HeBrew Jewbelation 5766 Ninth Anniversary Ale

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

Bottle. Poured a dark brown-black with red highlights and an average-sized, off-white, creamy head. The head diminished quickly but laced good. The aroma was of moderate caramel chocolate and mild coffee. There was also just a touch of skunk that I may have just been imagining, because it didn’t come through in the flavor at all. The initial flavor was light bitter chocolate finishing with moderately sweet, heavily bitter dark chocolate. There was also some smoked nutty flavor in there. It had a full body and was syrupy in a good way, with lively carbonation and a finish feel of bitter chocolate (if that makes any sense). Way better than I remembered. (I had a bottle a few months before joining ratebeer, and really started paying attention to how beer tastes and not just how much alcohol was in it.) I remembered liking it, but not loving it like I would say now. It a shame that it is retired. I will definitely try to snag another bottle or two of this one before it goes the way of the Dodo.

22 oz bomber. Rich dark amber color with tall frothy brown head. The head was reduced to a thin brown foamy membrane in a couple of minutes. Full aroma of dark cherries, apricots and date fruitiness plus a healthy dose of caramel, toffee and a bit of alcohol. First sip is smooth smooth flavor that turns slightly tart then gives way to a gleaming conveyer belt of dark fruitiness, caramel and toffee. From the midway point to the finish the flavor is rich malty and smooth. A note of chocolate malts ushers in the coffee, slight caramel sweetness and a touch of alcohol aftertaste. Very tasty. I gotta get more.

Poured a dark mahogany color with a medium sized, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Oxidized aroma, some sherry, caramel, roasted malts, and dark fruits. Taste of more roasted malts, dried fruits, nuts, and some chocolate, with low bitterness, and no alcohol detected. Creamy mouthfeel.

An excellent find in a box received in trade with JHop. Some fruity aromas and nice dark malty flavors. Lots oh hops apparent in the finish as well. Pretty darn tasty.

bottle generously donated to me by dad-- pours a dark dark red which is nearly opaque when held to light looks almost like a stout, but you could still see those red highlights in there. smells fruity-berries,caramel very sweet- theres some alcohol there as well. syrupy mouth feel, very sweet, very fruity, some bitterness but not much some roasted coffee in the finish. extremely complex and quite good.

tap at falling rock during GABF 2006. dark black, cranberry pour iwth cream tan head. good lacing. rich choclate, hops, sour malts, rum oak barrel, sugar and alcohol aroma. creamy mouth. instant alcohol warming, oak barrel, sweet chocolate, rich malts. sugar fades in the aftertaste but you can lick it off your lips. coffee fades in towards the end. This was absolutely amazing.

Dark, almost black with a big creme head. Aroma is sweet roasty with nice hop notes, and a bit of bubblegum. Taste is roasty like an imperial stout with the bittersweet that entails. $5/22oz

This was a nice blend of hops and malts and blended very well.It had a good hop taste but not over powering.I like it and wish i had pick up more.CHEERS!