Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere

A hazy golden ale with a thick creamy white head, lacing. A spiced aroma of pepper, epsom salts, wild herbs, and catnip. Strong Brett enchants you. In mouth, a refreshing lemony tart beer, with earthy notes, dry and lightly puckering. Rich and interesting. A bieropholie import.

The aroma was fruity and citrusy when poured into that snazzy new Sam Adams glass. The nose was bready and contained a presence of Brett, spice and a grassy hop character to boot. Some light alcohol tickled the nose in this low ABV puppy and a sweet and fruity malt undercurrent was notable. the beer was clear and effervescent in the glass with a HUGE head that seemed to never fall from grace. The flavor was quite bitter and bready and contained a light peppery spice and a lemony tartness that was restrained and showed characteristics of Brett. The flavor also had some grassy hops, but the prominent characteristic was the spice and the light tartness. The beer was highly carbonated and left the impression of a light bodied Belgian ale with a dry finish and a lasting peppery spice characteristic long and strong into the aftertaste and beyond. Overall a highly pleasurable bottle of beer with many attributes that make it a true winner. Good job Ron! 12 ounce bottle.

Fantastic. Orange peely and deliciously malty. Strong, perfect flavors. I could drink a LOT more of these because this is incredibly refreshing.

Wow, this is an interesting beer. The first thing I get is the spicy malt and brett character from the beer. The appearance is nothing special, but that aroma, with the brett and malt, and some sort of medicinal character is interesting. Taste-wise, I think I will have to have this beer again. I liked the sour but subdued characters of this beer and the malty-spicy complexity. A good beer!

pours cloudy pale with small head. aroma is funky spicy and quite tart. taste is spicy and funk and tastes quite a bit like earwax. finish is a negative lingering effect. not my favorite saison.

in the bottle from beertopia. pours a muddy gold like the missisipp with an enormous off-white head that cannot be contained in a tulip glass. the aroma has that "old" smell to it - much like when you first walk into grandma’s house. the beer is fairly sour at first, then the tartness abates suddenly into a long oaky aftertaste. there is some orange and cloves that emerge when the beer warms, but overall this is not dexter’s best.

12 oz. bottle. Strong, sharp, fruity aroma with apple juice, pair, and maraschino cherry scents. Pours a slightly hazy but mostly clear, pale brass. Produces a very impressive, long-lasting tornado of bubbles in the center of the glass. Huge, uneven, thick, off-white head. Extensive, thick lacing. Fantastic appearance. One of the best looking beers I’ve ever seen. Sour, salty, bitter, dry taste. Champagne-like. Apple juice and lemon elements. Yeasty bitterness. Dry finish. Bitter aftertaste. Smooth and lively in the palate. Light to medium body. Easy to drink and refreshing. Bam Biere is an extreme beer in aroma, appearance, and flavor despite its low alcohol content. It is a very interesting brew, moreso than my good but not great score might indicate.

12 oz from Sams off of Clybourn. Nice hazy orange/yellow with large fluffy white, long lasting head. Spicy, sweet malt aroma with citrus, lemon, and some funk. Flavor of funky lemon with what I’m slowly beginning to understand as a JP yeast quality, orange, a little hop in there, white wine qualities, very good. Med fizzy body but appropiate. Refreshing, complex, a very nice beer to get in a sixer. 7/4/8/3/17 ----- Tasted again on 12/20/07----- Part of a side by side with bam noire and leelanau whaleback white (also brewed by JP). Hazy straw color with large white head. Aroma is oaky and subtle spicy yeast with added orange peel. Flavor is very oaky and spicy though not as sweet as I remembered it. Medium bodied with a little tart pucker. Oh how I love this beer, though I think I like the leelanau one more.