3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Ha! finally found my rating for this one! longer rating to follow. awesomely rare treat thanks to eben!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ml bottle, thanks Jeremy! Pours a tepid orange/amber with a soapy white ring. Sour and really oaky on the nose, with a definite quality of fermenting apples. Oak and sourness abound in the mouth. Especially sour near the back, but really quite dry. More apples. Some residual sweetness and a tropical fruit presence like coconut creeps in on the finish. Very nice. Prickly sourness throughout, but not at all abrasive. This is probably the best Jolly Pumpkin beer Ive had. A really delicious treat, and Ill probably never have it again.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(bottle shared by Stine, thanks Eben!) Pours hazy amber with no head. Typical sour ale aroma of nail polish, cherry skin, and oak, which is rather Rodenbach-esque. The flavor is lightly sweet, substantially oaky and peppery, with a hint of butter, and moderate sourness. The mouthfeel was medium, with a light sourness on the finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours amber with a thin white head. Smells of funky yeast, some tartness, residual sugar. Tastes of sweet malt, lots of bretty dryness and some lactic hints on the finish. Nice!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Shared by Stine, thanks Eben, super cool. I am very surprised with the JP special releases, surprised that I do not seem to enjoy them that much. The beer starts fine. Aroma has a good amount of sourness but it has all these other characteristics that are coming to describe American sour ales. There is a whole bunch of barrel (similar to Springfield Mueller Reserve, Buzzards Bay Farmhouse), lots of buttery oak, sweet oak sugars. Taste has a lot oak coming through, a negative astringent fruitiness and a nice thick vinegar like sourness. Not enough sourness to offset the other over-oaked characteristics. I am really glad I got to try this but this goes in line with a lot of the other brews that spend a lot of time in the barrel. Too much time? Maybe the barrels are newer, who knows?
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from WeeHeavySD, thanks Jon. Pours slightly amber with off-white head. Aroma of sourness and funk, oh yes. Flavors were sour but not over the top with somw sweetness.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 ml bottle shared at toncatcher’s tasting. Sourness and some barrel flavors on the aromas. Even more tart of the flavor with and acidic finish. Good Good stuff.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
tried at Another Santee Sampling. this time at toncatcher’s house. Bottle from WeeHeavySD. Thanks Jon! My favorite of the night. Awesome!!!! Cloudy amber color. Medium bubble head. Lots of nice funky sourness. A little acetic vinegar acidity. Easy to drink. A hint of sweetness. Excellent!
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
9/20/2008 tasting at toncatchers house, with whetheral, weeheavy, fordest, alohac, and Jason. Thanks for all the great beers and good times. Another one of my favorites of the night. Nice sour funky, oak balance. Very good.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 via trade with sephiroth, brought to Toncatcher’s tasting in Santee. Pours orange with a tan ring. Nose is very sour, and very tart, quite nice. Taste is hot on the front end, but not an issue, mellows out and gets sour funky and very nice with lots of complexity and flavor.
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