He'Brew Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass The Beer
Shmaltz Brewing Company

He'Brew Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass The BeerHe'Brew Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass The Beer
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From:
Shmaltz Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
ABV:
8%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 10.28%
Reviews:
48
Ratings:
174
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 31, 2021
Added:
Nov 10, 2014
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  38
Chanukah Beer pours a rich crystal clear chestnut to ruby color with a light creamy head. The aroma and flavors lean toward a robust winter warmer, though brewed without any spices. Just all malt and hop goodness! Light caramel and toasty nuttiness as well as a hint of sweeter chocolate are rounded out by a healthy dose of European Noble and classic American new school hops. With 8 malts, 8 hops and 8% alcohol, this beer is real wonder with so many elements blending to create balanced and yet still distinct flavors. Hanukkah Beer is brewed as a celebration offering and sure to light up your holiday season. L'Chaim!
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Rated by Molson2000 from Canada (ON)

3.58/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Sep 19, 2015
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Rated: 3.58 by VashonGuy from Washington

Jul 31, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 07, 2020
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Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida

4.12/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Look: Extremely dark brown. One fat finger of thick tan head with excellent retention.

Smell: Strong piney hops and a touch of alcohol. Slight sweetness.

Taste: Balanced between a sweet, slightly roasted malt and a mild hop bitterness flavor. Simple but flavorful.

Mouthfeel: Creamy, heavy body with good carbonation.

Overall: Not a complex flavor, but sometimes you don’t have to be. Bold and balanced is good enough for the season.
Dec 07, 2019
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Rated by Versipellis from Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very chocolatey finish
Feb 24, 2019
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2018 release. 12 oz can from Brewers Haven. Slick, thick black pour, capped by a creamy beige head. Aroma is chocolatey, very chocolatey. Taste is more sweet chocolate, a touch of roasty malt bitterness and creamy milk sugar. Thick and creamy, starts sweet, finishes bitter.
Feb 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Feb 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.72 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Nov 04, 2018
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Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois

3.79/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Taste: nice vanilla, cocoa, malty, coconut notes. Sweet malty and cocoa nose. Dark amber hue, clear, with a delicate lace in taster cup. Medium body. A dessert ale that kinda taste like German chocolate cake.
Sep 26, 2018
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Reviewed by tigerinatrance from New York

4.08/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Just scored two bottles of this for 25¢ each at a local beverage center who couldn’t sell it and man, am I glad I did. Subjectively, this beer is nostalgic and reminiscent of something non-alcoholic or even beer related that I can’t quite put my finger on. It’s sweet, carb-loaded desserts, wood paneling and funk tapes with my morphine sedated maternal grandpa on the holidays as much as it is a pipe-smoking end-of-the-night gentleman’s sort of brew. It feels lively on the mouth, Dead center between dense and watery. A roasted nuttiness precedes a chocolatey minus the sweet sort of dessert flavor. There’s a woody, sweaty thing reminding me of when I like the smell of my own filthy socks, but my girlfriend does not. Definitely not sessionable, this semi-dark ruby/amber beer is indeed appealing to whatever it is I love about trying new beer. This is what it’s all about- freedom, nostalgia, flavor, and a quite adequate 8% alcohol in one deeee-licious bottle. Thanks, Shmaltz Brewing Co., and keep ‘em comin’.

Note: this beer was best by, like, a year ago. Actually, the day before my birthday which is 10/22. No shit. Cool.
Sep 10, 2018
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Reviewed by StevenTowne from New York

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a case of this for $20 at Schmaltz post season on a blow out deal. This is a great beer. Very smooth, drinkable, faint cocoa taste and effervescence. I am lucky being close to the brewery but this is a great beer.
Feb 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.46 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by Octoberist from Pennsylvania

Jan 24, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.82 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Dec 24, 2017
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

4.1/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Gold orange color,medium body and carbonation. Aroma is unusual but pleasant,kind of an earthy smell with malt,malt candy,and just a bit of chocolate. Taste is similar but more complex than i can describe but the chocolate shows up very slightly at the end of every sip. Again this is a little different but really enjoyed it
Dec 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by bigred89 from Maryland

Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by NOLANDMAN from Massachusetts

Oct 26, 2017
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Reviewed by Mitchster from Michigan

4.03/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2016 EDITION: Golden ale brewed with Cocoa nibs. 8 malts, 8 hops, 8% ABV.
Brewed with Premium 2-Row Malted Barley, Pilsner Malt, Caramel Pils, Kiln Amber, Crystal 10L, Honey Malt, Acidulated Malt, Flaked Oats. Hopped with Warrior, Chinook, Centennial, Citra, Ahtanum, Liberty, Cascade, Amarillo.

Pours out to a slightly hazy peach, forming a nice slightly off white head with very good retention and nice solid lacing. The nose is not actually all that hoppy. I get mostly cocoa and biscuit malt toast, wet grain husk. The mouthfeel is smooth, medium dense bodied, slick, slightly syrupy. Carbonation is moderate , 2.25 carbs or so. The taste is quite interesting...malt forward with lots of husky grains, toast, a small degree of roast, I get aromatic and biscuit but neither of them are listed as ingredients. There is a soft chocolate note which is very subtle, then followed by a pleasant bitterness which rounds out the malt driven body. More toast in the finish.

Quite interesting. Worth trying. I can't say I've had anything like this. Schmaltz brewes great stuff and this is noe xception. It's not something I would drink often, but still quite interesting, unique, and tasty,
Mar 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by AmitC from New York

Feb 25, 2017
He'Brew Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass The Beer from Shmaltz Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 174 ratings