HeBrew Genesis Ale

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Amber Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

This beer isn’t all that great. It tastes gross. Not smooth at all. It has a dirty sand taste going on.

Pours an amber-brown body with a lasting ring of beige head. Aromas of malt and a caramel note. Flavor is malt, hint of caramel and grass. Finish is a little caramel, grassy, bitter, and wet.

Ambre avec un fin col de couleur blanc-cassé. Arôme de malt Munich, caramel et de houblon/citron Palais malt fine note de caramel avec une présence de fruits et de houblon laissant une légère couche d’amertume et de citron qui reste sur le fini. Le fini reste effervescent et sec avec le caramel / houblon Willamette donnant un aspect terreux au palais et un léger arrière-goût de citron du houblon Northern Brewer.

Bottle. Cloudy reddish brown colored with a dense layer of head. The aroma is a blend of caramel, herbal hops and dried mango. The taste is nutty malt and toffee with a little bit of grapefruit in the background. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy with moderate carbonation and an acidic, bitter finish. Interesting hybrid between a Brown Ale and a hoppy Pale Ale. Not bad but the finish is a little harsh.

12oz bottle in a shaker. Pours amber with a lacy, beige head. Aroma of floral hops and a good amount of malts. A good combination of the light malts and strong hops (for the style) in this beer. Better than I was expecting.

12 ounce bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with an average white head. Mild aroma of malt, spice and hops. Tastes of malt, citrus and hops. Decent effort.

Bought for my roommate out of respect for Hannukah and thought he would appreciate. It has a malty biscuit like taste, maybe some burnt toast, grassy, not that great. Not horrible.

12oz. Tasty enough pale, nice to see people bringing this out to a party. Above the generic by far. Standard sweet-malting with just enough red hop to come through and be tasty.