Jolly Pumpkin Bière de Mars

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Bière de Garde
Dexter, Michigan USA

750 ml bottle - thanks to RCL for the trade; batch 346/348; slight haze, chestnut brown; fluffy tan head; musky, oaky aromas with cherries, dark fruit and obvious tartness; texture is thin and drinks with a mild zing; yeasty spice, fruity tartness, smooth dark fruits with almost a touch of chocolate too; mouth feel is kind of fizzy; mild spice and tartness; not quite my cup of tee but interesting nevertheless

Mahogany, long lasting beige head, excellent lacing.
Aroma is herbal, slightly sour, woody, underlying sweetness.
Flavour is quite sour, fruity, tart and dry, quite smooth as well.
Sour mouth, med body, high carb.
Finishes long, funky, fruity, sour and tart.


Nice stuff, good funk in this. JP is quickly rising up the list of my favorite American breweries.


750ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.

Opened on May 28, 2009.

Batch #256.

Botella. Clear red-brown colour with a medium off-white head. Quite pleasant sour spiced woody very malty caramel aroma. Good mouthfeel. is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berry, grape, red wine, Sweet sour flavor with berries, some spice, a good maltiness and wood.

(bottle shared by MatSciGuy) Pours a solid amber with a medium off-white head that doesn’t last. The aroma is very strong, with a lot of oak, apple skin, apple cinnamon muffins, and some dust. The flavor isn’t nearly as strong or tart as the aroma had led me to believe, with some subdued flavors of apple cider, caramel, that ends with a pleasant oaky finish. Mouthfeel is medium with fairly lively carbonation. Pretty good right now, but I could see it getting better with some age.

batch 367/368 clear dark amber, almost red-wine brown/red. small flim white smooth head. sour and fresh berries in the aroma, perhaps some faint wood too. great aroma. flavor is bertty, a little sour, some wood, well blended and mellow. a little too bretty to hit home with me, but a nice sour it is.

Clear amber with a large beige head. Sourish aroma with roasted malt with, lacto and caramel notes. Sour flavour with roasted malt, caramel and lacto notes. Finished sour.

Bottle 75cl. @ home.
Clear medium red amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berry, grape, red wine, wood - oak, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and aa dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090811]

Bottle. Aroma is mildly funky with strong fruit tones. Amber with a medium head. Flavor is simple, very much subdued barnyard character. Fairly thick and engulfing palate. This lacks the depth expected from JP, but is nonetheless highly enjoyable.