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Jolly Pumpkin Fuego del Otono (Autumn Fire)

Jolly Pumpkin Fuego del Otono (Autumn Fire) - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Belgian Ale

Dexter, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3253.76/5.03.74/5.0Autumn6.1%98.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Autumn Fire
Ale brewed with chestnut and spices
To catch a bit of soft radiance in each special bottle, we wait for fall colors to begin their bright and fleeting glow before brewing this wonderful ale under their autumn fire. Gentle amber malts lead smooth caramel notes, gently lapping against a shore of distant forgotten spice. A beer to contemplate and enjoy!
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 RSRIZZO (1346), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/513/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Color is a hazy orange gold with very active carbonation and a tight, thick white head. Aroma is like a spicy apple cider. Taste is crisp and sour. Starting with light/medium body it goes down crisp with a clean feel. Finish comes on with a sour cider taste and a gentle caramel nutty flavor. After taste is a dry oak bitterness with a faint plastic taste in the back. Overall its ok, I’m just not a big fan of sours. This one has nice smooth flavors so for me its better then others I have had.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 6, 2009  
(750ml bottle, Batch 336) Medium off-white head that leaves nice lacing, atop clear light brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, Brett, lemon/orange, some tobacco, light oak, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, lemon/orange, some Brett, tobacco, light cherry, cinnamon/anise/medicinal. Light-medium body, light acidity.


 sayravai (3720), Helsinki, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 5, 2009  
(Bottled, 0.75l) Hazy amber with a very small, but lasting head. Tart, sulphury cherry aroma like in the rest of these brews. Sulphur is clearly present also in the flavor, with dried fruit, cloves, apricot, vinegar, and brettanomyces. Medium-bodied with low to medium carbonation. A pleasant nightcap with vinous sourness.


 Darkover (1308), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 4, 2009    Updated: Feb 5, 2009
Clear copper color with a white head. Aroma of yeast, spices, some sourness and malt. Flavor of yeast, spices and sourness with a hoppy finish.


 JAXSON (229), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/515/20
Feb 1, 2009  
750ml bottle, Oct. 2008 batch. Having had this beer several times, I can say it needs at least three months after it’s released to really come into its own. It was released way too young IMO. Moving on, it pours a really beautiful glowing, reddish honey with a pillowy beige head. Awesome. Gorgeous, vintage Jolly Pumpkin nose - softly-integrated brett, sour tropical fruits, and of course oak. The flavor is vinous, subtle, and refreshing. There is not that burst of flavor you might expect though. This could be a phenomenal beer if the flavors were more pronounced. I still really like it.


 HonkeyBra (1279), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Light brown pour with a big, rocky white head. Aroma is big, bretty and oaky. Some funk, some sourness, a bit of nuts. Flavor is sour and spicey. Some wood, with a bready, nutty finish. Love the funkiness in this one.


 Miksu (2194), Jyväskylä, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 24, 2009  
0.75 l bottle at Konttori, Tampere. Hazy copper to amber color with creamy head. Horsey aroma with strawberry, grapefruit, star anise, red wine and hints of nuts. Horsey, oaky and gently spicy flavor with strawberry and red wine. Some tannins and warming alcohol. Nice complex beer.


 dmac (1423), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 20, 2009  
750 ml bottle from Capones. Pours a a brownish/orange with a small to average fizzy whiteish head. Aroma is phenomenal, super funky with notes of brett, cherries, wood, lemon zest, barnyard. Medium body with a fizzy mouthfeel that dies down as this one is allowed to breath for awhile. Flavor is very washed out compared to the strong aroma but the funkiness comes through with some hints of wood and fruit. If the flavor stood up to the aroma this would have been a top ten beer for me but regardless it is still a great beer.



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