Coney Island Lager - Shmaltz Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.68
pDev: 13.59%
Reviews: 244
Hads: 135

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Brewed by:
Shmaltz Brewing Company

New York, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Lager | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (217), on-tap (25), growler (1), cask (1).

Notes:
Hybrid mashup of styles between European tradition, a very unusual malt bill and hops that nod strongly at American craft.

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Reviews by Skelton:

Skelton

Georgia

2.75/5 rDev -25.3%

01-25-2013 04:33:22 | More by Skelton

More User Reviews:

westyrun

New York

4/5 rDev +8.7%

05-19-2013 22:42:31 | More by westyrun

jonathaniler

Florida

2/5 rDev -45.7%

05-19-2013 14:02:32 | More by jonathaniler

dkline72

New York

4.5/5 rDev +22.3%

05-19-2013 13:28:31 | More by dkline72

juicebox

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -4.9%

05-12-2013 22:54:27 | More by juicebox

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.5/5 rDev -4.9%

05-10-2013 20:46:22 | More by JamesStreet

archyquaffer

Montana

3.83/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22 ounce bomber into a schooner glass. The colorful label art, featuring an evil clown with pierced ears and tattoos, advises that the beer is "ALIVE" and "Freak's Favorite Beer" or "Beer Freak's Favorite" (as you prefer). The beer is really attractive, with a hazy, reddish-golden-pale amber color and a thin off-white head that sticks to the glass.

With my poor nose I can detect sweet malt and underbearing floral, oily hops and cereal grains. The taste is very eye-opening, and quite unlike most of the western U.S. brews that I'm more used to. The hops are perhaps understated, allowing the sweetness and complexity of the malt to shine through, while still adding a nice citrusy and perhaps a cherry sort of aroma/taste. The mouthfeel is light to moderate, and the beer seems non-filling even though I just partook of an excellent meal. Lots of nice tastes/aromas in the burps.

This lager is very unique and quite tasty. It is a fairly hard beer to obtain around here, or I might drink it more.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 01:45:23 | More by archyquaffer

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

3.75/5 rDev +1.9%

05-04-2013 00:06:12 | More by PoppyParthenonE

GoatRoyal

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +1.9%

04-29-2013 00:10:30 | More by GoatRoyal

Ford

Texas

4/5 rDev +8.7%

04-21-2013 13:52:01 | More by Ford

BklynTerp

New York

3.75/5 rDev +1.9%

04-19-2013 02:58:49 | More by BklynTerp

JMad

Texas

4.1/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a copper color with a thick off white head and lots of bubbles rising from the bottom. The aroma is crisp with some lemon, grain, grass and a hint of caramel. It tastes bitter up front with pine and lemon, with a hint of grain. It is nice and refreshing with a perfect amount of carbonation and a dry finish. Overall this is a really good beer that I would make a top choice if it was widely available.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 23:07:12 | More by JMad

Metalaero

New York

3.75/5 rDev +1.9%

04-04-2013 19:42:22 | More by Metalaero

Mike099

New York

3/5 rDev -18.5%

03-28-2013 05:08:37 | More by Mike099

Lare453

Florida

3.25/5 rDev -11.7%

03-22-2013 15:14:00 | More by Lare453

DFV

Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev +15.5%

03-10-2013 14:31:11 | More by DFV

leprechaunandfatman

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +1.9%

03-05-2013 03:38:49 | More by leprechaunandfatman

John_Henry

Japan

2.74/5 rDev -25.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Pours a good golden beer, with a reasonable head that soon diminishes.

S: Not much smell, but nothing unpleasant either.

T: Nice, I think sums it up well. Nice, as in nothing exciting, but better than your average mass produced lagers. The hops are a lot more present than your average Lager, but not especially distinctive, just more present, In no way too bitter though. Good balance with a little nod to the malt.

M: As most Lagers, a little sharp for my palette.

O: I drink a fair bit of Lager, and have since I was young. I am however more inclined towards Ale. I was really quite excited to dry this Coney Island Lager, and was hoping it would sway me towards Lagers. However, whilst I enjoyed it, It was nothing to get excited about at all. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way for it, but if it was reasonably priced on tap and there was nothing in the way of Ale, I'd tuck in. If you are used to drinking bud and the likes this may be a revolution, but if you've tried a few other beers, this will probably be nothing other than mediocre.

Overall there are much better beers out there, and this was sadly disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 10:44:40 | More by John_Henry