HeBrew Bittersweet Lennys R.I.P.A

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
San Francisco, California USA

Pours out of the bottle a deep red with a hint of burnt orange. Has a medium white head that has very large bubbles in the middle. Aroma of caramel, spice, a little citrus from the hops, a touch of alcohol comes through on the nose as well, a few vegital notes, floral notes also. Palate is heavy, sticky... almost chewy, little carbination and cloying quality. The first thind I notice taste wise is the sweetness and then the bitter hops coming through. Very sweet to start, caramel and rye come through, bitter citrus, bitter, then a sweet vegital and rye bread finnish. Interesting... really not my thing though.

Bottle. Pours orange amber with a dense and lasting off white head. The aroma is sweet and hoppy with light citric notes. The flavor is well balanced with sweet bready, almost toasty malt, along with some hoppy sweetness and grass. Not bad.

Raisins and sweet malt aroma. Grain, sweet fruit, flowers. Dry and dusty hops. Rye bread. Alcohol warming. What more can you ask for?

<b>Bottle 22fl.oz.</b>
Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (050908)

Style and Glass: DIPA; snifter, tulip ABV, Volume & Calories: 10% in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C Purchased at: Super Saver, Pennington, NJ for $4.49 Aroma: nice, grapefruit, citrus, syrup, wheat, heather, rye. Visuals: incredible packaging, ruby, blood moon, brilliant, long lasting white head, lace. Taste: well balanced, heavy malt, high hops, high strength, syrup, rye bread, fennel seed. Palate: high quality, sharp, crisp, spicy, long finish. Overall: A fitting tribute to Lenny Bruce. What a wonderful brew! As a onetime practicing Catholic, I’m in awe of Judaism’s inspiration for this brewery. A definite repeat. A favorite. High value for high craft.

Pretty good, more along the lines of a barley wine i thought. had the bitterness, but not the hop character. It was good, but not sure it confined to the iipa category. Malty.

Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Citrus pine and tons of rye in the nose and the flavor. Light caramel and toffee. okay.

pours with a big ole light tan head ... nice smell, pine like a freshly sawed down rain forest ... has quite a hop bite! ... smooth and quite hopped up, the abv is well done, i wonder if this is an NA ... berbatov is a badass .. i like the taste but it does seem muddled.. another brew i was happy to finally try...