HeBrew Messiah Bold

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

On cask at Barcade; it was dry hopped and oak aged. Poured a dark brown with minimal head. Aroma of chocolate, hops and oak. Flavor got better with time. Had the standard brown ale backbone; however oak, dark fruit and slightly grassy hops merged together to create a very tasty and unusual brew. Sampled with golubj who thought it tasted like fruit juice.

poured a dark brown, with reddish hue. smelled fruity/malty. light bodied and goes down really smooth. plus it’s kosher!

Pours a dark brown with lots of red highlights. Only a bit of head. Flavors are not bold as the name would suggest. Chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. There is a mild chocolate aftertaste. This beer reminds me of a porter lite.

Pours opaque with tall thick tan head that lasts forever. Much lacing. Kind of flat. No clear roasty flavors like most dark brown ales. Nondescript alcohol. Thin on palate. Easy to drink, but neither hops nor malts stand out. Nothing offensive, but pretty plain and boring to me.

Bottle. Pours a deep red-brown with very thin head. Aroma is of malt, slightly toasty in nature. Flavors are rich and malty, notes of chocolate, toast, hints of roasted nuts. Has a decent amount of bitterness with light woody and floral hoppiness. Chewy, with medium carbonation. Finish is lightly bitter and lightly acidic, leaving you with dark malts. Well balanced and quite good, I think this one is underrated.

their weakest offering of what i have sampled..dark brown/reddish hue, small beige head..aroma is that of a basic malt profile with hints of oat and basic earthy characteristics..body is more pronounced in the flavor with toast, chocolate, wheat, and a metallic tang in the finish that tickles the tongue..similar to a watered down scotch ale..

My first reaction was nit had an initial metallic taste. It didn’t have the malt smoothness ihave learned to expect from a Brown. It seemed to be over-hopped, leaving a hop dominant aftertaste.

Thanks to Fordest for this - Dark transluscent maroon pour with a light offwhite head. Very light smell at first of mildly roasted malt, perhaps a bit nutty. Flavor is nice and rich however, and packs a good roasty kick, lightly bittered in the finish, with a good hearty, but lively mouthfeel. This was one of my favorite brown ales by far, and one I’d easily recommend.