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 almost opaque black, with crimson edging. A full two-inch head of biege held steady for several minutes before falling to a dense coating on the surface. Nice lacework with plenty of sagging curtains of froth. Aromatics are heavily malted and roasty with a decent hop accent. Reminiscent of an aggresively hopped porter. Shades of raisins, toffee, and chocolate pull through the nose. Mouthfeel is on the thick side of medium, a bit oily and drying. The pallet is roasty and bitter. Dark roasted malts and bakers chocolate are the mainstay, accented with shades of coffee grounds and Oreo crusts. Finishes warming and slightly acrid. Drinkability is only held back by a slight grainyness on the tongue and light heat on the throat.

Limited Release bottle at patrick767 gathering. Small tan head that mostly diminished, fair amount of lacing, no visible carbonation observed, opaque, and a dark brown hue. Nose was malty, hoppy, dark fruits, and toffee. Ditto for the flavor. Fairly smooth mouthfeel and medium in body. Good for the style, but not one that I am interested in having again as it was just an okay beer for me.

Black with a light brown head. Mild caramel, dark roasted malt, and cocoa aroma. Full bodied and very smooth. Big flavors of molasses, mocha, toasted dark bread and nuts with a nice hop/alcohol bitterness to finish. Enjoyed the variety of malt flavors here. 1707

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foamy fine to medium sized light brown colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a opaque no visible carbonation dark brown colored body and a good lacing. The mild aroma was malty. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a biting hoppy aftertaste. The mild flavor contained notes of bitter hops and dark malt. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.

Bottle. Pours a deep dark brown with a fluffy chocolately head. The aroma is roasted malt and some caramel sweetness. The taste was thick, roasted, complex, and sweet. It was very thick and heavy on the palate. Good brew.

For their 10th anniversary beer He’Brew combined 10 different malts and 10 different hops to achieve a brew with complex flavor and a well-hidden alcohol presence. Weighing in at 10% abv, this massive beer will make you feel "jewbilant" in no time at all.

Very good beer. Dark roasted chocolate flavors, very nice smooth mouth feel, similar to a strong smooth stout. I like this better than their Jewbelation Eleven. I had both of these on Tap at <a href="http://www.maxs.com">Max’s.

750 ml, at about 60 F. Nearly opaque brown-black with a medium-sized and lasting head that leaves some frosty lace. Chocolate, raisin, and caramel aroma. Flavors of earthy and slightly sour molasses, fudge, toasted nut, slight charred wood and a hint of cherry are among the many flavors in this chewy beer. Big chocolate and malt presence is dried well by bitter-herb hops on the end, and just a touch of alcohol. Heavy, smooth body has some hop and alcohol tingle. Awesome brew, truly monumental. Only got better after being open (I put a cork in it) for 5 days, had to bump it up a point, even.