He'Brew Genesis Ale - Shmaltz Brewing Company

TheLongBeachBum

California

3.95/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 ounce bottle with a very colorful label. Has the words “HE’BREW The Chosen Beer”, with a lot of other Jewish and Biblical references. No Freshness Date or Strength, but it is stamped as “KSA” Kosher Certified, Rabbi Approved.
Described as a ‘Smooth & Distinctive Light Brown Ale’.

Appearance: A lovely deep amber copper color with a beige head that lasts and lasts. Good levels of carbonation. Nice lacing on the glass walls.

Nose: Sweetish malts and some hop character mixed with a bready odor with a trace of yeast in the back end.

Taste: Sweet malts are again prevalent in the beginning, and they are also dominant in the middle. There is a bitterness that starts in the middle and works its way through to the ending. Has a light fruity feel mixed with an acidic twist in the latter third. It finishes with an astringent swish that makes you want another mouthful and adds to the Drinkability.

Mouthfeel: Pretty solid, the malts are smooth and the bitterness in the end is tasteful.

Drinkability: Wow, my bottle disappeared in a matter of gulps, this is a *very* quaffable beer and easily downed. An excellent beer that is seriously easy to imbibe in quantity.

Overall: The top of the label says “Conceived in San Francisco • Brewed in New York” – whatever it refers to, or means, it works. I found this to be a highly enjoyable & drinkable “light brown ale”. It reminded me of some of the more quaffable Pale Ales I drank on cask in the UK. Very good and well worth a try if you see it, but get a couple of these!

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2003 06:59:56 | More by TheLongBeachBum

Gusler

Arizona

3.93/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a translucent copper color, the head mountainous and a winsome light tan in color as it transmogrifies, the lace formed is a thin sheet. The sweet malt aroma is first to hit the senses, followed by a clean and crisp freshness that makes ales quite appealing to me. Start is sweet and malt rich, the top is medium in its feel to the palate with the finish agreeably acidic and affably hopped, dry lingering aftertaste, another fine drinking beer that’s just plain old easy going down, nuttin’ wrong with that.

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2003 22:59:22 | More by Gusler

beerguy101

California

2.78/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Medium brown color. Small white foamy head. Aroma is malty and slightly sweet. A lighter bodied American Pale Ale. Malts are slightly nutty and way too sweet. Hops are mild and slightly spicy and grapefruity. The beer is a touch watery and thin and way too sweet. Other than that it’s a fairly standard and very average Pale Ale. There is a slight hint of a vegetable and cardboard in the finish. Mouthfeel is thin. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is sweet,

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2003 19:48:52 | More by beerguy101

winomark

Missouri

3/5  rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Deep golden color with creamy off-white head and good bubbles.

Aroma: Nice malt and hop balance. Well done.

Taste: Good hop bitterness up front, with malt balancing out the palate. Hoppy all the way through.

Mouthfeel: Fluffy carbonation coats the mouth, but it masks the malt and allows the hops to dominate.

Drinkability: Nothing I would try again, but worth trying in honor of Yom Kippur.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2003 22:26:38 | More by winomark

WVbeergeek

Ohio

2.63/5  rDev -25.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

The bottle says "Conceived in San Francisco , Brewed in New York". Appearance: Pours a copper brown with a huge fluffy mountainous cream hued head leaving great big ol patches of lacing. Aroma: Contains mild nut tones and fruity undercurrents flying in the air balanced with some hop aromatics. Taste: Not overly sweet a bit harsh with grain husks aftertase not too crazy about this one some subtle notes of ale deriven fruitiness, but nothing worht my while here not feeling this beer. Mouthfeel: Labeled a light brown ale, I would say that's a bit accurate even watery light brown ale would work. Drinkability just not feeling it, so many well made craft beers in the country this one just seems like a gimmick to me.

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2003 15:00:36 | More by WVbeergeek

purplehops

Maine

4/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The "chosen beer" pours a hazy orange/yellow with a white head that leaves some lacing on the glass. The aroma is malty with some floral and citrus hop notes. Taste is citrus and spice hop bitterness with pale and caramel malt flavors trying to bring some sweet malt balance to the bitterness. As time goes on the malt does reach a par with the hops and makes for a nice West Coast style ale. The finish is a bit dry with some fruitiness of pears and citrus starting to come through the hop bitterness and add to the malt sweetness. Aftertaste is a lingering hoppiness with some floral notes. Mouthfeel is refreshingly bold and crisp with a dry finish and a medium body that would go very well with comfort food.
Overall a nice ale with plenty of hop bitterness balanced with malt sweetness to keep the hops in check. I bought this beer for the label but will buy more in the future for the beer inside. IMHO this would make a good dinner ale. A real meat (just not pork) and potato beer. Oh yeah; and it is Kosher Certified!

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2003 19:27:26 | More by purplehops

mzwolinski

California

4.35/5  rDev +23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Worth buying for the bottle alone -- "Chosen Beer" indeed! The beer pours hazy orange with a very thin head. Aroma is nicely malty, slightly nutty. Flavor is malt-dominated but a significant herbal hop flavor permeates the entire sip, resulting in a rather crisp, refreshing mouthfeel. As the beer sits, however, and the carbonation dies down and the tongue becomes accustomed to the hops, the malt flavors begin to come to the foreground, and a sweet, nutty flavor stands out. Very nice beer!

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2003 15:30:03 | More by mzwolinski

BeerResearcher

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

"The Chosen Beer" Exile Never Tasted So Good". This ale is as good as the label is funny. Reminiscent of a Stock Ale. Pours cloudy deep amber with an overly foamy white head and clingy lasting lace. The floral hop aroma is tinged with a tad of malt. A medium herbal and light sweet malt body is no match for the highly grapefruity, citrus hops. An odd raspy and lightly astringent mouthfeel is Ok, but I prefer a little more smoothness to balance things out. Light fruity and somewhat flowery with noticeable alcohol bite. L'Claim!

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2003 19:04:24 | More by BeerResearcher

Jason

Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A hoppy brew to say the least, west coast style all the way. I could see pairing this with some knishes and a beef brisket sandwich on rye.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2001 09:47:29 | More by Jason