 hiddenvariable (181), pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 11, 2008
bottle. pours a mostly clear reddish brown, with a thin off-white head that quickly fades to a film, but still leaves a decent lacing. lightly musty grapes and amber malt smell, with a deep cotton candy character, and some berries filling in the back. kind of a light caramelly malt flavor dominates the taste, with grapes and other berries filling out the taste, again all with a sort of musty overtone, and that certain indescribable array of flavors that only weird yeast strains can produce. also some notes of orange zest and spices, as well as some oak notes. this is really good stuff. moderate hoppy bitterness in the end, quite dry, but a light sweetness comes in as well. light to medium body, quite carbonated, and a very quenching, coating, if a bit astringent, mouthfeel. as tends to happen with jolly pumpkin, this beer is going away faster than i want it to. perhaps my favorite of theirs so far. really yummy and really different!
slimchill (616), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. Brown-gold pour with a big white head. Cloudy and leaving amazing lacing. Pungent sharp sourness with cinnamon behind it. Opens with cinnamon into big barnyard-earthy funk. Finishes with deep bitter dark chocolate. Full-bodied and highly drinkable. The chocolate in the finish is a perfect contrast to the sourness. Masterfully-balanced like so many JP offerings.
bb (2069), Martinez, California, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle. Batch 253. Copper beer with a tan head. Cocoa, caramel, cinnamon/spice aroma with light citrus and light tartness. Tart, light citrus flavor with caramel turning to spice, malt, and some light stone fruit. Medium body. Spice, cinnamon and nutmeg linger with malt and tartness.
Theis (2018), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aug 7, 2008 Bottle (Thanks Puzzl) at Sune’s sommerhus. Murkey red/brown - offwhite head. Red berries, fruity, spicy, orange, light cinnamon, cherry, dry cocoa, light soapy, light oud bruin - caracters. Nice complexity.
bager (2027), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Jul 28, 2008 Bottled. Hazy and amber coloured with a rather large white head. Quite malty with notes of orangepeel, cloves, cinnamon, cocoa, cherry, nuts and wood. Ok balanced and quite complex - maybe even a little confusing.
Mette (99), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jul 27, 2008 Mørk nøddebrun med beige skum som hurtigt forsvinder. Dufter af gløgg og kanel, maltet og noget sjovt syrligt, nødder og appelsin. Syrlig i smagen, nødder maltet, noget appelsinskal og cacao. Humlen er meget anonym og overdøvet af krydderierne
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