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HeBrew Rejewvenator 2008

HeBrew Rejewvenator 2008 - American Strong Ale

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Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: American Strong Ale

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
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Broad Distribution
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2163.4/5.03.38/5.0Special7.8%36Snifter, Trappist glass
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Contract brewed for Schmaltz 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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 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 13, 2009  
Draft @ Monks Kettle, SF. Rating #3200. Pours a dark reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty fruity caramel aroma wit hsome spicy hints. Sweetish malty fruity caramel flavor with some hints of dark fruit. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish.


 cking (1012), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 6, 2009  
Year of the fig came across as a decent viscous brew, but there was nothing about it that really seemed to capture my interest. Some dark malty and fig aromas coupled by fruity red wine and raisins. Ruby~brown pour, collapsing tan head and spotty lacing. Full bodied, borderline syrupy and rather sweet to the taste buds. A jumbled flavor of mixed berries, sugary malt and bear claws. Meh.


 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Mar 6, 2009  
I found it too sweet. Pours a mahogany in color with a rapidly dissipating head. Aroma is molasses and caramel. Taste is sweet. I felt cloyingly so. Very little hops present.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 28, 2009  
22 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy dark amber color with small beige head. The aroma is caramel with a decent amount of sweetness, fruity, and slightly spicy. The flavor opens with more sweet caramel with a nice dose of fruit mid palate. Slightly dry and lightly bitter in the finish. There is also some alcohol that works its way in and is slightly distracting. Decent, but they make better beers.


 elihapa (1034), Honolulu, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Hebrew Rejewvenator 2/7/09 (bomber. Pours brown with a cream-colored head. Aroma is full of plum and raisin. Flavor is initially quite sweet, of molasses and brown sugar. As it warms, flavors round much nicer, producing greater emphasis on subtle fruit qualities such as ripe plum and fig. This drink was still on the sweet side for me, however.


 Syd (888), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Bottle pours burnt orange brown with little head or lace. The aroma is caramel and some fruity notes. The flavor is sweet caramel goodness, some fig, and some minor hops in the finish. The palate is medium and cleansing - lively. Overall, I like it wee enough.


 mpersinger (176), , California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 29, 2009  
220z bottle pours brown, carb but no head. Aroma of dark malt and syrupy sweet carmel. Flavor starts out malt with alcohol warmth and sweet, sweet finish of...yes, ripest fig. Reminds me of a Lagunitas Brown Shugga with more complexity. Props for being brazen enough to use figs.


 Ughsmash (3983), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 29, 2009  
Bomber. Poured medium amber with a short-lived cap of whitish head. The aroma picked up licorice and figgy notes on a sweet front with a warm dark fruity backing.. well-balanced, sweet, and interesting. The flavor was sweet as well with a warm kick to it.. molasses, licorice, and dark fruity sweetness supported spicy, peppery notes, aged figs, and even more molasses right at the back. Medium-bodied and sweet as mentioned on the palate.. good carbonation.. didn’t necessarily feel great, but it worked.



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