Coney Island Albino Python

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
San Francisco, California USA

Bomber. Pours cloudy gold with a thick and falling white head. Aroma of ginger/lemon spice, fruit. Body on the light side, powerful carbonation. Ginger lemon taste. Not too bad overall, but the finish is a little soapy. It would likely be a lot better served very cold on a hot day, rather than just cool on a rainy day.

Slightly hazy light gold body with a large bright white head on top. A strongly herbal nose is the main initial impression. Something like oregano and fresh baked bread. The taste has lots of herbs, basil like, almost. There is a litle bit of bread dough, but the herbs dominate the overal package. A decent brew, but boring more than anything.

22oz bottle @Indiana Beerfest-pours a white head and cloudy straw color. Aroma is peppermint/clove. Taste is peppermint/clove, wheat.

Date: 08/24/08, 22 oz. bottle

Aroma - Huge spiciness, coriander and something like anise or fennel, hints of lemon, floral notes, and some light honey

Appearance - Faintly hazy yellow, that with an explosive white head, cecent lace, and erupting columns of fine bubbles, the kind of head seen with a German hefeweizen

Flavor - Sweet and flowery, distant acidity, with an ill defined soft bitterness offers some balance, but the flavor is off putting to me.

Palate - Light body, very lively effervescence, clean palate, and a certain spicy zestiness

Overall - The spices were just too overpowering for my liking, no subtlety.

22oz. Overall very surprised this is a lager. Body poured like a belgian wit, hazy light orange with a white head. Nose was intensely spicy with some tropical fruit added in for good measure. Body followed suit with a fair bit of sweetness, but still well lifted and light. I could almost swear there is a bit of sage or rosemary happening here. All that said, it was borderline over the top and edging on artificial, definitely has some balance issues... blue moon lovers would probably be at home here.

Hazy honey color with nice white head that is fizzy and vanishes fast. Sweet, floral, like herbal tea. Fizzy mouthfeel. Thin. Quite bland, mild and very tea-like. Unique, refreshing but not at all satisfying.

hazy light yellow colored with a thin layer of white top, it has slight foral aroma with spice accent. the flaovr is floral mixed with herb bitterness.

Very pale colored pour, which went along perfectly with the albino python shown on the label. The carbonation was huge, and the head very large as a result. The smell was that of banana and lavender. The taste was fluffy, and a bit too much like flower petals. The carbonation was quite active, and made the beer feel like cotton candy in the mouth. There was not much to this little beer. Next time they should try to get a giant python and not a pygmy one.