He'Brew Miraculous Jewbelation Eighth Anniversary Ale

Contract brewed for Shmaltz Brewing Company.

8 Malts, 8 Hops. Celebrating 8 years of delicious beer and delicious shtick.

3.5

200 reviews

Clifton Park, United States

Community reviews

3.6 12/9/10 jewbelation 8. Birch beer color w/a small beige head. A is molasses,grainy sweetness,toasted nuttiness. F shows the same.. Dates, gingery notes. A has some dank noble hops. Palate is relatively dry... Bittered finish. Med body pretty good. 7/4/7/3/15

3.3 12 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small white head. Nose is malty with some spiciness. Taste is light maltiness, sort of like a cream stout, hint of chocolate, with a nice touch of roastiness. Medium body. Alcohol is present in a delectable way. Decent beer.

3.6 bottle thanks to Kyle, pours dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is brown sugar, green raisins, light booze. Flavor is dry roast, semi-sweet cocoa, very dry all around with nice hints of grassy hops and light alcohol finishing.

3.0 Chewing tobacco nose, faint hints of dates. Clear mahogany, thin beige head. Body is surprisingly thin. Astringent charcoal flavor. Chalky in the finish. Alcohol completely unnoticeable. If the ABV is correct, this beer could get a person in trouble. Drinks like a light bodied irish stout. Not terribly exciting.

3.4 12oz. bottle (Winter 2010 rebrew, [re-He’Brew?]). Sweet, roasty aroma, malty, darkly fruity and sugary, some licorice, molasses and toast. Dark brown in color, with an uneven, fine, ivory head that lasts. Flavor is predominantly malty, with dark fruits, light roast, and plenty of sweetness, countered somewhat by earthy, lightly bitter hoppiness, mostly appearing towards the finish. Effervescent and rather light on the palate for what it is, body is medium-full. Enjoyable. Thanks to Chris for the chance to try/rate this, one that I missed back in the day.

3.6 Appearance: pours like burnt molasses. Tan collar and a thin head fades fast into a thin puddle which lingers in the middle. Swirls thick along the edges, no head and no lace. Nose: molasses and melted chocolate mix while caramel nougat camps out in the middle. Dense and heavy. Polished dark leather and polished dark wood. Sundried and meaty figs and dates. Sweetly smoky in the back. Palate: sweet, dense, thick, heavy, smoked, woody, twiggy. Cooked molasses and burnt caramel. Dries top of my tongue immediately. Leather burnt over black root and black earth. Tarry along the edges. Love how the burnt molasses, caramel, and smoke weave together seamlessly. Char and tar lurks along the edges. Leather atop the tongue. Final Thoughts: I was a bit skeptical first going into this beer but by the end I was in love. Rich, decadent, and certainly a unique beer that might not be for everyone. Food in liquid form.

3.4 Poured out a dark brown brew with deep red highlights, a small fizzy medium light brown cap that lives on as a ring and a smidgen of lacing. Has a brown sugar nose with coke, dry roast, a sweet citrus that is not at all strong, chocolate milky softness, almond nuttiness glues this together - the aroma has grown on me like a fine mold. The flavour did get better when this warmed and had a chance to evolve. Overall the taste is soft and gentle. Nuts and a slight sourness and a slow building bitter creep. The citrus and hard (not strong) bitterness are a bit of a deterrent here but that’s just cause I like the malt bill so much. Brown sugar, some roast, something else. Good malts but not much else helping this out. Ok carbonation, a bit astringent on each sip, medium bodied with a short lived bitterness. Okayish.

3.6 Pours dark brown with a mahogany hue and a generous tan head. The aroma is very doughy and bready with dark malt toastiness, cream, vanilla, cocoa, dark fruit and toffee. Medium / thin body with a moderate amount of semi-soft carbonation. The flavor is like a muted watery version of the aroma notes and is definitely on the malty side. The finish has a bit of hops and a bit of metallic and medicinal traits thrown in. Okay beer.

