Shmaltz Brewing
Shmaltz Brewing’s “Immaculate Collaboration”
Shmaltz Brewing is having one hell of summer. The brewery is no longer a contract brewery, and they have just opened their new brewhouse in Clifton Park, New York. Over the weekend, Shmaltz launched a celebratory brew – Death of Contract Brewer, in honor of the new digs. Now, a collaboration – St. Lenny’s Belgian Style Rye Double IPA, aka the Immaculate Collaboration. St. Lenny’s is a collab with St. Louis, Missouri’s Cathedral Square Brewery. This beer is the brewery’s Lenny’s RIPA, with Belgian Ale yeast. Hops, rye, and a little Belgian flair are coming your way soon.
Style: Belgian IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA
10% ABV
Shmaltz Cuts Ribbon On Their New Brewery [PICS]
A contract brewer no more! After 16 years, Shmaltz Brewing Company has officially cut the ribbon on their new brewery. The new 50 barrel brewhouse is located in Clifton Park, New York just 10 minutes north of Albany. Shmaltz’s new facility will produces kegs, 12 & 22oz bottles, and houses over 300 used liquor barrels for aging. There is also a 1,700 square foot tasting room for your drinking pleasure.
Brewery tours will be announced during the brewery’s launch party on July 7th.
Below are some pics from the official ribbon cutting ceremony on May 13th. For tickets, to the grand opening visit EventBrite. (Opens in new window)
Pictured below L – R:
James Whalen, Town of Clifton Park, Town Councilman
Tim Collins, Ballston Spa National Bank
Congressman Paul Tonko
Jeremy Cowan, Proprietor of Shmaltz Brewing Company
Jim Conroy, New York Business Development Corporation
Pat Hooker, Empire State Development
Todd Shimkus, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
Shmaltz David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager
Shmaltz Brewing Company (Saratoga Springs, NY) is gearing up for a new brewhouse and hot weather. We could be wrong, but that guy rocking the slingshot on the label looks a lot like brewery founder Jeremy Cowan. Speaking of Jeremy, if you have never taken the time to read his beer label musings, you are missing out.
As a young shepherd, David famously vanquished the giant Goliath with a hand-crafted sling. Our modern anti-hero Bart Simpson clowns through childhood with a slingshot. Homer. Caesar. and Thucydides wrote of slings. The IRA. The Incas vs the Conquistadores. Native Americans and Palestinians have all wielded this iconic weapon of the underdog. A low-status tool, ancient slings were rarely preserved in the tombs of the wealthy. Michelangelo’s David embodied resistance and epic beauty in the Renaissance. Slingshots meant merry mischief to Dennis the Menace, Calvin, Woody Woodpecker and the Beverly Hillbillies. A musician and poet, the teenage David rescued his sheep from the mouth of lions. The first to unite the entire nation of Israel. the lineage of the Messiah descends from him. In Samuel 17, rising to the boasts of a mighty enemy, David refused the armor and weapons of the King. instead proclaiming victory. Not by my sword but by my Spirit” David in Hebrew means “Beloved”. I am approaching the age that my dad. David. died when I was a teenager. A lifelong Special Ed teacher and summer Army reservist. he served as both loving mentor and affable prankster a dedicated advocate for the underdog. In Alchemy, the Star of David equals a mystical union of male/female earth/sky leading to nirvana. The 6-pointed Brewers Star blends fire, water, malt, yeast, hops, and the character of the brewer. In the spirit of a slew of Dards & Slingshots. Shmaltz hoists our tribute to the glories of Summer… L’Chaim! Jeremy Cowan, proprietor
Style: Lager
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA
5.5% ABV
Get Down with 2013 Funky Jewbelation
It’s about the time of year again! Funky Jewbelation from Shmaltz Brewing returns for 2013 featuring a blend of six ales and lagers from the Shmaltz beer lineup aged in bourbon and rye whiskey barrels, and hustles in at 9.4% ABV.
This year’s version blends the following:
- Jewbelation 15 – aged seven and ten months
- Origin Pomegranate Strong Ale – aged 11 months
- Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. – aged 12 months
- Messiah Nut Brown Ale – aged 6 months
- Coney Island Lager – aged 12 months
- Albino Python – aged 3 months
Arrival: late February 2013
Hurricane Sandy Damages Worlds Smallest Brewery [PIC]
Shmaltz Brewing lays claim to the “Worlds Smallest Brewery” on Coney Island in New York. It produces 1 gallon at a time. Hurricane Sandy isn’t much of a beer lover. As you see above, she had her way with the tiny brewery.
Hebrew Jewbelation Sweet 16: Cupcakes & Unicorns
Shmaltz Brewing C0mpany will soon celebrate their “sweet” 16th birthday this year. As they’ve done in the past, they will party down with Jewbelation Sweet 16. A celebration of 16 years with 16 hops, 16 malts, and of course – 16% ABV. As these birthday beers progress, a lot of states can’t carry it as ABV is too high. Either way, founder Jeremy Cowan has come a long way since selling beer out of the back of his grandmother’s car. Below is the label descriptions are a little bit of literary genius. Take a minute and read it.
