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Jolly Pumpkin Bière de Mars

Jolly Pumpkin Bière de Mars - Bière de Garde

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Bière de Garde

Dexter, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3243.77/5.03.75/5.0Winter7%98.7Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
A sustaining beer that is brewed to comfort in the gusty ides of March and welcome in a wealth of warmer weather.
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 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity spicy slightly tart aroma. Fruity malty spicy flavor with some tart sour hints. Has a fruity spicy and slightly tart finish.


 stobbe74 (655), Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle, 50cl. Pours a brown beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is caramel with some acidity. The flavor is likewise acidity. The palate is thin. Overall the beer is fresh but could use some body. Not my type of beer.


 AlabastorJones (761), San Francisco, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
very tart sour acid nose, lacy brown mirky body, flavor is quite tart and very well soured, yet not so sour that it’s difficult to enjoy, tastes like dried out citrus rind, bitter and acidic, but it tastes like its good for me, oak flavors are hard to place, very tart and very enjoyable, I find many sours this tart to be quite watery but this has a much more substantial mouthfeel


brewolf (29), Washington, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Deep ruby pour with a frothy white head. The color contrast looks gorgeous. Nose has layers of tart cherry, fresh wood, and a bit of wholesome barnyard funk. Flavor is bursting with tartness but is beautifully balanced by an amazing dried/preserved strawberry sweetness that I just cannot get enough of. Exceedingly smooth and drinkable, as the abv is spot on. Definitely my favorite from Jolly Pumpkin so far ... no contest.


 thornecb (1734), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2009  
Pours deep amber into a tulip. Off-white head recedes to skim surface. Sour pit fruit and funky yeast aromas. Full and sour cherry. Lasting tart finish.


 arrogantb (694), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Sep 9, 2009  
750ml bottle with a very cool label depicting the wind blowing a ship around. This beer was an opaque red color with a thin white head resting across the top. The smell was really good and made me think of fruit, especially cherries. The taste was cherries, tart, sour, but not overpowering.I’m not sure I tasted the oak. I especially liked the mouthfeel as the carbonation seemed bubbly and perfect for this beer. This beer just got better and better as it warmed. I have been consistently impressed by the Jolly Pumpkin beers and I am glad they came to Colorado. This beer was excellent and worth the price of admission. 05/10/08 batch 256 I was a little disappointed that the price went up to $14.99 but since this is my favorite JP beer I caved. This was every bit as good as I remembered from last year. Tart smell, nice sour cherry flavor, some oak this time, the sourness is perfect. This is so easy to drink and a wonderful beer. Still my favorite from JP. 01/25/09 2007 bottle thanks to moejuck Smells acidic like tomatos or ketchup, slight bit of oak and funk, smells really good. Tart but not sour, very easy to drink, subtle flavors, might be better fresh but it holds up well after 20 months or so. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-06-2007 14:55:19


areyouinning (72), North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Deep ruby brown with generous carbonation and slow foamy legs. Pleasantly sour aroma, reminiscent of both lemons and limes. Sour overall taste, with most powerful onset, and understated, refreshingly tart aftertaste. Sourness, and citrus flavors disguise both malts and alcohol, with a slight twinge of sulphur. 鶚/348) enjoyed on 8.9.09


 HonkeyBra (1257), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 7, 2009  
They had bottles of this at the hop cat and I didnt mind dropping 17 bucks on one. Dark amber pour with white head. Aroma of jolly pumpkin funk, apples, crackers, bread. A bit spicey and woody. Flavor is stunning. Sour and tart, fruity. Lots of notes of cherry, apple, and other fruits. Drank a whole 750 of this and still wanted more. The best beer of the night by far.



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