HeBrew Genesis 10:10

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Formerly brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: American Strong Ale
San Francisco, California USA

22oz bottle. Filtered and reddish amber. Thin ring of bone white head. Fruity and malty aroma. Citrus nose. Medium bodied and smooth. But with a tart bitter juicy flavor. Crisp caramel malts. Finish is lively and tart with a little hop spice and bitterness.

[GABF, Denver Co - 2006] Reddish Brown with a thin head. This was a very good beer. Hard to get the pomegranate out of this but the beer was very well brewed and the alcohol above 10% was not easy to tell. This would get most messed up. A great brew.

A nice surprise. I always thought that the label was a little gimmicky and the brew would be mediocre, but this was pretty good. This is really an IPA with a touch of fruit, rather than a fruit beer, but at least with this classification, it gets a 90+ style percentage. Anyway, it pours a deep amber with a nice white head. The nose is of the aromatic citrus and piney hops, with a touch of fruit from the pomegranate juice. In the mouth, it’s an assertive combination of aromatic and bittering hops, nicely balanced by chewy malts. Finish is bitter. Alcohol is well hidden for 10%.

Had on draft at Falling Rock during the GABF. Can’t comment on what this tastes like from a bottle. Excellent! I was skeptical at the addition of pomegranite, as rarely have I found a beer with fruit to be truly exceptional, this exceeded all expectations. Nice malty creamy start with just the right amount of pomegranite finish to let you know it’s there. Outstanding balance.

Gemstone reddish brown. Thickly set medium sized capping of dark ivory foam laps the top. Fades slowly to keep a good collar and stretched strings of lace strewn about the glass. Heady and fruity aroma thats fairly deep and semi dark that of purple grapes, fig, cherry, melon, and a slight edge of cardamom spice. Taste is thick and fruity with a slight fuzz of fruit skin playing within the texture. Juicy and welcome rounded tones of melon flavors, milder, sweeter molasses, and slightly cooked sugars. Deceptive finish with a complexity thats astoundingly rich, full and enticing with a load of fun, dark, fruity flavors. Tiny bit of chocolate in the mix as well. A fair warmth begins to build as ya go and has a wonderful sinking touch within the thicker finish of fruity flavors that seem to flow with the grace of a very fine and fruity cognac. Feel is firm and semi thick with a nice bold fruity tone thats rich and fairly thick on the palate. Malts are the main play here. Somewhat of a chocolately touch begins to emerge as you find the fruits to get more complex and has a very nicely set firming smoothness to its body. Great acceptance of warming to it too. One finely crafted brew. Remarkably easy to drink given its 10% is pretty evident once into the bomber. A nice mix of Eisbock and Belgian Dark play. Fruity, thick, and enjoyably juicy with heavy sinking smoothness.

Bottle. Amber pour with an ivory head. Sweet malty and fruity aroma. Burnt sugar and sweet flavor. Fruity. Kind of meaty.

22 ounce bottle purchased at Bevmo! in Sacramento - Arden Way. Aroma is kind of odd, quite floral, herbal, with some buttery diacetyl maltiness. A little chalkboardy, a little sweet. Definitely different. Almost like a gruit or heather ale. Tranparent good ol copper body with an off-white head that dissipated pretty quickly. Very tart, mouthpuckering, astringent start. Turns ethanolic later on with a little bit of caramel and toffee-like maltiness. This is definitely different, but not in a good way. Seems overcarbonated, too sweet, with too many off-flavors. I love fruit beers, but this tastes like one of those flavored malt liquors.

So glad i finally tracked down a bottle of this. The aroma is very weak with no major profile of anything but a background of sweet malt. The drink has a mild alcohol presence with a dense texture and smooth palate. There are small hints of the pomengranite juice although i would of never pin pointed it to the exact juice without reading it on the bottle. More sweet malt is detected and sticky caramel. Sort of a boring 10th anniversary but its a nice ale over all with that allowed me to catch a buzz and call it a day. Color is a slightly brown with a reddish tint and foamy head that flattens out with some time.