Shmaltz Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Troy, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Shmaltz Brewing - 518 Craft

Established in 1996

Closed in 2021

Contact
200 Broadway, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Description
For 20 years, Shmaltz championed contract brewing and developed a dedicated cult following for their award-winning HE’BREW – The Chosen Beers® and company tradition, Shmaltz opened its own New York State production brewery in 2013, boasting a 50-barrel brewhouse with 35,000 barrels of annual capacity. Shmaltz brewery packages 12 and 22 ounce bottles and kegs of their diverse core and seasonal favorites. Several new releases and collaborations are on tap for 2016, and Shmaltz will continue their acclaimed barrel-aging projects, utilizing a current inventory of more than 400 bourbon, rye whiskey, and tequila barrels.

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

2013 bottle shared by Ryan at Your Old Droog Cellar Blast. Bottle shared 9 years or so after release. Pours a clear dark brown with a small bit of foam that dissipates. Notes of dark fruit, cherry and vanilla. Smooth, but a bit flat and oxidized. Well-past it's prime but drinkable and enjoyable. A fun night cap at a cellar clearing share.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2022 at 19:38


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can. A- Hoppy, slightly sweet, mild berry. A- Copper color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Mild bitterness, bread dough, cherry, raspberry. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, astringent finish. O- Bad ipa, poor fruit beer, not really sure what this is. It had some potential I think but I'm probably wrong. Drinkable but not really enjoyable. Long time since I've had a He'Brew beer. Surprised it's still around.

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2021 at 20:29


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep black with a beige color head. Aroma is boozy, dark fruits, malty, molasses. Taste is super boozy, strong, dark fruits, raisins, malty, brown sugar, molasses, warm heat in the finish.

Tried on 03 Sep 2021 at 01:49


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Almost black with a large foamy brown head that left great lacing. Molasses, caramel, raisin and cherry notes. Exceptionally long finish. Full bodied. Alcohol well controlled for being 13%

Tried on 12 Jun 2021 at 03:09


Very fruity. Pretty good, no mention of lactose either for a milkshake.

Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2021 at 19:08


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16 ounce can. Amber color with a purple hue. Bubbly beige head. Sweet malty nose hints at berries and citrus. Tangy citrus flavor. Bitter grapefruit and tart berries. Really nothing like a milkshake IPA. No lactose or creaminess. Easy to see through. They missed the mark on this one.

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2021 at 00:53


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark brown orange with a large foamy head. Sweet and a bit musty with strong molasses, cherry, raisin, fig and a bit of leather. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.

Tried on 27 May 2021 at 02:53


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Orange with a large foamy head. Somewhat bitter with tart mixed berries, floral/piney hops and lactose. Long finish. Moderately full bodied

Tried on 19 May 2021 at 22:24


2.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1

Another can of pastry beer, I'm not into these things, they are just as bad as a ubiquitous poorly made IPA, in its own rude ass way. This beer is no exception; from the start it has this terrible pointed astringent bitterness that simply cannot be explained. Looks like any other clear pale beer. Barely any smell but what's there is faint volatile metallic fruit of some sort. If you think this is going to taste anything like a jelly donut, forget about it, it does not. I'm not sure who is in charge of beer names but this one is way off. Its one big annoying nasty ass brew. Difficult is a weak word for this, take difficult and raise it to a power of ten. Yes, that sharp uncivilized astringent bitterness is so much in yer face that I just can't get past it. Its in in yer face and then down the sides. Other than the possibility of catching an 8% buzz, I'd probably drain pour this masterpiece. Totally disjointedness disappointedness in this happy ass BS, no lie. JMHO. Go figger. I think somebody experimented with a big batch of something stupid and then gave it a stupid name when the brew didn't turn out to be what it should. Don't throw it away said the management, just give it a name and cool label then we'll pawn it off. Any similarity to a fruit beer or even octoberfest is not there.

Tried from Can on 21 Apr 2021 at 20:07


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

I think I had this one last spring. I figured it would age well, but I think mostly it started as a very sweet, malty beer and aged turned it into a super sweet sugar bomb. Smells of caramel malt, dark fruit, and some alcohol. The flavor, as I said, is very, very sweet. There's caramel and dark fruit. Full bodied. Drinkable, but I think it was probably better a few years ago.

Tried on 12 Mar 2021 at 02:53