Funky Jewbelation 2015

Shmaltz Brewing Company’s Funky Jewbelation 2015 is a kaleidoscopic dreidel of flavor. To quote the label, it’s a “blend of six ales and lagers aged in 65% bourbon barrels and 35% rye whiskey barrels.”

It’s got the mouthfeel of a sour with the patented smoothness of barrel aging, and a finish of gentle whiskey heat. In between there you get hints of the myriad beers that were melded together. Rye is most noticeable, but I’ll be darned if there isn’t a whisper of hops buried in its manifold layers.

The amount of flavors packed into this beer is impressive, and the end result is pleasantly mellow, the way you feel after a swig of quality whiskey, and that makes me one happy goy.