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Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga Grand Reserve

Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga Grand Reserve

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98
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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Dexter, Michigan USA

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1553.92/5.03.91/5.0Special7%100Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This is the original batch of the Luciernaga from 2004, aged in a bourbon barrel for 14 months.

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 RooftopRogue (423), Champaign, Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20

Mar 11, 2006  
) Thanks Phil (Philip)! This beer has an aroma of bourbon, oak, hops, and fruit. It is caramel colored with a good healthy off-white head. This beer is rich, sweet, and smooth. There is a nice bourbon presence. The finish introduces notes of hops and fruit. The nice robust flavor of bourbon and hops lingers well after this beer has been swallowed.

 axilla (948), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Pours a somewhat murky amber body with a very thin white head. A lot of brett in the aroma with notes of oak, spices, and sour cherries. The flavor is funky the whole way through with a strong tart grape taste followed by some dry oak, sweet lemons with some tangy orange peel. I don’t get a lot of bourbon in his at all.


 BlackForestCO (629), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 17, 2008  
Bottle shared by Crosling. Poured a light, hazy orange color with a minimal off-white head that faded to a ring and left some spotty lacing. Lightly tart, funky aroma with some barnyard yeast and moderate citrus (orange, lemon peel, tangerine). Moderately sweet, smooth entry with some funky, earthy barnyard yeast and some soft citrus notes (apricot and tangerine) that finishes moderately dry with a hint of oak, Low carbonation, moderate bite with some dry yeastiness. A solid beer overall, but I will take the regular Luci.


 jstraw (522), Oak Park, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 21, 2008  
Cloudy brown-gold with light head / Big medicinal nose of caramel, green apple, oak, and spice / Medium body, sour, low carbonation, with long, slightly hot finish / Oaky, funky flavors of green apple, caramel, aged cheese, pepper, and brett / Flavors seem to have dropped off a bit, with oak predominant. Still a treat from this great brewer.


 Skinnyviking (2965), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Draught. Very high and long lasting white head. Hazy yellow body. Fruity sour aroma and flavor. Low carbonation. Long bitter aftertaste.


 padrefan98 (659), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 21, 2008  
9/20/2008 tasting at toncatchers house, with whetheral, weeheavy, fordest, alohac, and Jason. Thanks for all the great beers and good times. A very nice belgian ale. Loved the sour belgian spices. Very good.



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