HeBrew Jewbelation Twelve

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

Gorgeous. The aroma is fruity, malty, toffee, brown sugra, like a dopplebock. The appearance is dark brown, tinge of red, tan head. The flavor is bready, fruity, and malty, again like a dopplebock. The finish is a nice hoppiness, with a sweet malty flavor. Nice beer overall.

Burst of alcohol jumped out at me ,then a strange potent mixture, mostly spicey fragrance hops just edging out all that malting for dominace,alcohol stays aggresive, taste is a little less insane, molassas, and raisins rum soaked, not as sharp as aroma,hops flavors now take on the backing roll still with plenty of finishing bitterness. Just enough sweetness to make it a pleasant ,upper strength sipper

From a 22 oz bottle this poured a very dark and opaque brown that let no light through and raised a big tan head with good sticky lacing rings. Nose of ripe fruits with raisins, figs, and black cherry. Very thick and rich mouthfeel. Flavor is very rich as well with ripe fruit, vanilla, toffee, and some bitterness from some hops. Long sweet finish, and you would never know this was 12 ABV. Good brew.

22 oz. brown bomber bottle. Torn label, so no freshness date seen. Poured out a deep reddish brown, with a thin, sticky mocha head. Overwhelming aromas of cocoa powder, burnt plums, sour prune juice. Flavors are sour prune juice, cocoa powder, burnt malts. Medium body & mouthfeel. Not my cup of tea, as it were.

Winter spiced aroma of multiple dark grains and dark fruits. Dark toffee, clear with a small head. Sweet dense grain, syrupy weight, and malt forward. Some bitterness in the finish, though a touch more heat. Still I would never guess it to be 12%. Can’t wait until they have their 40 year anniversary!

Bottle. Pours deep ruby brown with a tan head. Malty sweet aroma with dark fruits and toffee. The palate is initially a bit harsh. The flavor has sweet malt, caramel, dark fruits and a lingering hoppy bitterness. Not bad.

22oz bottle-pours a dissipating light brown head and black/dark brown color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit-cherry, dark malt-molasses, sugar cane. Taste is dark fruit-cherry, dark malt-molasses, sugar cane, earthy/metallic bitter. Some ashy comes in mid to late palate. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this one out.

On tap at The Rake, London. A deep dark brown colour with light beige head. Very rich, sweet, aniseed taste. Certainly did not expect to find this in London. Overall an interesting experience but I probably won’t seek it out again.