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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, second sessionAs "Coney Island/Hebrew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.".Clear golden color, off-white head. Sweet, rye scent. Sweet, hoppy, dry taste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2012
at 12:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, second sessionAs "Coney Island - Hop Manna Hebrew IPA".Clear golden color, white head. SWeet, herbal, hoppy scent. Herbal hoppy taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, high bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2012
at 12:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown, thick massive tan head.Great chocolate cinnamon nose.Palate of dry malt, earthy & chocolate,cinnamon& vanilla notes.Light roast. Great lace, very complex
Tried
on 16 Oct 2012
at 21:55
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber received in trade. Thank you Claspada! Pours very dark brown, almost black, with a frothy goldenish beige head that slowly dissipates while leaving some lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet and malty with caramel, alcohol, vanilla fudge, roasted coconut, grass, wood and vanilla fudge. Taste is sweet and bitter with caramel, pine, orange peal, grass, vanilla fudge, roasted coconut, resinous wood, whisky, toffee and vanilla fudge. Mouthfeel is smooth, round, boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet with caramel, orange peal, alcohol, grass, roasted coconut, sweet dark bread and toffee.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2012
at 15:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber received in trade. Thank you Claspada. Pours very dark reddish brown with a mocha head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet with sweet dark bread, caramel, whisky, rye flour, wood, vanilla fudge, figs, prunes, alcohol, toffee, lemon zest and hay. Taste is very sweet, malty and fruity with sweet dark bread, figs, prunes, alcohol, whisky, roasted coconut, burnt caramel, toffee, wood, raisins and lemon zest. Mouthfeel is smooth, creamy, slightly boozy and near full bodied. Finish is sweet and malty with sweet dark bread, figs, prunes, dark cherries, wood, roasted coconut and caramel. Quite nice...
Tried
on 09 Oct 2012
at 15:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
355 ml bottle @ OT. Pours clear deep amber with a very small offwhite head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is sweet with bread, overripe lemons, hay, urinal blocks, aspartame, vanilla, soap, caramel and hints of dry wood and golden syrup. Taste is sweet, slightly bitter and metallic with cread, orange peal, overripe lemons, grass, red apples and caramel. Mouthfeel is round, watery and light bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with bread, unripe mango, red apples, grass, orange peal and hints of caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2012
at 14:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From a 1 Pt 6 Fl Oz bottle on 8/10/2012. Pours a medium to dark golden with a big fluffy white head. Has a very pleasant floral, fruity, resiny hop aroma. The flavour follows suit, with sweet citrus fruit (especially orange and mandarin) up front, followed by a big sticky, resiny, piney hop bitterness, with just a touch of grapefruit. Not too much maltiness is evident, but this is none the less a lovely, well balanced fruit/hop driven IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2012
at 01:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours dark ruby with a large, lasting head.Big resinous, hoppy aroma with loads of sweet caramel underneath. Bready and spicy notes are very noticeable.Similar flavours, with the malt being the main show. Lots of caramel and golden syrup. Aggressive piny and resinous hops leading to a bold, sharp bitterness.Could use more carbonation, the body feels thick and syrupy.A crazily malty DIPA.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2012
at 18:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Bery dark maroon color, brown head, decent retention. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate milk, coffee, rum. Taste has sweet candied figs, raisins, dates, blackcurrant jam. Very sweet stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2012
at 17:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 1 Pt 6 Fl Oz bottle on 4/10/2012. Pours a clear reddy amber with a big head which disappears quickly. Has a surprisingly slight malty aroma with some fruit notes. This one is quite sweet with caramel and fruit (which must be the pomegranate), with some medium, lingering hops. But it presents as malty more than anything else. This is a reasonably enjoyable sweet, biggish, fruity brew, but fails to hit any real heights.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2012
at 00:27