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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Dark plummy crimson with a finely set medium cap of light tan foam sitting perfectly stretched like canvas. Lacing keeps a small curtain close to the top and a few smaller ink stains scattered about. Keeps a solid skim maintaining that nice canvas effect. Sublimely delicate and complex nose on this one. I want to say its Chistmasy, but that just ain’t it. Close though. More like a ginger bread cookie with a subdued nature to its charm. Cocoa dashed prunes and raisins make the mix with a durable presence along with some dates, figs, and feathery pepperyness. A peculiar earthy-like dryness is drawn through the fruity coating as is a bit of fresh red licorice. Taste is right on cue with the darker fruityness. And again, we find some nice complexities that are delicately woxen into a farbic of forever feathery dryness and fruits. Very nice interaction of fig, date, raisin and cocoa with a earthen, woody spiced, peppery red licorice and dark baking sugars. Soft and palatable the whole way through. Banana slices at the finish with a touch of cinnamon as it drys off with touches of the drying spices. A delicately nice taster. Body is at the medium soft level with a fluffyness that comes close to encountering a chalkyness but not quite as the dryness just creates its own weather around your tongue with just the right amount so not to snap any trees, drench any ditches, or parch any sandy beaches along the way. A fine, fine ale. Jolly Pumpkin will be the Midwests’ Allagash.

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.