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He'Brew Jewbelation 12
Shmaltz Brewing Company
- From:
- Shmaltz Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.87%
- Reviews:
- 213
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 08, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2008
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 17
No description / notes.
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Ratings by BeerAdvocate:
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review from BeerAdvocate magazine Vol. II Issue XI:
Cheers to 12 years. Their dozen is represented with 12 malts, 12 hops and a 12-percent ABV. Dark brown in color with garnet edges when put up to the light. Impressive head retention as it leaves a massive crowning of lace after sipping half a pint away. Sweet aroma of light molasses, faint anise, raisins, brown bread and sweetened iced coffee with a slight boozy alcohol in the nose. Full bodied with a luxurious, creamy, smooth mouthfeel, almost like sipping on a cordial. Sweet, semi-roasted maltiness shows an obvious dominance--dark chocolate, sweetened coffee, brown sugar, brownies and burnt cookies come to mind. The 12 hops lend a dollop of bitterness and herbal flavor that barely balance; thankfully, the alcohol swings in with a prickly peppery warmth that helps and moves the sweetness along with a mild raisin flavor. Pleasant, sweet, roasty finish with a bit of clean solvent alcohol on the breath.
Delicious. No doubt a big beer here that is a slow and very enjoyable sipper and a prime dessert beer to boot.
Sep 20, 2010Cheers to 12 years. Their dozen is represented with 12 malts, 12 hops and a 12-percent ABV. Dark brown in color with garnet edges when put up to the light. Impressive head retention as it leaves a massive crowning of lace after sipping half a pint away. Sweet aroma of light molasses, faint anise, raisins, brown bread and sweetened iced coffee with a slight boozy alcohol in the nose. Full bodied with a luxurious, creamy, smooth mouthfeel, almost like sipping on a cordial. Sweet, semi-roasted maltiness shows an obvious dominance--dark chocolate, sweetened coffee, brown sugar, brownies and burnt cookies come to mind. The 12 hops lend a dollop of bitterness and herbal flavor that barely balance; thankfully, the alcohol swings in with a prickly peppery warmth that helps and moves the sweetness along with a mild raisin flavor. Pleasant, sweet, roasty finish with a bit of clean solvent alcohol on the breath.
Delicious. No doubt a big beer here that is a slow and very enjoyable sipper and a prime dessert beer to boot.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Note: Aged since 2008
A: Pours an opaque yet still clear jet black in color with light amounts of active visible carbonation along the edges of the glass and faint dark cola brown highlights. The beer has a half finger tall foamy dark tan head that reduces to a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of dark fruit (fig and plum), chocolate, brown sugar, and caramel. Moderate aromas of dark malts and a light hint of booziness.
T: Upfront there is a moderate flavor of dark malts and light flavors of roasted malts with a moderate amount of brown sugar, caramel, and toffee sweetness. That is followed by light notes of nuts and moderate to strong flavors of dark fruits (fig and plum). Light amounts of earthy + spicy hops are present in the finish which contribute a light amount of lingering bitterness.
M: Full bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light to moderate amounts of alcohol warming in the finish.
O: This beer ages really well with a much smoother mouthfeel and better hidden alcohol after time in the cellar. A slow sipper but definitely a very enjoyable brew.
Dec 13, 2015A: Pours an opaque yet still clear jet black in color with light amounts of active visible carbonation along the edges of the glass and faint dark cola brown highlights. The beer has a half finger tall foamy dark tan head that reduces to a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of dark fruit (fig and plum), chocolate, brown sugar, and caramel. Moderate aromas of dark malts and a light hint of booziness.
T: Upfront there is a moderate flavor of dark malts and light flavors of roasted malts with a moderate amount of brown sugar, caramel, and toffee sweetness. That is followed by light notes of nuts and moderate to strong flavors of dark fruits (fig and plum). Light amounts of earthy + spicy hops are present in the finish which contribute a light amount of lingering bitterness.
M: Full bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light to moderate amounts of alcohol warming in the finish.
O: This beer ages really well with a much smoother mouthfeel and better hidden alcohol after time in the cellar. A slow sipper but definitely a very enjoyable brew.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.93/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.93/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer appears black when viewed from afar; when held up to a bright light traces of brownish red are visible near the edge of the glass. It poured with a short beige head that quickly died down, leaving wispy lacing on the surface and a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: The smell is quite malty, having aromas of nutty malts and toffee.
T: The taste follows the smell, but has added complexities with additional hints of brown bread, dark fruits, molasses, and raisins.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little smooth on the palate with just abound a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer ages particularly well, which seems to lend some smoothness to the mouthfeel. The alcohol is extremely well hidden from the taste.
Note: 2008 vintage
Serving type: bottle
Dec 12, 2015S: The smell is quite malty, having aromas of nutty malts and toffee.
T: The taste follows the smell, but has added complexities with additional hints of brown bread, dark fruits, molasses, and raisins.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little smooth on the palate with just abound a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer ages particularly well, which seems to lend some smoothness to the mouthfeel. The alcohol is extremely well hidden from the taste.
Note: 2008 vintage
Serving type: bottle
He'Brew Jewbelation 12 from Shmaltz Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
266 ratings
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