 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 16, 2007 Updated: Oct 17, 2007Trade from jasonmech77. Deep amber beer with a light haziness. Aroma is just incredible, earthy funkiness with a soft leathery dustiness. There is a surprisingly prominent red grape sweetness. Much less of the lemony citrus that I normally asociate with Jolly Pumpkin, but still maintaining a distinct house character. The acidity is quite restrained here, letting the soft earthy malts come through. Definitely more balanced than other JP beers. Softly bready but also insistently fruity. Red wine with soft spiciness on the back. Really nice beer.
dmac (1445), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 5, 2007 750 ml bottle shared at Glouglouburps rooftop tasting. Poured a slightly hazy orangey/amber/brown with a tight white bubbly head. Aroma of wood, sour fruit and some nice funkiness. Dry medium palate. Flaovr is very tart with notes of sour fruit and wood with a sligh kick of funkiness. This style is slowly growing on me.
IrishBoy (2706), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 24, 2007 750 ml bottle from ? Nose of oaky apples, a hint of tartness, spices, and breadiness; light copper with a huge beige head; flavor is light fruit, spices, and plenty of oak, with only a slightly tart finish!
badgerben (3596), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 22, 2007 Light copper color with a medium head. Aroma of a little sour apple. Plenty of malt in the flavor, but buried in tartness and oak. Some fruit. Good, but definitely don’t expect it to be a ’usual’ Biere de Garde.
pantani (1896), Salinas, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 17, 2007 Amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is very fruity, maltiness, alcohol, oak. Taste is a light tartness, with a peach and berry fruit background, with a high oakiness to it.
bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 12, 2007 Bottle. Mahogony beer with a light tan head. Tart aroma with fruit and oak. Tart, fruity (apple, berry) flavor with lots of oak and vanilla. Lingering oaky tartness. Medium body. Very dry. Nice tartness, but too much oak and a bit too dry.
MartinT (5050), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 10, 2007 My Bottom Line:
That intrinsic Jolly Pumpkin wooden barrel character brings along its usual wild citrusy twang to broaden the fruity yeast signature and caramel malt apport. Brett is admirably balanced even in the finish as its dry, piney spontaneity splashes the back of the tongue.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A bubbly sheet of foam covers the cloudy orange.
-The carbonation is lively and frothy, definitely of Belgian lineage.
-I don’t feel like this one’s as cohesive in its flavor deployment as Luciernaga or Bam Biere (for example), but I can’t really complain with such quality and originality.
-The fruitiness is akin to that of plums, prunes, some fieldberries.
Bottle. Thx Paul and Dave!
dra19 (89), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 9, 2007 Pours amber with a thick off-white head. Very malty aroma with some spice. Good malt flavor with nice oak characters. Alcohol is present throughout.
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