 jollyraider (253), Los Angeles (Westwood), California, USA
Sep 17, 2006
This beer whispers to me, "Get a better job so you can buy Jolly Pumpkin beers all the time...ooooo."
kkearn (685), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle. Pours a murky copper color, topped with a moderate sized off-white head. Aroma of wild yeast, soap, oak, malt and spice. Flavor is very enticing, with spice and malt nicely complimented by wild yeast, wood, and floral notes. Nice beer.
robinvboyer (1048), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Sep 26, 2008 batch 256, dark brownish pour with a thick creamy head. Nice caramel/malty aroma flavour is nice, and solid, very well balnced, lots of caramel, and toffee notes with a touch of yeast. A good yeasty funk finish, interesting take ont he style.
The_Epeeist (976), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 24, 2008 25.4 oz bottle, batch 256. Dark reddish brown with a lacy balsa head. Nose is light lemon funk, chamomile and clover with a trace of honey. Subtle and evocative. Juicy with a soft tang. Pretty sour at first. Not what i’d expect from a Bière de Garde but i guess this is the Pumpkin twist. A few sips in the tartness smooths out revealing some cherry, almond, cinnamon and toffee.
nhorween (528), New York, New York, USA
Sep 10, 2008 Bottle (batch #256), thanks sersdf. Chestnut color with a whipped egg-white-like head. Smells slightly flemish - oak, funk, spices (clove, cardamom), apple pie, hay, cheesey. Pithy flavor with more funkiness. Tartness left on the lips. Tonic water aftertaste and light bodied. Not my favorite JP, but it has it’s merits.
acrdz (4362), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Aug 31, 2008 750ml bottle, batch 256. Purple brown colored body, mostly clear but still has little light penetration. Nose is wonderous... there considerable dried fruit in the nose and flavor: dates, raisins, apricots, black cherries... it’s nutty and pitty and woody throughout... there’s a mild acidity (resembles oud bruin) and a light lactic tartness as well, and the dryness of the oak is easily evident. Rich and tangy tobacco and dried apricots, turns more towards prickly yeast and oak on the back. The recent batch of the grand reserve remains one of the best beers I’ve ever had, and this batch of regular Biere de Mars is also amazing, no surprise. Seems like it’s something with cellar potential as long as it doesn’t get to lactic.
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