Coney Island Albino Python - Shmaltz Brewing Company

guinness33

New Jersey

3.95/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a boring, slightly hazy light golden colour with a minimal to mid-range sized head atop the liquid and spotty residue markings on the glass. Very average.

The aroma is a wealth of spice: orange, coriander, lemon, some honey perhaps and other general spice. Nice stuff. It sort of reminded me a bit of a gruit, with a bit of an herbal tea vibe to it.

The flavour is more of the same, with a sweetness from what seems to be honey blending well with the fruit flavours and the spices. Perhaps a touch of ginger? Different but familiar at the same time. Again, I was very much reminded of a gruit here. Mouthfeel is light bodied and refreshing overall.

I surprisingly dug this one. I say surprisingly because it was chilled quite a bit coming out of the fridge and the first few sips were fairly run of the mill and unimpressive, with not much aroma or flavour at all coming through. Once it warmed up that all changed and a ton of stuff came popping out of this one. So...let this beer warm up a bit before enjoying. It'll make all the difference in the world. A nice second offering from me after being let down by the Blockhead. This one works for sure.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2009 02:47:40 | More by guinness33

Blumstein

Tennessee

2.75/5  rDev -22.3%

05-20-2013 04:18:32 | More by Blumstein

JMad

Texas

4.39/5  rDev +24%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

The beer pours a whitish yellow hue with a cloudy, foamy, thick white head. The bubbles in the bottom were constantly rising, it's very active.

It smells of fresh lemon and grass with some orange and wheat aroma. I tasted lots of citrus (mostly lemon) and a little spice followed by a smooth sweet malty flavor. It is medium bodied and silky with lots of soft bubbly carbonation and a crisp finish.

Wow, this brew is almost flawless, there is absolutely nothing negative to say about this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:15:13 | More by JMad

SlainteAlbanyNY

New York

4/5  rDev +13%

05-16-2013 22:06:22 | More by SlainteAlbanyNY

LightsOut3000

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +34.2%

04-16-2013 13:27:21 | More by LightsOut3000

drgonzo2k2

California

3/5  rDev -15.3%

03-31-2013 00:48:03 | More by drgonzo2k2

Gregwa

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

03-26-2013 22:39:05 | More by Gregwa

slay

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

03-25-2013 22:44:56 | More by slay

leprechaunandfatman

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

03-05-2013 03:38:34 | More by leprechaunandfatman

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

03-03-2013 03:59:55 | More by dmorgan310

RickDeLucio

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

03-01-2013 22:30:08 | More by RickDeLucio

mishtif

Illinois

3/5  rDev -15.3%

02-28-2013 16:04:18 | More by mishtif

Bear1964

Nebraska

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

02-17-2013 22:28:21 | More by Bear1964

boudreaux

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

02-14-2013 09:33:21 | More by boudreaux

BugTownPub

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +13%

02-06-2013 04:29:53 | More by BugTownPub

Eaglefan344

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

01-25-2013 03:09:34 | More by Eaglefan344

Azteceinstein

4.5/5  rDev +27.1%

01-20-2013 18:11:14 | More by Azteceinstein

jtierney89

New Jersey

4.65/5  rDev +31.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Clear faded orange glow billowy bright white head that fades quickly. Sweet and exotic spice upfront. Corrinder, Ginger snap on the sides of the tongue. Rich feeling in the mouth but light and fluffy. Sweet pears and apples on the tip of the tongue, tangerines, belgian like spice. Tastes vinous like a chardonnay. Finishes clean with a soft underlying bitterness that mellow the flavors out. Spice and ginger linger. A really unique brew. It really does taste like a belgian blonde was brewed with over the tope spices and lagered. Clean complex fun and delicious. I like it. (it actually smells like a Sauvigion Blanc no lie). Faint peppery finish. Unlike anything i've ever had and super unique.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 23:56:16 | More by jtierney89

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

01-05-2013 02:55:03 | More by t0rin0

artemh

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +13%

01-01-2013 09:55:32 | More by artemh

LeRose

Massachusetts

2.68/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottled, no date I could find which may be an issue. I have had the bottle in cool dark for about two months.

Poured hazy golden color, quite a bit of frothy head that dissipated quickly to next to nothing. Aroma didn't give me anything. No spices, maybe a little beer like smell, but nothing much. Taste was similarly disappointing. Little hints of spice, but muddled and not able to identify. Somewhere mid sip, I get a strange flavor that reminds me of potpourri or almost like a lip gloss. Very odd. Not highly carbonated, slight tingle.

Not quite sure what to make of this. Reminds me of a witte but not getting the coriander and citrusy hops. Middle of the road is best I can do on this bottle, might try again to confirm the findings.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 23:57:13 | More by LeRose

rudy0908

Missouri

3/5  rDev -15.3%

12-11-2012 01:46:37 | More by rudy0908

Slikpitt

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

12-10-2012 01:17:54 | More by Slikpitt

Ryen

Indiana

4/5  rDev +13%

12-01-2012 20:24:48 | More by Ryen

dkw0063

Texas

3/5  rDev -15.3%

12-01-2012 15:45:30 | More by dkw0063