 RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Aug 6, 2008
750ml bottle. Thanks to GrbDg for sharing. Aroma: Oak, dried cherries, green raisins, lemon, funky/bretty, and a floral/herbal note that I couldn’t quite place. Appearance: Medium amber in color and hazed. White head was small and frothy with good retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Wheat malt, oak, Dried cherries and grapes, lemon. Funk comes across dusty/cobweb. Very tart. Some floral/herbal notes into the finish. Dry finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Overall: Although this was very good, it didn’t seem to pack the flavor punch of some other JP beers I’ve had. Worth seeking out.
Guerde (514), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
Nov 19, 2008 (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.
jjpm74 (3448), Connecticut, USA
Nov 1, 2008 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!
beastiefan2k (1181), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
Oct 30, 2008 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?
toncatcher (209), Santee - SAN DIEGO, California, USA
Oct 7, 2008 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.
fordest (1857), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Sep 27, 2008 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.
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