Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Hazy, golden amber with a volumptuous, white head. Peach flesh, spicy coriander, biscuit malts, spicy, earthy hops, clove, wheat husks, light grains, grains of paradise and some fruity esters. The body is rather robust but drops out slightly at the finish. The flavor profile starts out spicy and almost sharp, before becoming slightly more subdued and elegant. The hops and spices join forces to counterbalanced the mellow, subtle malt and seem to dominate. Allowing this one time to breathe and settle in the glass brings out more of the layered malt body and robust flavoring. Despite this, the combination of spicy hops and peppery spices are the showcased feature of this beer. The finish is slow and elegant, just slightly warming with the only hint of alcohol. A tasty beer. I prefer La Roja to this, but it’s still darn good. Way to go Captain Ron!

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2012 Bottle from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, MI. Pours clear golden, with white lacing. Aroma is tart, with slight malt and green grapes. Taste is very tart and dry, while also being slightly salty with olive hints. Tastes fairly Gueuze-like, due to the wild yeast. Enjoyable.

Bottled. Pours slightly hazy golden with a off-white head. Leaving a fair lacing. Nose of caramel, vanilla and citrus. Sweet flavor with citrus, orange and caramel. Medium bodied, oily texture and soft carbonation. Ends up more dry and bitter.

Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Somewhat hazy pale golden with a small offwhite head. Fruity woody aroma, grassy, citrus. Sourish flavor, woody, fruity, citrus, bready notes. Citrus finishwith some wood, a bit sourish.

Slightly spicy aroma. Orange appearnce fairly cloudy with white head. Slightly sweet taste. Citrus finish. Overall pretty good for a golden ale. Easy to drink.

Such a great warm weather beer. Spicy with some pepper. Just a hint of hops. I could drink a ton of this.

Murky gold with white, quickly dissipating head. Nose of sour cherries, funk, bubblegum, confectioners sugar, and plum. Medium body with lots of carbonation. Musty apples mixed with bright sour cherries, grass, and bubblegum. Lasting tingly tongue, but otherwise mostly clean finish.

Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a two finger head that sticks and laces nicely. Aromas of citrus, funky brett peppercorns, and a hint of astringent soap. Initial flavors of sour peaches, lemon zest, undertones of black pepper and bitter hops presence that all balances out nicely with a tropical malt sweetness in the lingering finish.

Bottle 750 ml. Pours hazy blonde with a little white head. Aroma is of brett, citrus and malt. Taste is great. Very sour at first (due to the brett) but becomes gradually more sweet (malty). The body is a little thin and this beer is dry on the palate. Overall, a really good beer, highly drinkable. Bouteille 750 ml. Robe blonde trouble, un léger collet blanc. Arôme de levures sauvages, d’agrumes et de malt. Le goût est intéressant. Très sûr au début (levures sauvages), puis de plus en plus sucré (malté). Un peu mince en bouche, cette bière assèche le palais.. En somme, une très bonne bière.

Bottle 750 ml. Hazy pale golden with almost no head. White lacing. Aroma of brett, malt, fruits, woods, and citrus. At first, brett is very present but malt aroma become more and more present during tasting. Taste is malty, with some sourness (brett). Body is thin and palate is dry. Overall, the balance of this beer is great. Nice complexity and lot of similarities with Buteuse Brassin Special.

Pours a hazy golden color with a thick white head...good lacing and retention. Aroma has a subtle vanilla with some sweet maltiness and a touch of funk. Flavor has a tart lemony citrus with a musty funkiness....straw with a barnyard funk. Mouthfeel is light with a dry leathery/funky finish.