The Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Co. (Clifton Park) & Cathedral Square Brewery (St. Louis)
The Brew: He'Brew / Cathedral Square - St. Lenny's (Belgian-style Rye DIPA)
Availability: Bottles (Limited)
ABV: 10%
Rating: 9/10
Location: Home
Found: Fingerlakes Beverage Center
The Story? This one was an anniversary gift from my partner while we were out camping earlier this winter. I decided to save it for a few weeks for the right occasion. Repairs at the house were finally complete and having spent the day painting, relaxing after she returned from work as the house was slowly returning to normal seemed as good a time as any.
St. Lenny's is a collaboration, giving He'Brew's lauded Bittersweet Lenny's Rye Double IPA a Belgian spin from Cathedral Square Brewery out of St. Louis, MO. He'Brew's Jeremy Cowan and CSB's brewmaster are longtime friends and what better way to continue celebrating He'Brew's new brewery after 17 years than an immaculate collaboration?
The Beer? A thick, creamy cream-color head starts this one off atop a hazy, deep copper body. The nose is quite complex, full of rye, yeast, and raisin aromas. Dark and alluring.
The flavor kicks in with firm, hot hops. A beautiful blend of dark fruit slammed with smooth grapefruit. St. Lenny's reigns in the intensity of the original, still packed with hops, but in a bit more distinguished manor, with soft notes of pepper, caramel, and apple. A wonderful balance and synchronization of earth, spice, sweet fruit and bitterness. There's a nice booziness throughout with a wonderful mouthfeel of soft carbonation. Big, robust, and beautiful and never heavy.
Overall, a solid addition to the "Lenny's" line and worth going back to.
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