 polomagnifico (400), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
May 11, 2008
Aroma of citrus and flower hops. Also a sour fruit note. Hazy orange brew with a white head. Flavor is sweet with sour and fruity yeast flavors. Smooth and medium bodied. Good but the sourness throws me.
AgentSteve (700), Livermore, California, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Poured a cloudy ruddy brown. The nose and flavor are tart and funk dominated with some spice. Tart, lasting finish.
masonjer (422), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Jul 29, 2008 On tap at the MBG Summer Fest 08’. Poured a cloudy dark golden color. Nice must and funk on the nose, with a hint of spice. First thing that hit me about the flavor was that this was a solid and classic beer. Just plain tasty. Tiny bit of funk, must, herbal hops, light spice, with a nice dry finish. This won’t blow your socks off, but this one just struck me right.
GarrettB (382), Centennial, Colorado, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Next from Jolly Pumpkin is the Luciernaga. The pour gives a thick tan and tangerine head that shows no sign of fizzling down after a sizeable wait. The beer itself is an eclipsed orange and brown with a blizzard of bubbles. While the head never really dissolves, it slowly breaks down into a fascinating block of bubbly ruins and castle turrets. The aroma is rich and soft, though the aromas themselves are from sharper things - tobacco, leather, fried food, scotch, butter, dandelions, pepper, Jalapenos and a little lemon. Rich, but very desert and Southern hemisphere, without the creams and sweets I typically enioy. The taste features these same kind of "musty" flavors", like shoe leather, tobacco, peppers and scotch again, and the acquired taste of olive. I like it, but it’s odd. A bit old mannish in its appeal, but for that very same reason, distinctive and sophisticated.
tagz (296), USA
Jul 4, 2008 gusher. pours dark amber brown with sticky frothy head. has that jolly pumpkin profile - lightly tart, musty and dry. moderate bitter hop. some light spice on exhale if you’re looking for it. the flavors are subtle all around, which would make it a nice sessionable belgian if it didn’t cost so much. an excellent beer, no doubt, but for the money i think i prefer bam, roja and golden a bit more.
sneagrams3 (1358), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Tasted 6/22/08. 750ml bottle. Hazy with a golden amber hue. Two fingers of bone white head. Woody, tart raspberry aromas. Green apples and spices. Rather medium bodied with a tart palate. Big effervescence. Citrus notes. Slightly burnt malt character. Muted hops. Nice palate switch between the tart and sweet. Mildly sour with a higher drinkability.
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