Jolly Pumpkin Maracaibo Especial

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Dexter, Michigan USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: AUG 27, 2011
Date: June 17, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: clear dark brown with ruby highlights, big lasting creamy beige head that slowly oozes out the top of the bottle but leaves lace on the glass
Aroma: nice tart aroma of oak and chocolate
Flavor: nice dry chocolate flavor with lots of woody oak character, a little orange sweetness sneaks through, touch of spices including cinimon grows as it warms, lasting light bitterness

Date: October 29, 2006
Mode: bottle
continues with the dry chocolate flavor along with plenty of complex character

Date: April 03, 2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2006
Aroma: still the tart chocolate aroma
Flavor: drying out even more with the chocolate flavor, tartness in control, bretty cobwebs showing up
Overall: a couple more years will let the brett shine

Date: May 09, 2011
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2006
not much change over the last three years for the good or bad, lots of fruity tartness, rich chocolate, not so much the bretty character,

Date: February 04, 2010
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 2009
Words: blend 3
Aroma: sweet caramel and chocolate aroma
Flavor: funky chocolate flavor with a nice tartness

Date: July 24, 2011
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2009
Appearance: gusher
Flavor: time has dried it out and allows the flavors to blend and mellow

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Style et résumé: Wild ale américaine aromatisée au cacao, pelure d’orange et cannelle.
Comment: Bouteille de 750ml , capsule métallique, partagée avec slovaksniper. Batch 937 embouteillée le 19 décembre 2011 .
Description: Bière ambrée avec une blanche-beige durable. Le nez est classique pour un produit Jolly, il y a des levures sauvages contrôlées, des bretts et un côté fruité. La bouche est savoureuse, pleine de saveurs de brett. Le cacao se fait discret mais il offre probablement cette finale astringente. Il y a une touche boisée fort agréable. Une autre bière réussie par cette brasserie américaine.
Note: 7+/10

(75 cl dans deux verres. Merci Yan!) Batch 937. Embouteillée le 19-12-2011. Un liquide qui présente une robe ambrée. Une mousse beige qui se dépose avec la ferme intention de perdurer. Un nez de JP avec des petites fleurs épicées et des agrumes sucrés. Des saveurs rafraîchissantes touchées par la levure et par une certaine douceur maltée. Des épices plus évidentes lorsque le liquide devient chaud. Un fond fruité, des notes acidulées, aigrelettes et asséchantes. Un corps de moyenne densité avec un pétillement actif et une texture finement huileuse. Une finale parfumée, jamais agressante et sèche.

På fat på Mikkeller. Kopparfärgad disig öl med lite skum. Doftar omogna äpplen, ek och lite funkighet. Fruktig öl med en avslutning som drar lätt i kinderna. En trevlig amerikansk version av belgisk öl.

Bottle. Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals. Pours chestnut brown with off white head. Nose/taste of wild yeast, cinnamon, orange peel, cocoa and malt. Medium body. Dryish finish.

(bottle) clear amber colour with very tall tan head; aromas of bread, spices, citrus; clean balanced flavour with refreshing acidity and bitterness, quite good

CBC. Light hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light tart. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 110512

LOVE THIS. JP is becoming one of my favorite brewers. Aroma of chocolate, spices, funk, citrus, and spices. Taste is mild tartness and light funk with a chocolatey roasted backbone.

Draught at CBC. Presented as ABV 6,1, Hazy dark reddish amber, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, light sourness, oak, fresh dark fruits. Flavor is fruity, malty sweetness, dry herbal hops, kinda dusty, tart finish. Rather light body - I am a little disappointed, I have come to expect a lot from Jolly Pumpkin, this wasn’t up to standard.

On tap at CBC, enjoyed with beerbiker and evil stepdad. Clear orange with a dense white head. Light fruity framboose aroma, seawater salt, spices and with light fresh coffee. Balanced ligt acidic, fruity sweet and spicy.

Bottle @ Haand festival. Pour murky brown, with no head. Aroma is slightly funky and slightly hoppy. Pretty standard in my opinion. Taste is slightly bitter. Average body, with an average carb.