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HeBrew Rejewvenator 2009 3.45 87

HeBrew Rejewvenator 2009

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873.51/5.03.45/5.0Special7.8%75.4Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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Contract brewed for Schmaltz Brewing Company. Sacred Species No.2 YEAR OF THE DATE "The righteous shall flourish like the Date palm." Psalm 92:12. Hark! The second coming of REJEWVENATOR, infused for 2009 with the sacred DATE. Jewish tradition celebrates two New Years: The first in Spring after the barley harvest. The High Holidays in Fall mark the creation of the world. Harvest to harvest - the perfect bookends for deliciousness! Dates were used to sweeten beer in Ancient Egypt as early as 3500 BCE. Pliny the Elder, 1st c. Roman naturalist, lauded Judea’s Dates for their succulence and sweetness. So important for food and shelter, the Date palm became a symbol for the Kingdom of Judea, stamped on the ancient and modern Israeli Shekel coins. Shaking your Lulav on Sukkot and covering your kosher Sukkah demands Date palm leaves. Palm Sunday reenacts the procession of Jesus into Jerusalem. In Arabic, "Tamr" is the 4th stage of a Date’s ripening. Mohammed: "Whoever eats seven fresh Tamr fruits at breakfast shallrise above magic and poison on that day." The Hebrew word for Date palm is "Tamar", commonly describing the beauty and elegance of a woman. Solomon’s sister was named Tamar. "The only difference between a date and a job interview is that not many job interviews have a chance that you’ll end up naked at the end of it." -Jerry Seinfeld. Like its Latin genus the Pheonix, rise and shine with our newest Double Date Shmoppelbock - and flourish! L’Chaim!
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 Papsoe (15059), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 15, 2009  
On tap. Clear orangey brown with a creamy, beige head. Aroma of dried and overripe fruit and Belgian yeast. Rather full body, dried fruit and perhaps a little yeast. Fairly alcoholic finish with a discreet bitterness. Doppelbock?? 120709


 yespr (12284), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 28, 2009  
From tap at Jupiter. Pours clear and deep amber to brown, golden, with a small tan head. Roasted malt and classic complex Belgian yeast aroma. Fruity yeasty and roasted malt, smooth and yet very complex on the fruity yeasty notes. Ends dry and slight phenolic yeasty.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 7, 2009  

Name: Rejewvenator
Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Co
Date: October 15, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: The Porter, Atlanta
Vintage: 2009
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, fine beige head
Aroma: sweet dark fruit aroma with a big date presence, dark caramel candy sweetness, light spicyness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, dark caramel sweetness, lots of date character on top of the dark fruityness from the malt
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4


 argo0 (6945), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 5, 2009  
(DC Local Gathering, 22oz bottle, thanks scraff) Medium beige head atop clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, fig, some spice. Taste is moderately sweet, raisin/fig/date, light spice. Light-medium body, some effervescence, low carbonation.


 CaptainCougar (5517), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Bottle: Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a thin coating of frothy off-white head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel malt and fruity dates with a hint of brown sugar and doughy yeast. Starts with decent fullness and well-dissolved effervescence giving way to a sticky caramel sweetness and a drier, semi-tart fruit balance before a chewy bready bittersweet finish. A pretty interesting beer.


 Cletus (5056), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Pours copper with an off white head. Smells of caramel, roasty, fruity, peppery, spicy. Tastes of caramel, dark fruit, peppery, earthy.


 JoeMcPhee (5010), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 26, 2009  
Deep amber pour with a thick, sticky tan head. The nose is quite nice. Lots of sweet fig/date character along with a little bit of spiciness. Light rummy molasses character on the back. It is sweet and sticky but it manages to do that without being cloying. A touch of light clove lends this a fairly Belgian flavour. It’s another unique, but tasty brew and a solid effort from the folks at Schmaltz.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 30, 2009  
bottle. filtered clear chestnut brown body with a medium sized tan head. nose of sour mashed corn and other starchy vegetables, with smaller notes of vanilla extract and rye whiskey. mild acidity up front, more sour mash, corn and rye across the middle. rough carbonation, rough malt. i tend to find these hebrew beers drinkable and a few of them enjoyable, but this one is a mess.



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