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He'Brew Funky Jewbelation '12
Shmaltz Brewing Company
- From:
- Shmaltz Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.8%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 16.53%
- Reviews:
- 134
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 12, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 30, 2012
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 69
A blend of 6 ales aged in 73% rye whiskey and 27% bourbon barrels. The blend consists of He'Brew Jewbelation 15, Vintage Jewbelation, Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA, He'Brew Origin, Reunion Ale '11, & He'Brew Messiah.
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
4.1/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes 2/3/13: Pours a deep brown-black with ruby highlights when held to the light producing 2+ fingers of finely bubbled, tan, moderately lasting head that leaves sticky streaks and webs of lace as it recedes. Aroma is bourbon/whiskey, sweet with notes of vanilla/oak wood, dark and milk chocolate with hints of molasses, dark fruits and cherries. Quite complex in the nose. Taste is sour dark fruit (heavy to fig and prune), cherries, whiskey, wood/vanilla, molasses, bitter dark and milk chocolate awash in a burnt brown sugar background. Aftertaste is whiskey and chocolate, bitter and sour. More complex and robust than the already complex nose. Mouthfeel is medium-heavy bodied with moderate carbonation, smooth and a little syrupy.
Nov 12, 2018Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.69/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Dark cola pour, thin off beige cola head, aroma of dark fruit, cola and alcohol.
Taste was a sweet blend of beers, a little bit of everything, pomegranite, oak, cinnamon, bitter hops, alcohol, citrus, figs, plums, dates.
Not bad stuff at all.
Dec 26, 2015Taste was a sweet blend of beers, a little bit of everything, pomegranite, oak, cinnamon, bitter hops, alcohol, citrus, figs, plums, dates.
Not bad stuff at all.
Reviewed by retry4z from California
4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
5/5 rDev +34.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
retry4z, Jun 07, 2015
Update: 1/25/2016
Poured into a snifter from a bomber. Bottling date 3/6/2012. Picked up a bootle from a local bar. Just a little bit funky - a slight and pleasant tartness is present but not a defining characteristic. Notes of prune, raisin, white chocolate, peach nectar, pecans, pomegranate, and a hint of bourbon from the barrel aging. Tastes a lot like a quad with fruit additions to mellow it out and bring out the sweetness.
The taste is big, full bodied, carbonation on the low side. Color is black with copper-brown at the edges. The beer has a plentiful dried fruit profile with an overwhelming juice sweetness. However, for only 9.8% it is a very complex and pleasing blend of five BA beers.
Jun 08, 2015look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
retry4z, Jun 07, 2015
Update: 1/25/2016
Poured into a snifter from a bomber. Bottling date 3/6/2012. Picked up a bootle from a local bar. Just a little bit funky - a slight and pleasant tartness is present but not a defining characteristic. Notes of prune, raisin, white chocolate, peach nectar, pecans, pomegranate, and a hint of bourbon from the barrel aging. Tastes a lot like a quad with fruit additions to mellow it out and bring out the sweetness.
The taste is big, full bodied, carbonation on the low side. Color is black with copper-brown at the edges. The beer has a plentiful dried fruit profile with an overwhelming juice sweetness. However, for only 9.8% it is a very complex and pleasing blend of five BA beers.
Reviewed by bongobeer from Alabama
2.7/5 rDev -26.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -26.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
bottling date, 3/6/2012....dark clear appearance, no head and weird fruity smell, tasted like extremely sweet, funky cough syrup? I like shmaltz, maybe this was a bad bottle?
Apr 25, 2015Rated by Norvelljeff from Iowa
4.84/5 rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.84/5 rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Had the 13' and it wasn't bad at all. Not something i would pick again but far from the worst.
Apr 17, 2015Rated by BlarpBlarp from New York
3.34/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Interesting beer - different, complex, but maybe a bit too many things going on all once. I enjoyed it less as I sipped it.
Apr 05, 2015Rated by zotzot from Vermont
3.83/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very nice sour bourbon taste
Apr 02, 2015Reviewed by Duffman79 from Connecticut
4.59/5 rDev +24.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +24.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Really great sour ale. Pleasantly surprised by the complexity of this "dark ale". I am looking forward to later releases and glad to see He'Brew making some quality brews!
Mar 13, 2015
He'Brew Funky Jewbelation '12 from Shmaltz Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
490 ratings
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