3.0 Dark coca cola brown with a whole mess of small random bubble islands. Aroma is milder than I expected , some clove, earthy malt, soya sauce, maybe nuts. Meh. Taste is much the same but add in a coffee bitter finish. Beer is tasty but average, probably 6 years ago when this recipe was new my mind would have been blown but now its just white noise in a sea of “extreme brewing”

3.6 Bottle - 12 ounce from the Hebrew sampler. Opaque dark brown with a moderate, frothy brown head. Aroma is sweet with caramel, malt, dark fruit, chocolate, powdery yeast and light toffee. Taste is chocolate, dark fruit, chewy caramel, toasted malt, dark bread, yeast notes and toffee. Body is medium-full and chewy with strong, bubbly carbonation. Ends with more chocolate, dark fruit, toasted malt, and toffee notes. Not very complex but very tasty nonetheless.

3.8 Dark pour with a tan head. Tight aroma but a nice, rich yet fairly dry chocolatey flavor.

3.8 I must say that the jewbelation vertical pack is a great Idea and a very unique opprotunity to try some beers that might be otherwise hard to find, such as this jewbelation 8 I am about to drink. It pours very dark brown with a very thick creamy beige head. Deep malty aroma with a very fruity character. molassas as well. Excellent Beer very flavourfull. Dark chocolate, fruit, caramel, and hops. This is a very bitter and floral tasting beer. It all comes in the finish but it is very nice. Mingles very well with the coffee like bitterness that also lingers in the finish. Great Beer! and I bope the rest are even better.

3.5 12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malt, burnt caramel, slight bread, and slight dark ripe fruit. Poured brown/deep amber/ruby/cherry-wood in color with a large, creamy, dense, tan/light brown head that diminished a little but lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is medium to heavily sweet. Tastes of malt, burnt caramel, raisins, slight dark ripe fruit, slight hops, light brown sugar, and slight molasses. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Malt, burnt caramel, light hop, finish is slightly dry. 8%ABV is completely hidden throughout.

3.3 Bottle. A re-brew from He-Brew! Pours clear deep brown to black. Medium tan head, spotty lacing, to good. Nose is dates or raisins, some light coffee, and vague roast. Flavours are roasty and creamy, some fruity notes. Okay.

3.3 5th April 2009 Very dark brown beer. Palate slightly dry. Malt dominated - smooth with chocolate and coffee. After 4.5 years the hops have died back - just a little hop bitterness at the end. A tasty malty beer!

3.5 Bottle. Pours a dark hazy brown with a grayish brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was full of sweet dark grains, sweet dark bread, molasses and a bit of sweet chocolate and dark fruits. Flavor started with sweet dark grains/bread and was joined by molasses and sweet chocolate in the finish. Quite smooth.

3.8 Bottle, as part of the resurrected 8-pack series of anniversary ales. Hearty very dark brown pour, medium light golden head. Sweet aromas of burnt sugar, molasses, prunes. Full bodied, smooth mouthfeel, gentle carbonation. Generously malted, with roasty elements playing off a molasses and dark caramel backbone, nuances of prunes, vanilla, spices. The hops here are subdued, but there is a mild bitterness in the finish to offset the sweeter profile. I really like this series in general, as the flavour profile is right in my wheelhouse, and I find it interesting to have the opportunity to experience the evolution of this concept from one year to the next.

3.8 12oz from re-release. Pours nearly opaque, almost black with a hint of reddishness while pouring. Medium tan head that manages to linger for a bit. Aroma is hints of chocolate, caramel, vanilla, coffee, subtle on all counts but nice. Mouthfeel is very creamy, a bit thin, a bit sweet at first with a mild to moderate bittering on the finish. There’s a Belgian yeast character on the finish, sort of a tart fruitiness that makes this one interesting. Drinks a bit like a dubbel, now that I think of it, with less intensity on the malt side and more intensity on the hop side. Pretty good overall.

4.0 Rating from bottle 2010/11 8-14 gift pack. I think this "vertical" is a cool idea. Very dark brown liquid allows almost no light through. Lasting thin brown head and lacing. Complex malty scent with notes of bark, dark fruit, blackstrap molasses and hops. Tasty, smooth, malty body with strong bark, a bit of spruce, some sweetness, a hint of cocoa and spice. Alcohol is kept well in check. A nice start to the series.

