Schmohz Miracle Off 28th Street

Brewed by Schmohz Brewing Co.
Style: Old Ale
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

On tap @ brewpub. Dark brown with off white head. Nice aroma of some spice, toffee, caramel. The flavor follows with a relatively light body that makes drinkable. Enjoyable.

On tap at Schmohz Brewing Company. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, spice and very mild fruit. Taste of caramel, roasted malt, alcohol, light fruit and chocolate. Finishes up with a bit of malt bitterness. Not too bad. On a side note, 28th street in Grand Rapids is interesting – two brewpubs and five beer stores entered in on rate beer within a handful of miles of one another.

Draft sample at brewpub. Poured clear dark reddish brown color with full light brown head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Moderate aroma of caramel, nuts and troasted malt. Medium body with sticky texture. Medium bittersweet balanced flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

On tap at Schmohz. Deep red-brown body, thin off-white head. Very light, toasty aroma that would have made a stronger impression if the beer was served at an appropriate temperature. Alas. The toasty body opened up a bit as it warmed, revealing caramels and dark fruit skin, with red grape notes and noticeable alcohol. Not a bad effort.

blech....old ale?!?!?!? to call this beer is a trajedy to the true style and recipe of Old Ales everywhere....this beer was dark reddish brown with medium head....aroma was of grapefruit hops and some indistinct malty hints (some roastiness)...lacking the caramel and barley-wineish complexity i was seeking...lacking true sugar and spice complements...no added fruit notes..call this a hop-infused oktoberfest, or hoppy brown ale, or something else.....or just stop pissing in the kegs and calling it good beer