Jolly Pumpkin Baudelaire Beer iO Saison

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Saison
Dexter, Michigan USA

Serve in Tulip

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GABF 2009 - yes! - I’ve been waiting for someone to enter this into the system - this is a saison as only JP can make it - a lot of acidity and tang, partly, it seems, from the rose hips used in it, but also in part from some bugs, because there is a light but noticeable funk to it, too - dryness bites in the middle, and carries through the finish, as a light oak character develops at the end - there is a bit of slight bit of depth missing here, but this is light, refreshing, and interesting.

Bottle. This beer pours the color of rose gold with a massive (and I mean massive) head of fluffy foam. First try resulted in about a quarter glass of liquid and 3/4 head. Aromas are a lovely mix of floral and fruit notes with a decidedly sour funk behind them. I would have said "raspberry" if I hadn’t read the label. Flavor is light an funky with a nice sour bite to it, but it seems to fall a little short of Jolly Pumpkin’s normally aggressive sourness. The whole thing kind of comes across as a little washed out and I was expecting a more substantial edginess. That said, it is very nice, light and refreshing. I would never guess the ABV is over 6%... maybe would have even pegged it somewhere much closer to 5%. Very nice, but a little underdeveloped.

Draft at Jerry’s. Rose-amber with modest, creamy, pink head / Delicate, moderately tart nose of rose petals, hibiscus, caramel, orchard fruit, and brett / Light to medium body, tart and acidic, with good balance and finish / Earthy, elegant flavors of rose petal, hibiscus, strawberry, oak, caramel, green apple, rotten apple, and hay / Another great one from JP.

I enjoyed this, but the numbers just didn’t back it up.. . Pours a hazy tan .. lots of foam .. . very dry beer .. . light spice, light funk, and light berry .. . nice stuff but maybe a bit plain .. . . Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there’s no pop quiz .

750 mL bottle from Chevy Chase Liquors, opened 5/15/12. Blend 1, bottled 1/27/11. Pours a hazy amber with a large white frothy head. Good head retention. Tart aroma with notes of tropical fruits, hibiscus, floral and earthy notes and sweet almost honey-like note. The taste is tart and earthy with honey and tropical fruit notes. Medium bodied.

Bottle @ Haand festival. Pour clear, yellowish, with a small white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy of pine, and a little malty of caramel. Taste is fairly sweet and bitter. Average body with an average carb.

Nicely balanced. Great rose aroma, nice and light saison body with just a kiss more rose character, and some nice tartness from the hibiscus.

Bottle: Blend 3: 1-18-2011: Medium vast off white head, disappears very slow, on top of a murky rose amber brown colored beer. Smell is a fine fresh mix of fine malts, hint of something light sour, flowers, yeast, rose hip, hint of caramel. Very nice aroma. Taste is a very nicely balanced mix of hop bitterness without the hops being present, some yeast, rose hip, light sour touch (like raspberry ish and cherry ish), some spices and herbs, flowers/floral, sweetish malty caramel roasted sugars in the back, Aftertaste is well balanced bitter with sweet caramel malty tones, flowers and some yeasty herbs. Low to medium carbo, soft mouthfeel, full body and a (light) creamy texture. A very fine mix of a sour beer with a typical yeasty saison and a good lightly sweeter malty (caramel) beer with a good bitter touch. Really good beer! Delicious!

perfect. to compartmentalize would be to debase this art. gorgeous pink/amber, slight haze, big fluffy, rocky head. utterly perfect.

Batch 1015/1016 bottled 2/21/2012. Filled the tulip glass with ruby body, a rosey white head, and great lacing. Floral notes are the predominant aroma with hints of dried cherry. First sip introduces the flavor of rose water which is followed by sour cherry. Very smooth finish with rose and a hint of sourness coat the mouth and continue to linger. Well-crafted saison that is truly enjoyable and refreshing.

Amber pour with a creamy off-white head. big Floral nose with sourness. The flavor is sour with dark fruits, floral, barnyard, and heavy on the rose/hibiscus. Masterfully done beer but almost too much flower tastes for my linking.