Rejewvenator 2014
Shmaltz Brewing Company in Troy, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.83
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Born in California now Reborn in New York - it's a Rejewvenator 2014 - with grape! Concord & Merlot, East Coast West Coast mashup - everyone is a winner. Shtick time: After evaluating 22K seedlings, Ephraim Bull chose the perfect variety for the Concord grape in 1849 in Concord, MA. The original vine still grows at his former home. A supporter of Temperance, Dr. Welch promoted Concord in 1869 as a non-alc for communion at his church in Vineland, NJ - the future home to a Manischewitz plant for delights such as borscht & gefilte fish. Sammy Davis Jr. for Cream White Concord: "Man-oh-Manischewitz." Fictitious indie amateur, Miles Raymond from Sideways single-handedly created a backlash and a glut of Merlot in the US wine market. Genesis (9:20-21) the 1st reference to wine in the Torah: "Noah planted a vineyard: And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent." Scholars suggest the story of Jesus turning water into wine was intended to show his superiority to Dionysus the Greek god of wine. Houdini performed a trick of holding a glass of water, turning it to wine, and then pulling from it silk scarves and an eagle.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a mohagany brown with a finger tall creamy off white to beige head. Aroma is strong fruits and sweet malts. Taste is sticky dark fruits, sweet malts, edgy hops, and dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2014
at 18:20
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
On draft a darker dubbel at that. Smell is a little roasty. Seems to be ever so slightly tart on the uptake. First taste then morphs to a more bold stronger thing. However, remains civilized. possesses a few of the real old country dubbels thing. A bit warming going down the gullet but in never gets up and shouts 8% in yer face. Yeah, becomes just a little medicinal on the finish. Almost passes itself off as a weird euro dble.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2014
at 13:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from CraftShack. Pours very dark copper (strong light) with a slight tan head. Lots of red berry aroma. Maybe some roasty malt. Hop? Med + body. Flavor is very red berry. There’s a tart note. The malt isn’t so forward as the aroma suggested it might be. This seems to be crazy complex, yet the malt/bitter seems evenly balanced. This should be aged in musty wine barrels with brett. It’s on the way there already. (minus brett, oak, etc., but it’s suggestive.)
Tried
on 14 Jul 2014
at 16:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap" Pours dark amber with a whitish head. Aroma is a whole hock of dried, dark fruits, coupled with some yeast, vinous aromas, and a hint of hops. Taste is sweet, but not cloying. Low carbonation and a soft mouth feel. Somewhat complex, but in an anarchic and almost unguided way. Yet considering the crazy combination, this doesn’t taste as out there as one would expect.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2014
at 08:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. dark amber beer with a dark cream head. Dried fruit and malt aroma with light yeast. Dried fruit and yeast flavor with light spice and malt. Medium bodied. Dried fruit and yeast lingers with light spice and malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2014
at 20:27