Messiah
Shmaltz Brewing Company in Troy, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.25
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A deep, bold nut brown ale beautifully balanced with rich dark malts and a complex hop character converging to reveal a simply enchanting elixir.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Loose bottle from Sam’s, Downers Gove. There’s pretty rich dark roast malt smell when opened and poured. Deep brown body under a thin but stable head. Taste is a bit medicinal, but it may be an older bottle. Dark and nutty otherwise, with a bit of molasses, coffee and sassafrass. Hops seem to be mostly American, although at times this tastes a little like a Young’s Old Nick. For a gimmick beer, this has some decent chracter, and can account for itself as a pretty good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2006
at 21:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Pretty good, but standard. Malty, and some bitterness. Decent and nothing to call home about
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2006
at 22:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lots of creamy off white foam ride on top of this almost black, garnet tinged dark brown beer. Brown sugar aroma. Heavy sweet caramel/brown sugar flavor. Liquid Sugar Babies. Slightly over carbonated. Too sweet and one dimensional for me, but this is an easy drinking beer than undeveloped palate would probably find quite enjoyable.
Tried
on 21 May 2006
at 17:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle - Amusing marketing campaign... I’m going to assume the brewers are Jewish as I’m not sure anyone else could get away with it. Now on to the beer. It’s got a medium head with some legs. Flavor is malty with a dry finish that’s really quite nice. Unlike many here, I like a good brown ale once in awhile and this is a good brown ale. It won’t blow you away, but I don’t think it will disappoint either. Huzzah!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2005
at 22:53
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Not much here. A standard brown ale, mildly sweet. Well carbonated. Very faint roasted flavor.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2005
at 21:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thanks to Darkover for the trade. Pretty gimmicky name, yes? Pours a dark brown color with a thin beige head. Thin lacing rings. The aroma is nutty and roasty. Medium-bodied with toasted malt, hops and a bit of fruit in the flavor. The finish is lightly malty with just a hint a hops. Overall this is an average Brown Ale.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2004
at 23:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Deep brown with a nice-sized head. Average, maybe slightly above smell: sweet, normal brown ale scent. Taste is slighly nutty, slighty brown rice, slightly smokey. Nothing extraordinary, but it is good.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2004
at 14:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep red beer with a fine but disappearing head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of roasted bread. The flavor is dominated by roasted malt with notes of wood and cowberries, before it ends on a dry note. It has a nice palate.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2004
at 14:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Mahogany colour. Chocolatey, lemony aroma. Sweet, mild and clean with some acidity. Not very convincing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2003
at 05:32
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Dark brown in colour with a strong ruby highlight when held up to a light. Thick tan head that stays for a while, and the whole beer looks like a Root Beer Float! Smells of malt, a bit of candy and some macro-brew funk. Medium-bodied; Malty taste (on the sweeter side) with hints of candy, a VERY small amount of fruit and a bit watery. Aftertaste only showcases a bit of the malt and nothing else than that. Simply a beer that isn't in the top flight. Not a great beer for the style, and not one that I would buy again. Try beers by the 'real' brewer: Anderson Valley and you'll like those MUCH better! Pass this one up for something else! I bought my twelve ounce bottle at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2003
at 18:54