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Coney Island Sword Swallower Steel Hop Lager

Coney Island Sword Swallower Steel Hop Lager - European Strong Lager

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68
overall
Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: European Strong Lager

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1903.24/5.03.22/5.06.8%84.3Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Schmaltz Brewing Company unveils a stunning spectacle: the delicate balance of 8 hops gracefully thrust into the inner sanctum of 4 luscious malts astonishing in depth, dazzling in mouthfeel. A scintillating brewing performance.
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 Maltajo (103), TARRYTOWN, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Mar 24, 2009  
22 oz Bomber from Mint in Ttown. I got a huge head from this pour. The hoppy flavor came wafting into my nose. Very flavorful and it went well with chinese food. I liked this beer!


 merlin48 (509), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Another odd lager from the Shmaltz folks. This 22 oz bomber pours a hazy medium orange with a small offwhite head. Faint lacing. Aroma is resinous pine hops with a hint of lemon rind. Thin on the palate. Taste has bitter and coarse earthy hops with hints of lemon rind and pine. Not a lot of balance here. Not one I would care to try again.


 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Dark gold pour with small head. Nose was earth, grass and hops. Flavor was malts and hops...not bad.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/55/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Blah. Not terrible like most of the style. but not very good. Aroma was average. Earthy hops in both the aroma and taste. The pour was a nasty dirty looking blond with no head. Nice carbonation. Had a dusty old flavor.


 garmonbozia (225), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Bottle from Vintage Cellars. Nice dark golden color with a small head. smell was grassy, and has a bitter after taste.. Very well balanced not too overpowering with hops. also had a nice caramel sweetness. The more I drank the more it grew on me. Cool label too


 41cubs (131), , New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Good beer. This tasting was from a 22 oz. bomber, and I’m pretty much rating this on the warmer temp characteristics. Smell is of light hops and something like greek yogurt, or any live cultured dairy, but with a light herbal grassy quality. Flavor is the same but in a balanced and smooth presentation. Funk sedate farmhouse comes toward the end. Really interesting brew and style. When it was cold it tasted like and APA, then it warmed and changed. 2008 22 oz.


rbrazell (57), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/57/103/515/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Pours a hazy yellowish orange with a small white head. Nose of citrus hops. Taste is very crisp with a malty back. Not bad and very drinkable.


 Sregnar35 (729), Rotterdam, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/513/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Not great. Pours plae with little head, aroma is a bit funky. Flavor is hops and no finish, needs a backbone.



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