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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with iphonephan. Pours clear amber brown with a cream tan head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, banana, cloves, herbs, malt, caramel, prunes, overripe dark fruit. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2013
at 18:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
I bought this because it said "dry hopped session ale" - amber pour - frothy, lasting lace - nose of fruit cocktail sweetness (syrup, cherries), lightly citric and wood hops - flavor of mild harsh maltiness, fruit cocktail/fruit punch, peppery hops, citrus - finish is peppery and mildly abrasive - the carbonation is soft and creates a nice texture, but other than that, this is pretty rough and tough to "session."
Tried
on 04 Oct 2013
at 18:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Will. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is raisin malt, oak, and caramel. Medium mouthfeel with sweet raisin malt and caramel with light bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2013
at 15:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewvival 2011, on tap. Slightly hazy dark brown body with a small tan head Sweet roast chocolate and light oak flavor Sweet roasdr bourbon vanilla chocoland and caramel flavor Med full body mod carb
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2013
at 13:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewvival 2011, on tap. Hazy golden body small white head Sweet spice honey ad fruit aroma Big spice flavor some fruit and honey Med body mod high carb
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2013
at 13:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is bourbon, cherry, sour funk, and a bit of hops. Taste is straight strange. It seems like a Flemish red at first, but very quickly turns into something stranger once the whiskey and malt flavors start to kick in. Good balance, but still obviously a combination of a whole lot of different beers.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2013
at 11:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 3.5
Poured from a bottle it is a dark brown with a tan head with a funky wine aroma and tastes like very sour cherries
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2013
at 17:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
From a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of dark fruits. This one is interesting. Plenty of sourness along side the oaky barrel aged flavors. Does not really work for me. But not a drain pour either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2013
at 17:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12th January 2013
Murky brown - purple beer, small cream coloured head. Smooth palate with mild carbonation. Fairly malty with a trace of marmite. Mild tangy grape juice. Fairly neutral finish. Quite drinkable but pretty simplistic. Overall a bit malty.
Murky brown - purple beer, small cream coloured head. Smooth palate with mild carbonation. Fairly malty with a trace of marmite. Mild tangy grape juice. Fairly neutral finish. Quite drinkable but pretty simplistic. Overall a bit malty.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2013
at 14:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Big Top Beverage Mart, Roslyn variety case: Pours golden orange with a white head. Aroma is floral plus citrus plus bread. Taste is not as hoppy as expected. Continuous floral undertone. Easy to drink. Somewhat crisp. Nothing fantastic.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2013
at 18:16