Jolly Pumpkin Fuego del Otono (Autumn Fire)

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a huge off white ehad. Aroma of fruits, wood, vanilla and hops. Fruity flavour of hops, vanilla and wood. Woody and hoppy finish.

Big thanks to Hopscotch for sending this magnificent beer my way. Pours deep amber brown with a small off-white head with a good amount of retention. The aroma has lots of Belgium funk with smooth maltiness that offsets the funk well. There is also a strong spiciness. Medium / full body with a good amount of sharp carbonation. The flavor starts with sour yeastiness and good amount of funk - there is also some smoothness from the malt and nuttiness. The finish is spicy and sharp spice with some chestnuts showing through to mellow things out. Another BIG thumbs up from Jolly Pumpkin, one of the most consistently wonderful breweries in the states.

Bottle. Dark amber colour with a big off-white head. Light acid, fruity, citrus, gueuze like aroma and taste. Medium body with a light dry finish.

Bottle. [Blind tasting session @ Sk8viking] #6 Large fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting. Good lacing. Body was clear sparkling with an amber hue. Aroma was citrus, fruity, apple, berry, coriander. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Flavor was a god mix of sweet and acidic notes. Slightly acidic and dry finish. Reminded me of a light Lambic.

Blind rating at sk8viking´s. Pours a hazy amber/orange with off.white head and lacings. Slightly sour and fruity. As a nice mellow gueuze. Earthy. Medium carbonation. Nicely balanced.

Bottled. An unclear dark orange beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of citrus and coriander. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of citrus, but also with notes of peaches, leading to a dry and slightly bitter end.

Hazy amber hue, with a big frothy beige head, leaving laces, yeasty, fruity nose, with wild yeast brettanomyces note, red pepper spiciness, green apple sourness, faint wet oakiness, with a citrusy, spicy aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, tart, flowery hop character, with a mild brettanomyces sharpness, toasted malt note, peppery spiciness, acidic grapefruit fruitiness, leading towards a malty, tart, floral leafiness and bitterness finish.

(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy amber body with a medium white head. Aroma of wood, herbs, spruce, cherry sourness, mustiness, and earthiness. Flavor is a sour funky delight with some woodiness and apple. Another superb Belgian from JP!