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

Ripe candied dark fruit with molasses and toffee. Full mouthfeel with raisins and hoppy plums. Mildly sweet and almost sticky finish.

Bomber poured a clear deep brown with red highlights and a lasting amber head. Aromas of brown sugar, prunes, raisins, toffee, light chocolate, a int of vanilla and alcohol. Palate was medium to full bodied and smooth. Flavors of toffee, chocol;ate, molasses, plum, raisins and spice with a smooth warming lingering semisweet finish.

22 oz. bottle, shared by DarkElf! Pours a deep ruby brown with clear reddish highlights and a moderate sized beige head. Aroma of rich dark fruits, and floral-herbal hops. Flavor is more dark ripe dried fruits, dark brown molasses bread, floral, herby and slightly spicy hops, with a bit of roastiness in the finish, alcohol is noticible, though not at all unwelcome. Medium to full body and gentle carbonation.

Clear very dark brown body with ruby highlights and a large creamy light brown head. Sweet rum soaked fruit and caramel aroma with some floral and earthy hops. Full mouthfeel with moderately low carbonation and a smooth but somewhat alcoholic finish.

Bottled. A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits and caramel. The flavor is sweet mlaty with notes of alcohol and over ripe fruits, leading to a dry bitter finish.

I love these anniversary beers matching hops, malts, and ABV by the anniversary year. Good malt/hop balance. Very strong and flavorful. Might age well, I think I will try it. Another kick ass anniversary beer from Hebrew!!!!!!

Bottled. Poured ruby/amber with a light brown head. Aroma was weak grapefruit hops. Tasted similar to GD Titan, but more balanced and alcoholic. Alcohol was noticeable. Floral hops and a bitter finish in the flavor.

The beer after its release from the 22-ounce bottle sets in the glass a deep mahogany color with strong ruby highlights portly light tan creamy head that slowly dissipates leaving a thick coating of lace to conceal the glass the glass. Nose is lightly toasted grain, sweet malt, caramel and the flowery hops peek through; start is nicely malted, somewhat sweet with the top moderate in its feel. Finish is sternly acidic with the hops monumentally spicy, quite dry aftertaste that last a long time on the taste buds.