He'Brew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah (13) Barrel-Aged On Rye
Shmaltz Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review from 4/2010 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark red brown, one finger tan head and lacing. Aroma of dark fruit, caramel malt, floral hops and alcohol. Mmmm. Creamy, malty, malty. Malt and caramel, dark fruits with a bit of a hop bite in the finish. Aggressive flavors and a bit boozy on the finish. Shmaltz does a great job on the malty beers.

 

 

He'Brew Jewbelation 13

Appearance: dark brown, very small head, and good lacing.

Smell: alcohol, caramel, roasted malts, and a slight apple.

Taste: dark fruit, roasted malt, and a candy sugar sweetness.

Mouthfeel: medium and smooth.

Overall:
This is a great jewbelation. The flavors are extremely well balanced and pleasing. Alcohol isn't tasted, but it is prevalent in the initial aroma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtained a bottle of this through the jewbilation beer-menorah pack with Jewbilation 8-14 + Vertical of all the years included in the pack. We made our own Vertical at a tasting party but it tasted like straight booze!

A: Pours an extremely dark amber with a creamy biege head that lingers but dissipates the more you drink it. A truly beautiful pour.

S: BOOZE. Malt is heavy on the nose with slight hints of caramel on rye. Interesting scent that's quite pungent, malt and booze are heavy throughout the tasting of the brew.

T: Malt heaviness with a slight burning from the alcohol. Hops are present in a more strong ale/barleywine style, but it's very well done. Definitely not a session beer by any means, but it is quite delicious.

M: Geeze does this taste linger in your mouth. Mixes well with dessert and as a nightcap for your beer drinking session, but damn does that taste linger!

O: A beautifully crafted ale in the strong beer category, but not necessary for everyday drinking. A great late night porch beer that you can sip on for an extended period of time, but do not pass this around! Savor the taste for yourself!

Had while at Brewvival! Served from tap into a sampler Brewvival imperial pint. Poured a deep brown with a slight red hue with a half finger khaki head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. There was no lacing evident throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, slight roastiness, rye, and alcohol. The flavor was of sweet malt, roastiness, rye, alcohol, bread, and a very slight nuttiness. It had a medium feel on the palate with mild carbonation. Overall this was a fairly nice brew. Based on how much I hated the regular-13, this one was quite a surprise. I could see myself drinking more than half a bomber of this one without a problem, but would like grow tired of it by then. A nice spin on a brew that I was apparently born to hate.