Shmaltz Brewing Company

Shmaltz Brewing Company celebrates 20 years in the craft beer business with the nationwide seasonal release of the 5th iteration of its annual blended, barrel-aged sour experiment and adventure, Funky Jewbelation® (9.4% ABV). The Upstate New York brewery hosts The Unofficial Carbonated After Party for the Beer Week Cask Fest & Awards Gala (Altman Building) at The Well Public House (272 Meserole St., Brooklyn, 8 pm) this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 to kick off the official NYC launch of this year’s recipe of Funky Jewbelation® (9.4% ABV). Please see the comprehensive list below for the NYC Beer Week events featuring Shmaltz’s brews.

Just in time for NYC Beer Week 2016 and Saratoga Beer Week 2016, Shmaltz Brewing Company releases a new limited edition seasonal exclusively in New York State, Brewers Wanted Pale Ale — Work For Beer® (5.5% ABV). With the number of U.S. breweries growing to more than 4,000 in 2015 — for the first time since the 1870s — and New York State producing 238 breweries of its own, the demand for skilled brewers is at a record high. Shmaltz helps raise awareness of New York’s need for passionate men and women to learn the craft of brewing with a portion of proceeds from Brewers Wanted Pale Ale® directly supporting their new brewer training program.

In celebration of 20 years in the craft beer business, Shmaltz Brewing Company heads back to its birthplace in San Francisco to unveil the 5th iteration of its annual blended, barrel-aged sour experiment and adventure, Funky Jewbelation® (9.4% ABV), at SF Beer Week 2016’s Opening Gala on January 22, 2016 at Pier 35 (1454 Embarcadero, San Francisco). For the 2016 release of Funky Jewbelation®, Shmaltz loaded eight individual ales and lagers from across their acclaimed craft beer portfolio for six to twenty-two months into bourbon and rye whiskey barrels from Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Willett, Redemption, Jack Daniels, and Sazerac.

In June 2015, Shmaltz Brewing Company collaborated with 10 premier NYS breweries to brew New York’s first official state beer (Statewide Pale Ale). Proving that strength in numbers is a recipe for success, the hardworking brewmasters were able to raise $3,575 to be directly donated to the New York State Brewers Association. On Saturday, November 7, 2015, a check for $3,575 will be presented to Paul Leone (Executive Director, New York State Brewers Association) at The 3rd Annual Craft New York Brewers Festival (Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY).

Shmaltz Brewing Company is thrilled to announce the partnership with a new importer for the state of Oklahoma, Craft & Barrel LLC. The latest addition to Shmaltz’s team of importers and distributors across the country, Craft & Barrel LLC enhances the regional retail presence and draft availability of the award-winning craft beer line: He’brew — The Chosen Beer®. Shmaltz’s distribution growth throughout the United States comes on the heels of opening a new 20,000 square feet brewing facility in Clifton Park, NY. Shmaltz’s brews are now available in 35 states, and the brewery has increased its staff to 30 employees to oversee its latest capacity expansion from 20K barrels to 35K barrels per year.

Shmaltz Brewing Company is thrilled to announce the partnership with a new distributor for its home state of New York, SPIRIT & SANZONE Distributors Co., Inc. The latest addition to Shmaltz’s team of distributors across the country, SPIRIT & SANZONE Distributors Co., Inc., enhances the regional retail presence and draft availability of the award-winning craft beer line.

Shmaltz Brewing Company is thrilled to announce the partnership with a new distributor for its home state of New York, Lake Beverage Corporation. The latest addition to Shmaltz’s team of distributors across the country, Lake Beverage, enhances the regional retail presence and draft availability of the award-winning craft beer line

Shmaltz Brewing Company is proud to announce the return of its limited-release holiday seasonals, Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass The Beer Dark Ale and Jewbelation 19® Anniversary Ale. October 2015 also marks the arrival of its latest holiday package, SHTICK IN A BOX New Variety 12-Pack. Candles won’t be the only thing getting lit this holiday season

New to this year’s Great American Beer Festival (Denver, CO) is the 30,000 square feet of hall space dedicated to the special “Meet the Brewer” section featuring Shmaltz Brewing Company and upwards of 100 additional breweries. Each brewery’s booth will be staffed entirely and exclusively by its employees (no volunteers). Passionate beer fans will have a chance to talk shop with the brewers and employees themselves who’re making all the magic happen.

Clifton Park, NY —  Shmaltz Brewing Company understands there’s nothing better than enjoying a delicious craft beer with family and friends. Having an exceptional selection of freshly brewed beers to chose from even makes it ever more enticing to explore the craft beer landscape and find new favorite brews. With its expanded brewing capacity (20,000 barrels)… Read more »

For more than 150 years, one of the most celebrated sporting events in American culture has taken place right in the backyard of Shmaltz Brewing’s Upstate New York brewery at the historic Saratoga Race Course (Saratoga Springs, NY). Shmaltz Brewing is proud to announce the latest addition to its locals-only (518) Beer Sessions in honor of the oldest racetrack in the United States and the proud tradition that runs each racing season.

Hot on the heels of its 2nd Anniversary extravaganza, Shmaltz Brewing Company joins forces yet again with Missouri’s Cathedral Square Brewery and Georgia’s Terrapin Brewing to bring back two summer treats, including the third resurrection of St. Lenny’s, in honor of patron saint Lenny Bruce, and a brand-new recipe for Reunion Ale ’15 — A Beer for Hope. Rejoice! St. Lenny’s Belgian Style Rye Double India Pale Ale returns with Shmaltz and Cathedral Square’s “Immaculate Collaboration.” Shmaltz teams up for the fifth year-in-a-row with Terrapin Beer Company, Alan Shapiro (founder of SBS Imports) and Pete Slosberg’s (creator of Pete’s Wicked Ale™) to create Reunion Ale ’15.

Get your tickets and enjoy the show at Shmaltz Brewing Company’s 2nd Anniversary Party, the Double Feature Beer Festival. On June 27, come on out to Shmaltz Brewing and experience two beer festivals in one!

Fusing Old World brewing traditions with bold, flavor-driven American ingenuity, Bock Bock® is a fine example of how Shmaltz Brewing Company continues to lift lagers to the creative heights that ales have enjoyed in the American craft beer movement