3.7 The aroma carries a depth of hops and malts that lets you know this is a brewers beer and not one for the masses; thick and syrupy there’s plenty of hops and sweetness and it’s heavy, all the better to cover up the % with, my dear! Pours with a great thick cream head, fades down after a min or two, very dark in the glass but I could see the browns as I poured it out. The sweetness is even with the malt flavour, the hops do come one but not like you’d expect when you read 8 kinds. It’s hoppy but not bitter. Well it does last on the tounge for a bit but any beer this thick is going to do that for a little while, there’s some coffee in there too.

3.2 Pour is a cola black with a off white head. Nose is very sweet, with notes of burnt sugar. Taste is alcohol up front and burnt sugar on the back end. Taste is like alcoholic soda on the tongue; interesting, good one time try.

3.4 Pours dark brown with a thin beige head, looks pretty carbonated. Aroma is on the sweet side, hints of caramel, toastiness. Flavor is on the sharp alcohol side but with a bitter sweet finish. Not bad, lacking slightly in body for a beer of this strength.

3.3 12 oz. bottle as part of the Vertical Jewbelation pack, purchased from Wine and Cheese Place. Pours a deep, dark brown, basically opaque in the glass, with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, raisins, toasted brown sugar, nuts, earth, and wood. Flavor of roasted malts, rusted metal, toast, chestnuts, mineral water, wood, and earth. The up front roastiness settles into a more flat earthy, mineral note. Medium-bodied, with a roasty mouthfeel and medium carbonation. The nose and initial flavor give this promise, but it ultimately disappoints.

3.6 On tap at Brouwers - one of the "Chosen Bars." So glad they redid these brews! Dark pour, with a bit of red showing through. Smells like a hoppy stout. Big, burnt tan head. Roasty! Burnt bittersweet chocolate malts, grains... sweeter on the front end, for sure. The little bit of fruit and chocolate fades fast. Definitely does better in the later years - I liked the 11 and 12 recipes best, I think.

3.0 Draft at RNH. Pours a wine red body with a nice beige head. Aroma is malty and toasty. Mouthfeel is thin with notes of toasty sweet malts and nuts.

3.6 shared 12 oz bottle from Jewbelation gift pack. very dark brown pour with a 1 finger off white head. big raisin nose with some light figs and molasses. medium body with sweet malts, raisins, molasses, cinnamon, light grapes, and residual sugar. astringent finish with more dark fruits and light coffee notes.

3.5 Draft at Rattle n Hum. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Toasty and light sweet malty aroma with a hoppy hint. The flavor has toasty malts, a light nutty sweetness, and light floral hops. Not bad.

3.5 12 oz. bottle as part of the Vertical Jewbelation gift pack (2010) purchased at Grape & Gourmet. Pours dark brown to an almost black cola-like pour with a creamy khaki head. Sweet, sugary aroma with faint fruity hops. The flavor features dark roasted, smoky malts with a slightly sweet finish. This, to me, tastes what I used to remember Anchor Our Special Ale tasting like. That being said, I think some of the more recent Jewbelation offerings are better than this one. But it’s still a good beer.

3.7 Vertical giftpack- dark, dark brown. nice dark fruity nose. pretty classic dark belgian flavors. seems a little underrated to me. solid.

4.3 Part of HeBrew Jewbelation Vertical Pack - $25.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Did I have Jewbelation 8? I really can’t recall. I can vaguely remember grabbing a bomber of 9 and 10 back in the day. Ah well, it’s here now, that’s what is important, right friends? Appearance: Pours a very dark brown, near black body with a hearty, thick, tan head. Smell: Dark, dusky malts, moderately roasty and earthy, with tones of sweet caramel, sugar dosed coffee, and chocolate hunks. Bright dark fruitiness in the nose. It also has a noted zip of freshly ground spices to it. Taste: Dark maltiness tasting of semi-sweet chocolate, dark brown sugar and dark caramel with cinnamon-coated raisins and black cherries, toasted pumpernickel bread, and a sip of ashy coffee. Small hints of citrus and pine with a spicy, leafy, herbal hop quality. Snippet of black licorice rope. Fair amount of bitterness pushing back against the deep maltiness. Touch of earthy potting soil. A bit more of the chocolate, spice, and roastiness for the silky finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. It just feel ’right’ on the tongue. Drinkability: Enjoyable and richly flavorful. Now, to get Ninth nicely chilled and ready to go.