He'Brew Messiah Bold - Shmaltz Brewing Company

Gyle41386

South Carolina

3.8/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

The pour is a pretty dark reddish-brown one. Dark enough that I can't see a whole lot from simply holding my glass up to the monitor. Two fingers of creamy tan foam fizz away quickly, yet a small layer of foam retains throughout. There's a fair amount of lacing stuck to the glass in pretty solid sheets.

Nose is somewhat boring, especially for a beer with "Bold" in its name. Lightly roast-y, lightly chocolate-y, lightly nutty...you get the picture. It's sweet and bready, with just a dash of spicy hops. I'd probably say this is more of an English Brown than an American Brown, but it's middle of the road, nonetheless.

Flavor is a bit better than the aroma would indicate, showing some signs of possibly living up to its "Bold" promise. Again, it's got your standard brown ale elements, only they've been intensified a bit from the aroma. More chocolate, more coffee/roast, more spicy hops, more toffee/caramel, more nuts. Covers enough bases to remain interesting. Good flavor.

Body falls just shy of being medium, with appropriate carbonation. Lightly tingly, yet still smooth. Nice, easy drinker. This one exceeded expectations.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2010 00:34:27 | More by Gyle41386

jucifer1818

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +24.3%

05-22-2013 04:13:13 | More by jucifer1818

kingmaker

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

05-21-2013 00:57:47 | More by kingmaker

BColton1

Rhode Island

3.25/5  rDev -5%

05-19-2013 12:18:19 | More by BColton1

lucasj82

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -5%

05-15-2013 01:03:53 | More by lucasj82

Bill235

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

05-09-2013 21:32:04 | More by Bill235

BushwyckCraft

New York

3/5  rDev -12.3%

04-14-2013 03:46:05 | More by BushwyckCraft

slay

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

03-25-2013 22:44:29 | More by slay

boudreaux

Alabama

2.5/5  rDev -26.9%

02-14-2013 09:36:45 | More by boudreaux

ptarmigan98

Manitoba (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

02-11-2013 21:27:09 | More by ptarmigan98

templar316

Pennsylvania

3.44/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep cola colored body with a kahki head that's gone as fast as it appears. Some roasty nuts come out in the nose: cashew, maybe hazelnut . Not much going on in the flavor the malts don't really develope, I get more tea then hops. There's a little of the hazelnut in the finish but it's not enough to save this one from being average. A nice smooth finish though so you can drink a couple.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 03:07:54 | More by templar316

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

02-04-2013 02:53:23 | More by calcnerd

VaporDome

New York

3.25/5  rDev -5%

01-27-2013 07:39:23 | More by VaporDome

TheBrewo

Michigan

3.41/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This beer was served on tap at The Old Toad in Rochester, NY. It arrived in a Blue Point pint glass, glowing a cola brown coloring. It held a one and a half finger head of big creamy light brown bubbles, showing great retention. Spidery patterned lacing was left around the glass as slowly disappeared. No haze or sediment was noted, and carbonation appeared average. The aroma gave pale and light caramel malts, cooked caramel candy, light honey syrups, and a soured mash of rye, dried barley, soured yeast, and lime and lemon citric hops. With warmth came creaminess and lactic acidity to play off the sweeter, oily hoppiness and sugary cherry fruitiness. Our first impression was that sour flavoring dominated along with stark roastiness for a more tangy and bitter beer than expected. The flavoring opened with roasted brown malts, chalky bitterness of barley, and dried cherry and pears. Mixing to the peak was the drying chalkiness of powdered candy, plastics, grassy hops, bittering yeast, lemon rind, adjuncty grain, and bittered choke cherries. The finish came with those same bitterly roasted malts from the beginning, with big drying chalkiness of grain, grassy hops, booze, synthetic cherry pits, light vanilla esters, and all of the bitterness of clove without much of the spice. The body was thin, and the carbonation was medium. There was decent pop and smack, but minimal slurp and cream to the lip. There is actually significant dryness from the chalkiness, giving a dirty, gritty feel to the lips and tongue, and a palpable stickiness around the mouth. The abv was fine, and the beer drank decently.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was the look and the aroma. There was a beautifully creamy head, with nicely retaining froth and lacing. The nose followed with a fresh blend of fruit, sugars, and hops, for an interesting take on a brown ale. The flavoring, however, fell short, as the bitterness impeded those aromatics from being translated into solid flavoring.

Serving type: on-tap

01-26-2013 01:04:24 | More by TheBrewo

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

01-05-2013 03:09:54 | More by t0rin0

BeerLover99

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -12.3%

01-01-2013 19:21:44 | More by BeerLover99

jdmandel

California

4/5  rDev +17%

12-27-2012 08:48:49 | More by jdmandel

BJasny

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

12-26-2012 00:37:38 | More by BJasny

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -5%

12-20-2012 07:55:36 | More by grahamboudreaux

cliff1066

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -5%

12-17-2012 00:30:58 | More by cliff1066

sendbeer

Georgia

1.25/5  rDev -63.5%

12-15-2012 05:53:35 | More by sendbeer

Texasfan549

Texas

3/5  rDev -12.3%

12-11-2012 22:26:41 | More by Texasfan549

kjkinsey

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -26.9%

12-08-2012 21:23:42 | More by kjkinsey

LGFitz2

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

12-08-2012 15:47:45 | More by LGFitz2

mwar

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

12-01-2012 21:55:22 | More by mwar