Name – Coney Island Albino Python
Country – United States
Type – American Pale Lager
Appearance – Pours a slightly hazy orangish yellow color with a foamy white head.
Smell – Lemon and other spices hit the nose immediately.
Taste – There is a big spice presence that seems to stick around through out the taste. Some citrus hints, especially lemon, mix in there with a slight hoppiness to give it some bitter qualities.
This one was quite the different beer to me. I have never had lager with these white ale qualities in it. I enjoyed the refreshing qualities of it out in the oven like heat of Arizona last week. Another good one from the guys at Shmaltz.
Overall Grade – B
9 Comments
Hey there. This is Zak from Shmaltz. Thanks so much for checking out the Albino Python. It is definitely a unique beer. I hear that a lot. Where’d you pick it up in Arizona? I was out there last week. Hung out at Papago in Scottsdale and then Sun Devil in Mesa. Cheers!
July 20, 2009 at 4:19 pmThanks for stopping by again Zak. I picked it up at Total Wine in Glendale. I was staying in Peoria. I really wanted to go over to Papago because I heard good things. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it over there.
July 20, 2009 at 4:28 pmBummer. It was a good time. Next week, that Total Wine should be getting Sword Swallower. They haven’t carried it before.
July 20, 2009 at 5:40 pmAny chance of getting some of that down at any of the Palm Beach County locations? Boynton Beach, Boca Raton or Palm Beach Gardens?
July 20, 2009 at 5:46 pmBoca Raton, like Florida? They should be carrying it. Check out http://shmaltz.com/HEBREW/distributors.html for some possibilities. Otherwise, drop me an email and I can put you in touch with our guy who works out there.
July 20, 2009 at 5:53 pmYeah Florida, sorry I didn’t mention. The one by my house (Boynton Beach) only carries Genesis, Messiah and Lenny’s. I’ll venture to Boca to see if they have any of the Coney Island ones there.
July 20, 2009 at 8:18 pmIf they’re carrying the HE’BREW stuff at the place near your house, they should be able to bring in the Coney Island Lagers as well. Just ask them and they may bring it in for you.
July 21, 2009 at 6:09 pmI need to pick up some of their things…I see them all the time in Bev MO
July 22, 2009 at 10:12 pmI had a bottle of this at the British Beer Company in Massachusetts. Definitely a hoppier than I expected, but that is not a bad thing at all. I sensed a grapefruity type hop taste. A good balance to it overall. I had never heard of this particular brew before, but it’s one I’d order again.
July 27, 2009 at 10:24 pm