Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere

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

Serve in Tulip

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750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden amber with a small white head that has good retention and leaves some light lacing on the glass. The aroma is funky with earthy brett, grapefruit hops, some light lemon, and apricot. The taste has a light initial sweetness and a mild tartness. There is grapefruit, lemon, and an earthy funkiness. The finish has a slight tartness and bretty earthiness. Light body. Medium-low carbonation.

every time i drink this beer, i’m reminded that sensory reality is all that matters. orchards, spring grass, tart fruits, and dry breadiness. flowery and perfumed of earthen beauty. nothing else to be said.

Batch 784/785 bottled on 4/27/2011. Poured a beautiful golden with orange, a large fluffy white head, active carbonation, and excellent lacing. Pronounced aromas include apricot, lemon zest, granny smith apples, and hints of brett. Flavor is perfectly well-balanced with a mix of tart, sourness, spice, and bitterness. Specific tastes include floral spice, lemon zest, grapefruit, and some brett. Refreshing finish with sour notes dancing in the mouth. Extraordinary saison.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Ariel. Cloudy golden colour with white head. Hardcore pungent aroma - like litter box full of piss, for real! Mildly sour taste compared with the aroma, some lemon popsicle. Light body, mild carbonation, sourish rotten finish. Interesting.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Ariel. Hazy golden. Funky aroma with some brett, fresh fruits, citrus, sweat and a bit of olive hints. Sourish flavor with a bit of malt, light grainy hints, a bit of yogurt and fruits. Really nice and refreshing.

Tap at Teresa’s. Hazy amber with large off white head. Interesting smell of malt, touch of hops, and spice. Flavor was a well made amber ale that was minimally sweet malt with a rather bitter middle and finish. Just into medium bodied. Spice and complexity were minimal. Disappointing after all the hype.

05/05/2012 Brasserie 4:20, 750ml bottle share by Matt (50belair). Dorata, lievemente torbida, schiuma biancastra poco abbondante, abbastanza persistente. Aroma delicatissimo di lieviti, malto, leggeri sentori di luppolo. In bocca è meravigliosa, morbidissima, una perfetta session beer, con punte acidule deliziose. Corpo basso, carbonazione soft. Birra magnifica nella sua semplicità e morbidezza.

19th August 2009
Hazy orange - gold beer. Thin white head. Soft palate, more frothy perhaps than soft. Slightly tart with mild citrus orange and lemon. Very dry finish with a little spice and hop bitterness. Too dry and no real redeeming features for me. My very good friend Charlie the black and white cat died tonight after a battle with cancer. This beer brought no comfort at all. :(

Pour out of 750 mL bottle, hazy orange-yellow with fluffy white head, bottle from 2011. Aroma brought notes of nice citrus, pear, white grape, pineapple with some funky notes, very floral almost bordering on soapy notes, pretty nice. Taste is sweet vanilla and biscuit, touch of grass, floral almost soapy, hints of slight funk slight citrusy pear, finishing fairly sweet, dries well. Pretty nicely done.

La mia prima Jolly Pumpkin e sono molto più che soddisfatto! Il voto parla da solo direi. Appena messa nel bicchiere ha uno splendido colore biondo e una bellissima schiuma fine persistente, aroma acido di fiori e un pò di frutta, sapore acido, grazie ai lieviti selvaggi brettanomyces, molto floreale e leggermente fruttato! Il retrogusto è leggermente astringente, un pochino amaro e ancora acido, cmq molto gradito e per nulla invadente in ognuna della sue fasi! Molto saison e soprattuto un pò lambic questa birra è una delle migliori mai assaggiate!