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Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja - Sour Ale

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Sour Ale

Dexter, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8183.77/5.03.76/5.07.2%74.5Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
La Roja, an artisan amber ale brewed in the Flanders tradition. Deep amber with earthy caramel, spice and sour fruit notes developed through natural barrel aging. Unfiltered, unpasteurized and blended from barrels ranging in age between two and ten months. Truly an ale of distinction.
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 sayravai (3720), Helsinki, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 12, 2008  
(Bottled, 0.75l) Hazy red-amber with a small head. Sourish-fruity aroma. Sourish flavor with some herby vinegar feel. Medium body, slightly fizzy carbonation. A nicely tart ale, but not the most pleasant one.


gabrielsyme (66), Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Sep 8, 2008  
pours amber brown with off white head. tastes fruity with some spice. slightly sour finish


 Mogwai (217), Askeby, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Bottle at Nørrebro Bryghus. Pours a hazy golden/amber colour with a white head. Aroma is very sour, acidic but still sweet. Flavor is sour and acidic. Not the biggest fan of sour ales, but I liked this one.


 NomDeBeer (398), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Pours a hazy red with a huge off-white head. Smells of yeast, funk, a touch of alcohol, and citrus fruit. Lively, prickly carbonation. Flavor is sour fruit with some bitter, dough-like yeast. Feels a bit thin on the palate and the acidity is low for a sour ale. Overall, the flavor is mild and very drinkable.


 CelticBrew (676), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Compliments of doboy, along with DrBayern. Popped cherry, my first jolly pumpkin beer! Poured from 750 ml bottle a dark amber, very hazy forming a big head of foam that had big bubbles through out. Aroma of cranberries, tart fruits. Flavour was sweet, yet sour with tart fruit tones. This beer was fun to drink and experience!


 Miver (551), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
750 ml bottle. (The bottle was in my cellar for over a year.) Poured hazy gold in color with a quickly diminishing white fizzy head. Aroma of brett funk, tart and sour citrus. Tastes of light oak, brett, earthy, citrus fruit, tart, mild spices, and light acidity. Finish is nice and dry.


 DaSilky1 (1933), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2008  
brown beer with a thin sudsy halo of froth atop. nose was full of sour fruit, mostly apricot and a solid nail polish remover backing. flavors were sour but somewhat grainy with decomposing fruit notes, and a not so appealing watery texture with a somewhat grainy grapeskin astringency in the finish. in summary, tart and old fruit flavors with an astrigent ending,.. havent been too keen on jolly pumpkin but ill continue to look for one i like.


 doboy (175), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Pulled this one out for drbayern adn celticbrew after Uncle Steve headed for the barn. Sour ales are not my think, but this one was different. Poured a dark copper color with a fairly nice head. It started with a nice, fruity aroma. The fruity taste was almost wine like. It was just sour enough to dry out the taste and not pucker you for the rest of the day!



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