Barcade to release a pastrami-inspired beer, Pastrami Pils, originally a draft-only brew exclusive to Barcade, then released in 2018 in bottles. In 2017, under an exclusive licensing agreement with CBS, Shmaltz Brewing began releasing a series of Star Trek beers distributed throughout Shmaltz's sales network, beginning with Star Trek 50: The Trouble With Tribbles and continuing with releases including Star Trek Golden Anniversary Ale: Voyage To The Northeast Quadrant, Captain's Holiday, Deep Space Nine 25th Anniversary Ale: Profit Motive, Star Trek Klingon Imperial Porter, Star Trek Symbiosis, and Star Trek Mirror Universe. In the summer of 2017, Shmaltz Brewing Company and Clown Shoes Beer joined to create a collaboration beer that blended Shmaltz's Jewbelation 11 with Clown Shoes' Billionaire Barleywine in Wild Turkey bourbon barrels for over two months producing the limited-edition Shoebelation. And in the autumn of that year, Shmaltz collaborated with Vermont alternative rock radio station 102.7 WEQX on a brew called Independent Ale. In 2018, Shmaltz began to offer Hop Momma IPA – brewed with peach, apricot, and habanero pepper – in cans. Shmaltz's year-round core brands during this period included Slingshot American Craft Lager, Messiah Brown Ale, Hop Manna IPA, and Hop Momma IPA. Limited releases have included Jewbelation 22, No Shtick Double Dry Hopped Double IPA, R.I.P.A. Rye Double IPA, Hanukkah Dark Ale), two releases in its 518 Craft line (Foggy Goggles, 518 NEIPA), and draft-only offerings Funky Blender (Barrel Aged Amber Sour) and She'Brew (Double Dry Hopped Double NE India Pale Ale), which raises money for breast cancer awareness. Contract brewing and consulting During this period Shmaltz Brewing used its Clifton Park facility for contract brewing services as well as for the production of its own brews. Beginning at 4,000 barrels and increasing to 30,000 in its fifth year, its contract brewing operations served clients including Alchemy and Science (a subsidiary of Boston Beer Company) after it bought the Coney Island line from Shmaltz; Bronx Brewery, its largest customer in 2017; San Francisco's Speakeasy Ales & Lagers; Heartland Brewery, and Foreign Objects Beer. Shmaltz provided advisory and consulting services for brewers in Clifton Park and continues to provide these services for regional and new brewing projects. 2018–present: Troy, NY and Alphabet City In 2018–2019, the company sold its Clifton Park production facility to SingleCut Beersmiths and returned to its roots as a contract brewer. In July of the same year, Shmaltz opened a new