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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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle - Caramel, sweet malts, boozey, more like a barley wine. Clear copper no head. Boozey and tastes like a barley wine. Spicy and lots of burn, not sure what they were going for, not that great.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2013 at 17:23

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle pours murky brown with a thin tan head and massive amounts of carbonation causing a gusher. Smells and tastes old and infected. Citrus butter bomb. Not pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2013 at 17:04

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Nice red amber, low head. Resinny hop nose, slightly skunked unfortunately. Medium light body, light roast and honey, grassy citric and piney hops. Minerally finish, light grass aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2013 at 11:53

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours dark brown with white head. Nose and taste of cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa, roasted chocolate and roasted nuts. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2013 at 12:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Caramel malt and herbaceous hop aroma. Malt is more pronounced. Clear copper with an off-white head. Flavor is malt dominated with grassy hops. Moderate bitterness.
Tried on 04 Jul 2013 at 13:52

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample, brown bottle, 12 ounces, from and with Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on April 13 2013; eye: gusher, copper with a light golden hue, clear, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, nutty, dusty, light menthol; mouth: malt, caramel, nutty, dusty, light menthol, slight hops, ashy, malty finale with nutty presence, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 12 onces, 6 %, de et avec Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 13 avril 2013; œil : geyser, cuivre avec une légère présence dorée, limpide, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, noix, poussière, léger menthol; bouche : malt, caramel, noix, poussière, léger menthol, très léger houblon, cendré, finale maltée avec présence de noix, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : correct
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2013 at 16:17

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Pours clear gold with white head. Nose and taste of pine, caramel malt, resin, grassy hops, sweet malt and grapefruit peel. Medium body. Dry grain finish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2013 at 14:32

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle. Dark amber red color topped by a medium-sized creamy beige head. Rich toasted malt aroma has obvious notes of rye malt. Complex toasted malt combines with piney hops to produce a big bodied bittersweet ale. Finishes bitter and spicy with astringent notes.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2013 at 20:33

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
22oz bomber pours with a clear deep ruby red body that supports a tan head of foam. The aroma is full and pulsing with dates, brown sugar, figs and a bit of caramel malts. Another pull brings up more figs and lagery yeasty and lightly fruity esteriness. The taste is similar as it is full of robust levels of dates flowing into some figs and prunes and browns sugar and caramel malts. There’s hops in this? I guess. There are lots of pleasing flavors mingling around together creating plenty of interest as well as balance. Cool beans.
Tried on 24 Jun 2013 at 22:38

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
650 ml bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with almost no head. Aromas of caramel, grass, roasted malt, and spice. Flavors of caramel, resin, bitter licorice, and malts. Dry and spicy, but a little too bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2013 at 15:49