HeBrew Genesis Ale

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

Pours nut brown with a tan head. Aroma has musty rich caramel malt with hints of hops. Lighter body than expected for a pale ale with soft carbonation. Starts with a weird caramel, kind of sharp, but not a hop sharp. Finish has caramel malt and some spicy hops. Sour astringency lingering finish. Fair pale ale.

In the past, I hve not liked brown ales. But this one reminded me more of an amber... *Head* - foamy, bubbling, rapid dispersal *Color* - clouded ruby *Nose* - Strong hop in the front, fruity. Cold, hard odor underneath. *1st Impression* - Brief, sweet. Moves along very quickly. *Middle* - Nutty bitterness, very warming and pleasant. *After* - earthy, warmth lingers in high notes and rapidly evaporates. *Conclusion* - Very yummy and drinkable. Reminds me of a middling amber instead of a brown.

This had a small head.Color dark amber.Aroma was a pleasant hops and sweet.Tasted full-bodied.Bitter after taste.Caramel.Not bad beer.would consider buying again.

Bottle poured a clear amber with a small diminishing light amber head. Aromas of carmel, graininess, brown sugar and a hint of spice. Palate was light bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, nuts and a hint of brown sugar with a smooth lingering malty finish.

Bottle. Hoppy and a little fruity, with some sweet malty aroma and flavors. A little bitter, but good enough.

pours a cloudy amber with a medium biege head. aroma is very fruity and hoppy. Tastes pretty bitter with a lingering aftertaste and washy mouthfeel.

Considerable malts for an APA. The malts are mostly dry but there is a touch of sweetness. Fairly roasty in the flavor, suggesting a dryer stout rather than a pale ale. The hops are on the light side. It has a little more bite than an amber ale but still fairly easy going, and the hops that are there build on the dry malt base of the beer. It looks good enough; light red and a thin layer of foam.

Sampled straight from the bottle. Assumed this was a brown ale from the bottle label. Obviously, the first taste was a surprise, as the APA-ness was easy to figure out. Not much in the aroma. The flavor was fairly well balanced between malts and hops, the latter not overpowering and nice (pine trees weren’t running rampant!). I enjoyed this APA, one of the more likeable ones I’ve had. (The quips on the bottle label are humorous, too!)