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Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura

Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura

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91
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A Foreign Stout brewed by
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Dexter, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3103.65/5.03.64/5.0Winter8.1%76.9 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A Belgian inspired stout that is as dark as a moonless midnight, brimming of roasted malts and bitter hops. It will keep you good company in all places, be thay light or dark.

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 Bigmmartin (100), Kettering, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Jul 5, 2008    Updated: Jul 6, 2008
Bottle. I’m still confused about this beer. I’m not really sure what just happened. I wasn’t impressed at all. It does have a hint of tart aroma and flavor that accompanies a standard (but subtle) stout roasted maltiness, however it was overly carbonated in my opinion and fairly bland.


 bp (251), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/512/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Bottle: pours a thick looking black with a big frothy tan head, aroma of chocolate, malt, coffee, some sourness too, taste is acidic, sour, bitter with a thin mouthfeel. Complex but I’m not sure this all works together - at least for my taste buds it doesn’t seem to be working.


 Snojerk321 (859), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2008  
750ml bottle from Whole Foods Hill Crest. Really dark thick black as night type of appearance.. Chunky off white head. Stays around quite a bit. Tastes really tangy. It tastes like coffee really really cold left over coffee sitting in a cup for a couple of days. Nose of really huge roasted malts and oats. Yep, the tang and bitterness really takes over. Quite crazy.


 nearbeer (1051), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Jun 19, 2008  
750 ml, batch 265. Foam everywhere in this black beer; won’t stop fizzing from the bottle even after pouring 10 minutes earlier! Sour cherry dominates the aroma, maybe some slight cocoa and dried wood. Flavor is also dominated by sour fruit and some acidic-metallic notes, but cocoa, coffee, and wood are noted. Heavy body is dry and occasionally smooth, when all the bubbles and air disappear. What a waste of good roasted malt. Try t’Smisje Catherine, Hercule Stout, or Troubador Obscura for so much better, balanced takes on a Stout with Belgian yeast.


 trokini (804), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Pours jet black with a huge, cascading brown head. Rich aroma of burnt coffee, chocolate, bourbon, leather, and sour yeast. Once this warmed, it was very good. Tons of roasted malt, with coffee, chocolate, currants, smoke, and oak. I could have done without the sour yeast. It drowns out whatever hop bittenress they intended. It doesn’t ruin the beer (like Avery 15) but it also doesn’t make it better. All in all, this is still a very good stout.




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