For our Shmaltz Sweet 16, it’s all cupcakes and unicorns this–round! Romans 16:16: “Greet one another with a holy kiss.” 16 books in the Hebrew Bible go by the names of Prophets. Lincoln was our 16th president. As the Revolution raged, Louis the XVI became the only King of France ever executed, ending 1000 years of dynasty. “One cannot become a saint when one works 16 hours a day.” -Jean-Paul Sartre. The true 16 oz pint must pour to the “painted line,” taken from Old French and Latin. The Clash first rocked the US in 1980 on their “16 Tons Tour”. A 16-Ton weight famously crushed skits in Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 16 year-olds can legally pilot a glider, buy a lottery ticket, and get married in Scotland. Jewish superstar of the roaring ’20’s, Al Jolson, often performing in blackface, popularized the song, “When You Were Sweet 16”. Seth Rogen, child of self-avowed “Jewish radical socialists,” got on Freaks and Geeks at age 16. “At 16, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely knows that other beings also suffer.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau. To attend Justin Bieber’s Sweet 16 party, parents had to sign a waiver stating “My participation may involve risk of serious injury or death.” In South Park’s “Satan’s Super Sweet 16,” serial killers from Hell failed to produce a cake baked in the form of a Ferrari. Thankfully there’s a ton of ways to come of age so Shmaltz it up, Tribe – Le’Chaim! – Jeremy Cowan, proprietor
Style: American Strong Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Mid October, 2012
16% ABV
Shmaltz Brewing Celebrates Sweet 16 (PR)
SWEET 16 – AND CHANUKAH BEER – EVER CREATED!
Brewed with 16 Malts, 16 Hops, and Soaring to 16% Alc
HE’BREW Holiday Gift Pack:
Featuring Eight Delicious Shmaltz Beers Plus a Custom Glass, Chanukah Candles, and
Instructions on How to Build Your Own Beer Menorah
Shmaltz’s 3rd Annual HE’BREW Holiday Gift Pack® features eight 12 oz. bottles of beer which include the World Beer Championship Silver Medal winning (and newly designed), Genesis Dry Hopped Session Ale®, Messiah Nut Brown Ale®, Origin Pomegranate Strong Ale®, Gold Medal winners Bittersweet Lenny’s RIPA® and Hop Manna IPA, plus the unique collaboration with Terrapin Brewing, Reunion Ale ’12 – A Beer For Hope®. Completing the only Chanukah Beer Gift Pack on any shelf this season are 2012’s rare, barrel-aged blend, Funky Jewbelation®, and Jewbelation Sweet 16®. The Gift Pack® includes a custom glass, Chanukah candles and instructions on “How To Build Your Own Beer Menorah” – which details how to enter the 3rd Annual “Best Beer Menorah” Facebook competition for a chance to win a chosen prize!
Also inside this year’s Gift Pack is a special, promotional discount code that offers an opportunity to save on Shmaltz proprietor Jeremy Cowan’s debut, small business memoir, Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah, when purchased through the Shmaltz Brewing Company webstore. CBBM is available in bookstores nationwide through Small Press United and online with all major retailers, including Amazon.com. More information about Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah is listed below and can be viewed atwww.craftbeerbarmitzvah.com.
Celebrate multiple holidays at once by attending a Shmaltz Brewing event, like Chanukah vs. Christmas: The Battle Royale of Beers. And, stay tuned in the coming weeks for this year’s selection of The Sweet 16 Most Chosen Bars -hosting Shmaltz holiday events all over the country.
Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah:
Since the national release of Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah (October 2011) by Small Press United, Shmaltz proprietor Jeremy Cowan has traversed North America hosting book and beer signing events at renowned venues such as Omnivore Books, Kepler’s Books, Dog Eared Books, Pacific Standard, Stanford Bookstore, The Strand, Atlanta Jewish Book Festival, The 33rd Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival, and Great American Beer Festival. Critics from Philly Beer Scene, Esquire.com,Washington Post, Ale Street News, J Weekly, 7×7 Magazine, East Bay Express, and many others are raving about Jeremy Cowan’s memoir. Craft Beer Bar Mitzvahis an ideal Chanukah gift and available for purchase at independent bookstores, Jewish gift shops, beer specialty stores, and online retailers; IPG is the second largest independent press distributor in the United States.
Detailed information on Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah, including a free sampling of Chapter One and suggested beer pairings, can be viewed atwww.craftbeerbarmitzvah.com.
About Shmaltz Brewing Company
Shmaltz Brewing Company was named “Best American Craft Brewer” and won the “Best In Show 2010” title by Beverage World Magazine, after being named “Breakout Brand” for 2009. Ranked in 2012 as one of the “Top 50 Brewers in the World” by RateBeer.com, Shmaltz was also included in the “Top 50 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies” by San Francisco Business Times, and is a recipient of the “Distinguished Business Award” by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Established in San Francisco in 1996 with the first batch of 100 cases of HE’BREW Beer® bottled, labeled, and delivered by hand, Shmaltz has sold more than ten million bottles of beer to date. Along with their acclaimed line of HE’BREW Beers®, Shmaltz introduced its new line of sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers®. Shmaltz offerings are available in more than 30 states through 35 wholesalers at more than 3,500 retail specialty shops across the U.S., including Beverages & More, Whole Foods, Total Wine, select Krogers and Cost Plus.
Shmaltz Brewing beers have appeared in such distinguished media outlets as The New York Times, CNN Headline News, The Onion, Beer Advocate Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” New York Magazine, Newsweek, Men’s Health, Playboy, Associated Press, Reuters, MSNBC, San Francisco Magazine, The Jerusalem Report, New York Jewish Week, Washington Post, MAXIM, Forbes.com, Smartmoney.com, Entrepreneur.com andEpicurious.com.
