Omnivore - Shmaltz Brewing Company events this week

Shmaltz Brewing Company, handcrafters for well over a decade of HE’BREW - The Chosen Beer, will host a tasting event this Friday, October 17 at Taco Mac (240 W Ponce De Leon Avenue, 6 pm, 404-378-4140, cash bar) featuring the fifth incarnation of their award-winning “extreme” Chanukah seasonal, JEWBELATION: their 12th Chosen Beer in 12 years of Shmaltz.  Coincidence?  Destiny!!  Rising to 12% alc, Jewbelation Twelve is brewed with 12 malts and 12 hops bringing a nearly miraculous warming glow to store shelves nationwide from October 2008 through March 2009. Come join Shmaltz representative Darren Quinlan as he pours Jewbelation Twelve as well as their new Messiah on Rye, HE’BREW’s rich and complex nut brown ale Messiah Bold aged in rye-whiskey barrels.

On Saturday, October 18 at The Great Decatur Beer Festival (On the square in downtown Decatur, GA, Noon - 5 pm, $35, Sold Out, http://decaturbeerfestival.com ), Darren Quinlan will also feature select attractions from Shmaltz’s new line of sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers(TM) including their flagship Coney Island Lager(TM) (5.5% alc), Albino Python(TM) (White Lager w/ Spices, 6% alc) and Sword Swallower(TM) (Steel Hop Lager, 6.8% alc). HE’BREW’s Origin Pomegranate Strong Ale, Bittersweet Lenny’s RIPA (Lenny Bruce tribute beer) and Messiah Bold will be available for tasting as well.