HeBrew Monumental Jewbelation Tenth Anniversary Ale

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

Pours a dark amber-brown with a big foamy brown head. Lots of roasted and caramel malts in the aroma, as well as chocolate, spice and hops. Similar flavor. Lots going on in this one, but it is kept nicely balanced. Feels nice on the palate. A nice hoppiness on the finish as well as a touch of alcohol.. A very good brew.

Good sized brown head of fine bubbles. Settles nice and slowly. Rich and chocoalty aroma. Lots of sweet malts, toated grains, caramel and a bit of pepper??? Color is a very dark chocolaty brown. Sweet and malty flavor. The hops presence has certainly dwindled since it is not very prominent at all. Little bit too sweet. Lots of roasted grains and unfortunately a little bit flat on the tongue. Finishes oily and malts with a bit of lingering smoke. Another solid brew from HeBrew. This one may have been a little bit better fresher.

Shalom--- 10 malts 10 hops... wow. Pours a dark chestnut brown with a huge brown head. This is a full bodied beer if there ever was one. Aroma is sweetish, with tons of malt... rye bread... toasty caramel. Flavor is heavy on the malt, but there is a subdued hoppieness to this that peaks through more on the finish. I will definitely seek out to pick up more of this big beer.

Bottle shared by emacgee. Thanks Ethan. Poured a deep ruby brown with and nice tan head. Nose was nice with rich caramel malts, toffee, chcolate, and a bit of sweet oxidation. Flavor was equally malty and oxidized with notes of cocoa, earth, caramel, and some light hops still kicking around. Alcohol was very well hidden. I think this may have been awesome around Christmas time but it was still in pretty good shape a few weeks back when I had it.

Grabbed a bottle of this at TJs hoping a year would have done it well. Pours a nice dark ruby brown with a thin creamy tan head. The aroma was sweet, raisiny, aged, some caramel, malty, and I think turdferguson caught the oxidation. Definitely an off flavor and aroma and I believe it was oxidized. Shame. The flavor is a bit astringent, sweet, malty, earthy. Wish I could have tried it fresh.

The color was deep chocolate. The head was creay, thin, and light beige. The aroma was chocolate, spice, and alcohol. The flavor was spice, malty, alcohol, and chocolate. The palate was medium-bodied. The finish was warm.

I don’t think this beer gets nearly enough credit. Very dark color, but ever so slightly red. Thick, resilient brown head with plenty of lacing. Lots of prunes, raisins and toffee on the nose, and quite alcoholic. Flavor has some of the dark dried fruit, but moves toward unsweetened chocolate, caramel. Very rich with a satiny mouthfeel and a well balanced bitter finish.

2006 bottle acquired from Liquor Barn - Pours near black with ruby hues and mostly maintained foamy tan head. Aroma of raisins, toffee, light roast, plums, and dark fruit. Taste is molasses and toffee, plums, raisins, cherries, and rye bread. Full bodied, lightly sticky with smooth carbonation. Might have been a bit hoppy and hot initially, but this has aged very nicely.