HeBrew Rejewvenator 2008

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87		45
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Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: American Strong Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

bottled
available

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 239 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.39 SEASONAL: Special EST. CALORIES: 234 ABV: 7.8%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Contract brewed for Shmaltz Brewing Company. Sacred Species No.1 YEAR OF THE FIG Jewish tradition celebrates 2 New years; The 1st calendar month in spring historically came after the barley harvest. The High Holidays in Fall mark the creation of the world. Harvest to harvest - the perfect bookends for deliciousness! Arise noble Rejewvenator, infused for ’08 with the sacred succulent Fig. O the history, O the shtick: Gen 3:7: "And their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked; they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons." Time to get cooking! "Professed Wrestlers and Champions were in times past fed with figs." -Pliny, Roman naturalist. Romulus, mythic founder of Rome, and his twin Remus were nursed by a wild she-wolf under a fig tree. In 1857, Queen Victoria commissioned an 18 inch plaster fig leaf to adorn her cast of Michelangelo’s David. "The statue that advertises its modesty with a fig leaf brings its modesty under suspicion." -Mark Twain. Buddha gained enlightenment meditating beneath a fig tree. Zechariah/Micah: "Nations shall beat their swords into plowshares...all will sit with his neighbor under his fig tree, with no one to be afraid." Fear not Shmaltzers - Grab your Newtons, rub your happy belly, strap on your fig leaf and your championship belt, abd prepare to blow your shofar... tis a new HE’BREW Beer season to rejoice. L’Chaim! Brewed for Schmalt Brewing Co.

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3.1

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Palidor19 (2727) - Brandon, Florida, USA - APR 30, 2008

A nice beer with flavors of malts and a slight tinge of fruit. it has a nice overall balance of malts and hops. it works on many levels.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

Suttree (4452) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - APR 28, 2008

Brown, with a touch of red. Small ring of foam. Aroma is jam on toast - kind of a mix of fruity and bready. Flavor is similiar. Fruity notes - fig, I guess. Pretty tasty, actually. Sampled at Raleigh WBF.

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

ObsceneOne (32) - Tampa, Florida, USA - APR 27, 2008

The nose is caramel sweet with a little fruit. Flavors of heavy bread malt opening that are followed by a nicely hoped bitterness than finishes with raisin and fig sweetness. Overall, this solid strong ale is worth a go-round.

3.2

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

JMFG (1585) - Florida, USA - APR 25, 2008

Bottle. Pours a dark reddish-copper color with an ephemeral loose light tan head. Mild fruit punchy aroma, some vague malt characters below. Sweet right away on the taste, a slight malty cast with a light sourish finish. The fruit character was too much like someone squeezed a juice box into a finished beer for me.

3.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20

deadington (9) - USA - APR 24, 2008 does not count

this beer smells really good. fruity - plums, cherries, figs. appearance is great too. nice dark color. the taste is weaker than i anticipated. sorry.... gotta go.

3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

beerinmarch (2830) - Washington, USA - APR 22, 2008

Pours dark cherry red with a small off-white head. Big sweet caramel cherry nose, figs, and cola. Flavor is similar, big sweetness up front, hops in the finish to balance. Coats the palate with a drawn out plum and fig flavor. Finish is a bit spicy that gives it a light dubbel quality, add some Belgian yeast esters and it would make an interesting dubbel/quad.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

tyler_mn (1475) - SLP, Minnesota, USA - APR 21, 2008

22oz bottle. Toasted bready malt and some astringent bitter hops initially greet the nose. Digging deeper, there are notes of vanilla, hay, dried grass and the smallest hint of tart fruit concentrate. Pours an attractive rich amber with bold mahogany accents. Bitter hops assault the tongue first. Bread crust malt, more drying hops, cola, alcohol and bitter pomegranate skin. Medium bodied. A lasting dry and tart fruit skin finish. Like most of their beers... unique.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

WallyWalrus (205) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - APR 19, 2008

750ml bottle. Pours a deep ruby red with a thin, lacy head. Aroma is light, with hints of maltiness, citrusy hops, and maybe a bit of dark fruit. Taste is light and sweet, with notes of dark fruit, roasted malt, caramel, and an undeniable bit of fig building into a somewhat fuller and astringent finish of hops and warming alcohol. Deceptively light and fruity for a strong ale, but with pleasant spring-appropriate results.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

Elizavyeta (110) - Minnesota, USA - APR 19, 2008

Brilliantly mahogany in color with a quickly dissipating head. The aroma is light and somewhat aromatic - hints of molasses, pomegranate, and, yes, fig permeate. Overall flavor is lighter than expected, but is subtle, yet distinctive, bearing notes of rye, yeast, stone fruit, and a touch of sweetness on the finish to leave a pleasantly light and toasty flavor on the palate. Obviously a wonderful sipper, complement the fig notes with a fig syrup over vanilla bean ice cream.

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