3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Purchased by my daughter-in-law for me at Paul’s Grocery in McCall, ID. The pour from the bottle as a dark brown with light tan head and fine bubbles. Nose of sour fruit, raisins, and some oak. Medium in body with lively carbonation and smooth mouthfeel The flavor is sweet toasted malts, with ripe fruit . Some bitterness in the finish, A very nice Christmas beer in all respects.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Spicey, slightly yeasty aroma. Fairly carbonated, medium bodied mouthfeel. Taste is an awesome combination of spice, ale, and oak. Really excellent beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle. Rating #564. Dense dark brown color with a thin beige head. Nice aroma, light spice and sweet apples with some caramel and a light toast. Tart up front, more light fruitiness with some oak and a nice dry finish. (2094)
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at Churchkey. Really awesome combination of nutty malt, cinnamon and nutmeg spice, and that classic JP sour yeast strain. Dry but fruity, so well balanced. Delightful stuff.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown pour with a small white head. Tart funky oak barrel with notes of cherry air heads, brightly vibrant dark fruit (think flemish red) and white grapes. Medium body with excellent carbonation and a dry bretty finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a very dark amber brown with a fluffy white head. Nose is dark dried fruits, toffee, yeast spices, some oak and lactic character to it. Flavor is plums, fig, spices and oak. Light sourness and dry finish. Nice holiday beer. Reminds me of a more tame Oerbier Special Reserva.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Deep red to brown color, light head. High alcohol is masked well by taste. Oak influence is well balanced. A nice Christmas beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle. The nose is a little harsh, cherries, malty, plums, lemon. The flavors are very fruity, cherries, plums, lemons, malty. A fun holiday beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft pours hazy deep red with a huge, rocky off white head. Aroma is sour barrel funk, eraser-like brett character, hints of spice and chocolate. Taste is toffee, caramel, some fruit, smoke, and cinnamon all bathed in a sour oak funk. Body is light, silky, average carbonation, tart spicy finish. Overall, another great one from Jolly Pumpkin.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at Cannibal. Nice dark brown pour with an awesomely think and opaque lacing that sticks around for a moderate amt of time. Aroma is faint fruit and spice but not too powerful. Palate is a complex mix of spice, dark red dried fruit, and malts. It’s tart without being acidic and tart without being overly fruity. Great overall beer.
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