Coney Island Sword Swallower Steel Hop Lager

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass

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Pours very clear amber with small white head. Aroma of some hops and malt nose. Lots of hops in this one but they don’t seem to go well together. This was a nice attempt and I guess that is all that I can give it, a nice attempt. It is drinkable but I might not buy again, but that could be because of the fact that I am not the biggest lager fan.

Snifter from bottle. A: not very fragrant, ever-so-slight hops. App: bright gold with One finger white head and nice leading. T: slight bitterness on the front, malt balance comes through in the middle with a slight carmel essence, slight bitterness on the back. P: crisp, tight bubbles, exceptionally smooth, medium linger of bitterness.

12 oz bottle - pours light yellow with a medium head and good lacing. Has an aroma of pine (I think) and a taste of grains. Has a dry bitter finish.

Aroma of yeast and pine. Pours a dark gold with an off white head. Taste is grain and hops with a dry bitter finish. Nice beer.

Lot of hop-forward presence on this where it immediately hits the tongue and you get a citrus, perfume, pine flavor. Mellows out to a cookie, biscuit finish. A medium finish. Pours light golden with a nice head. Pretty good for a pre-going out beer.

Pine, citrus, yeast and bread in aroma. The flavor is pine/hop bitterness, grains and a very dry finish. It definitely had an IPA flavor to it; an interesting and hoppy lager.

22 oz bottle. Clear golden with a dense white head. Aroma of bread dough, toast, citrus and herbal tea. Flavor is bitter hops, clean malt and a light alcohol bite. Light body with average carbonation and a clean finish. Nice hybrid type beer, big hoppy lager.

Bottle from the Coney Island variety pack. The beer pours a golden color with a white head. The aroma has quite a bit of pine and orange citrus in it, as well as some biscuit malt. The flavor is fairly similar, with some pine and orange, with a light bit of resin thrown in. The bitterness is low because the biscuit malt adds a touch of sweetness to balance things out. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. This tastes about like an IPA, as expected from reading the label.

This beer was very good for a lager, but the aroma hinted at a much more intense flavor. The aroma was light and complex; some spices, grassy notes, orange peel and floral hops. Flavors were a bit malt-forward with some toffee and bready flavors, but finished with a clean and dry hop finish. Incredibly drinkable, however, but just not TOO too special.

Pours a hazy honey color with 2-3 finger head that sustains itself leaving a moderate amount of lacing. Prominent piney hops with a little citrus. Toasted , bready malt. Medium bitterness, but very smooth. Thin to medium body with surprisingly little carbonation given the prominent head. Clean on the palate. Long bitter finish. Pretty tasty.

Had this one on a few occasions in Kansas, always bottled. Pours light orange, somewhat hazy. Medium body. Caramel character well balanced with the citrus hop flavor. Solid beer.