HeBrew Messiah Bold

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Brown Ale
San Francisco, California USA

Dark reddish brown, with ever so slight notes of molassess and honey and cola and herbs. Flavor is woodsy, with notes of rye, as well. Rather earthy and smokey, too.

Nicely done little brown ale...another flagship that provides cash for bigger and better things. Good and light nutty roast hints with a well done malt aspect. And that’s that.

Bottle. Opaque, probably as mush due to haziness as blackness. Some hoppy aromas seems unexpected for a Brown Ale (Cascade?). Slight hops on the tongue as well. Tastes like their APA but darker, with some roasty malts. Not sure if it melds together. Light-ish bod.

Tastes and smells like a typical brown ale, not special. An ok beer, little sweet, little malty, little hopy. Flavor is full at first but drops off at the end. Not a bad beer.

This dark brown pour smells of coffee, dark malts, and chocolate. It is light and smooth but has a little bit of a hop bite with a roasted flavor.

Bottle poured a clear brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of cocoa, carmel, light fruittiness and a hint of spice. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of cocoa, carmel, nuts and a hint of spice with a smooth semisweet finish.

Pours a very dark brown, almost as dark as a stout, with a small amount of bubbly tanish head that quickly dissapates. Aroma is sweet caramel malts and slight citric hops which makes for a nice combo. Flavor is slightly roasted malt flavor and slight citric hops. Light mouthfeel. Overall, pretty good.

Bottle (12oz) shared with and courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a very deep ruby with an average size diminishing frothy off-white head. Aroma of lightly roasted malt, nuts, caramel and maple syrup. Flavour of toasted caramel malt, nuts and brown sugar -- a little too sweet. Medium bodied. Not bad, a decent Brown Ale.