Shmaltz Brewing Co. – He’Brew Genesis Ale *

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Apr 122011
 

Far too often I am guilty of sampling some of the (at least seemingly) more unique beers from a brewery without stopping to enjoy some of the flagship brews that they do so well.  I know for sure it would take more than two hands to count how many beers I tried from Shmaltz before stopping to finally enjoy two of the beers that have been around since their early days.  I should not be surprised by how much I enjoyed them.

So for the first of two Shmaltz reviews this week . . .

Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Company (brewed in Saratoga Springs, NY)

Name: He’Brew Genesis Ale

Style: American Amber (Red) Ale

ABV: 5.60%

Tasting Notes: Stored in the fridge and served in a pint glass.

Aroma: Sweet on the nose with light toasted maltiness and a hint of spice.  Pretty mild overall aroma.  – 8/12

Appearance: Medium amber color (lighter than initially appears).  One finger cream color head that is pretty frothy with good retention and leaving some trail after settling to a more creamy consistency.  Bright and clear with rising bubbles visible when held to light. – 3/3

Flavor: Toasty/biscuity malt flavor initially with some subtle earthy character somewhere underneath that.  Light bitterness from middle to the finish.  Smooth finish overall with some faintly lingering flavors.  – 17/20

Mouthfeel: Medium body with a relatively low level of carbonation.  Smooth and nicely creamy on the palate after some slight sharpness initially.  – 4/5

Overall Impressions: Not overwhelming flavor, but a very enjoyable beer.  Seems like I am almost drinking an ESB since I feel like the flavors and mouthfeel are similar.  A beer that I could drink all day as it is not palate destroyingly intense in flavor, has a moderate ABV, and I think would pair well with most food.  Quite nice a bit warmer the refrigerator cold. – 8/10

Overall: Excellent – 40/50

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Shmaltz Brewing Co. - He'Brew Genesis Ale

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How One Tells

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Jan 202011
 

If I had not already used my quota of the word “random” for my “Random Thought Sundays” it sure would have been used to describe the news post for today.  A thank you goes out to The Wife and The Architect known as Ken for throwing a few stories my way this week.

Now on to the news . . .

  • Unfortunately there are no videos to accompany this one.  Part of me really wanted to see how one tells if an owl is drunk or not.
  • This one both gives me some Shmaltz brews to look forward to this year (and beyond) and also reminds me that I need to finish reading Jeremy’s book.
  • Though this is mostly about the food and concepts behind a new restaurant in Chicago, it also makes mention of some specially brewed beers in the works.  Just another reason to get back to Chicago one of these days.
  • Nothing really to say here other than this new beer sounds really really awful to me.
  • Those of you that read my ramblings consistently know of my distain for pretty much all beer commercials, so I was happy to read that someone else is not in love with them either.
  • I am now very much looking forward to checking out this movie later this year at least in part because of the breweries that are to be featured.
  • There was mention on the site a while back of some very, very old yeast possibly being used to brew beer and now that has apparently happened.  I am glad that they chose beer over bread in this case.
  • Finishing up with some (semi) local love.  The only problem that I can possibly see with having 25 taps filled with Cigar City beers is choosing which beer to start with.
Sold Cigar City 3sm How One Tells

Mark Tuchman (via http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/)

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Shmaltz Brewing – Jewbelation Fourteen

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Dec 042010
 

Light reading is a good way to go on a Saturday here and that provides me a chance to finally post another B Note after far too long of a break from them. I specifically headed back to Redlight on a night off just for this beer. Since I was pouring when the Jewbelations were all on draft at the book signing, I did not get a chance to really enjoy this one. Fortunately the arrival of Chanukah meant another shot at it.

On we go . . .

Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA & Saratoga Springs, NY)

Name: Jewbelation Fourteen

Style: American Barleywine (?)

ABV: 14.00%

Location: Redlight Redlight – Teege and Richard behind the bar.

Tasting Notes:

  • Dark, dark, dark . . . opaque though ruby highlights noticed around the edges.
  • Light coffee color head that holds well.
  • Rich, malty, sweet aroma with good notes of dark fruit.
  • Full malty flavor right up front with notes of coffee and chocolate and dark fruit-like sweetness. Just enough bitterness in there to balance things out some.
  • Certainly noticeable warmth, but works well within the whole . . . surprising for such high ABV.
  • An enjoyable slow sipper that makes me long for more of the Vertical!
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Shmaltz Brewing - Jewbelation Fourteen

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