Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor (Batch 1)

Formerly brewed at Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Dexter, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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A standard pour produces a finger-and-a-half thick, light tan colored head in my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip. The beer is a murky, reddish plum color that shows a hazy, opaque, maraschino cherry red color when held up to the light. The aroma up front is a mix of oak and tartness with aromas of vanilla, slight buttery oak, tamarind, sour raisin, concentrated sour plum and lightly spicy wood. Quite funky too with a rich, musty, damp earthiness, cobweb & musky Brettanomyces notes and some slight, ripe cheese character is also here. The barrel adds a touch of spiciness and even a hint of booziness that is reminiscent of Bourbon. I can’t exactly say why, as no single thing jumps out at me as being all that unique or even overly interesting, but the aroma on this is just really nice; spending dedicated time just smelling this beer is very easy to do.

This is sour tasting, though not aggressively so. It has a soft, yet persistent carbonation that adds a bit of a textural prickle as the beer flows across my tongue. This is quite dry, with no perceived sweetness to it at all, despite this it does have some heft and viscousness to it; it seems to have picked up some body boosting tannins during its sleep in the barrels. This is very quaffable and, if it wasn’t for the fact that I only had one twelve ounce bottle, I could easily drink this a lot faster than I am. Spicy oak flavors in the middle produce thoughts of Bourbon, these notes then meld in with the sourness that becomes a bit more dominant in the finish. Tart fruit flavors of plum, tamarind and raisin (without being sweet at all) are each noticeable. Oak influenced flavors of vanilla linger on the palate and there is a tough of butterscotch here as well. Not nearly as funky as the aroma (though it was fairly light there too), with more of a musty earthiness than anything.

The aroma was a bit more well integrated somehow than the flavor ends up being; the components are mostly the same, it is just that in the aroma they create an enticing, harmonious whole that is not quite achieved in the flavor. Despite seeming a little flat, the flavor is still quite good and I would happily drink more of this. A very drinkable beer; before I know it my glass is sadly empty.

12 oz. bottle; pours clear copper with trace head upon pouring; I get aromas of a little dirty feet, oranges, lemon peel, stale hay; very light mouthfeel with some dry oak, very light lemon and dry funk; vanilla cookies, light hay; quite simple overall and lacking depth and complexity; plastic-y ginger; kind of strange overall but this does have some age on it

Bottle courtesy of James. Shared w Andy, James and Streets. Pours a bottom-heavy pale orange with some chippy red sediment. Scent is extremely sour, but taste was lacking a little in tartness. Still very good and I would have loved to have had this a few years ago. Some cedar notes.

Courtesy of James. Sweet Rainer cherry tang, sour, tart brew. Pours with a red hue. Oak, wine, and Brown sugar in tHe finish.

UPDATED: AUG 24, 2011 Bottle split with Andrew, Brendan, and streets. Pours a deep hazy amber body with barely any lacing. Aroma is delicious puckering tart, oak nd fruit. Mouthfeel is thin with very muted flavors, this might been lost at this many year - light notes of fruit, wood.

Transparent red nut body leads to concern over empty profile, a larger bubbled cream head than most of the JP drank this weekend. Bit woody, peppery flavor, heavy paper through finish, light earth and acetic grapefruit. Very oaky flavor, thin with a bit of grapefruit and acetone. Nail polish, light earth and tea finish off the slick, soft profile. Very empty experience throughout.

375ml bottle given to me by my boy Papajcik...Pours a dark muddy orange with notes of copper. A big finger of off white head, pretty good retention...Aroma stunningly lacking a ton of oak, wood notes are there with bourbon, and tart fruits, but not very sour?...The taste keeps me surprised again as its not that sour. Caramel, bourbon, spice, with some tart notes. Not a puckerer at all and the thing I do like is that its not the typical Jolly Pumpkin oak sour flavor. Not bad but nothing special, maybe its not aging well?

Bottle that was a Summer Secret Santa gift back in 2009 I think. Pours a fairly clear brown with a medium sized head. Nice big sour Jolly Pumpkin aromas hit even as the bottle is opened. Mouthwatering sourness, wood, dark pitted fruits, some soft cherry aromas and some big long acid. Smells awesome, lots of Bam on the nose. Interestingly it doesn’t really follow the nose. Where I was expecting some rather fierce acid up front, instead there’s a nice sweetness. Smooth with some caramel tones and a very faint acidity. Nice barnyard notes and very light cola. Some warming alcohol on the finish which lingers for a while, as well as a bit of tannic bitterness.

I think the P1 and P4 bottles were courtesy of Ryan at the DC epic tasting. Thanks man! This one started off awesome. Aroma was close to perfect. Super sour, acetyl, slight bandaid, tart. Beautiful nose. Taste was largely disappointing. Too thin, not very sour, not much body. Overall, great aroma, not so great taste

Sampled at the DC Epic Sour Tasting 2010. Pours a transparent, copper amber with some spitty off white head. Nice, oaky aroma, lightly tart, oranges, caramel, a little salty smelling. Flavor is tart, oranges, caramel, the bourbon flavor is a little watered down. The finish is medium bodied and a touch oaky but a little watery.

Bottle at DC Epic Sour Tasting 2010, courtesy of ryan, much appreciated. Hazy copper/brown color, scant head and lacing. Aroma of apple cider, vinegar, oak. Taste is similar with a bit of salt. Nice enough.