. A fruity bitterness rising with a malty note playing on aided by its dark berry flavourings in on the mix. A fruit-infused malty dryness lingering on.
Philip Pirrip		10 Aug 2025	Needed more condition to really take off
Hogan Sampling		10 Aug 2025	Second day on. Not as good as its first day sampled but still pulling a good punch on this stout from Nuneaton, north-east of Birmingham. Church End started in 1994 in an old coffin shop and so hence this ale's name no doubt! Thankfully a lively stout and certainly still holding its head and lacing well and lasting as served at 10.50pm-ish and not sampled until 11.25pm and some 15 minutes before going-home-time. A dry malty first bite with the odd dark berry in on the mix. A moreish bitterness rising. A mildly fruit-infused malty dryness playing out.
Hogan Sampling		09 Aug 2025	Fresh on today and a lovely creamy head and lacing and lasting throughout on this Nuneaton stout, north-east of Birmingham. A dry fruity first bite with a hint of dark berries. A moreish bitterness emerging with a good serving of maltiness. A mildly fruit-infused malty dryness sailing off into the sunset.

The Grand Union (formerly Broood@ Vin Quatre), Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		11 Nov 2018

Hops, Crewe, Cheshire

Seven Stars, Bristol, Avon

Our Mutual Friend, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Rushden Historical Transport Society, Rushden, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		18 Sep 2010	Loved it today so smother so mellow so have 1 more
Stephen		21 Aug 2010	Was lovely the best 2.40 I spent all day dark well hopped great stuff.
Stephen		24 Jul 2010	Better today than on Thursday so smooth and balanced great coffee and choc flavours and the hops really blend in not aggressive at all
Stephen		22 Jul 2010	Oh please sort out the buses so i can stay later please lovely stuff great mouth feel good head and well balanced malt make this taste great. Lots of choocy espresso flavours.