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Leelanau Good Harbor Golden

Leelanau Good Harbor Golden - Bière de Garde

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Bière de Garde

Dexter, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1393.74/5.03.7/5.07.5%98.1Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Bottles contract brewed at Jolly Pumpkin. The traditional bière de garde was a hearty solid beer that was fit for storing to use as compensation to farmhands instead of gold. After a long day in the Leelanau sun we would rather get paid in this beer than gold. Good Harbor Golden celebrates its magnificent appeal as a stoic, solid, quiet-type ale. Because the beer spends so long in the oak it won’t be ready for the public until sometime in May.
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 rustychiles (997), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Bottle at Bockys, forget who brought this but thanks! Pours a golden yellow with a huge foamy white head. Aroma of asprin , funk, some sourness. Flavor is sour, funky, lemon, grass, wheat, yeasts. Very nice funky biere de garde.


 Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Bottle bought at Gingerman- thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing! Pours a nice slightly hazy golden with a fluffy typical lasting jp head. Aroma is nicely funky but not out of control like on some bottles- a bit doughy yeasty, crackery, and lightly spiced- some phenolic funk. Wheaty creamy flavor with a nice citrusy tartness in the end- good spiciness all around with some mineral salt and of course some brett funkl. Nice smooth finish and good body throughout.


 BuckeyeSammy (454), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Definitely a bit funky. Very light characters in the flavor, wheat, floral notes. Tartness throughout. Nose not too strong, funky yeast, wheat.


 tytoanderso (1382), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 27, 2009  
750ml bottle. Similar to a wit on the nose. Sweet wheat and a touch of funk. Bugged oak. Perfume. Fresh flower bouquet. A slight fruit component... mango perhaps? Overall, sweeter malted wheat and mildly funky barrel. Pours a bright, hazed gold with a thick, creamy white head. Flavor has a lot of wheat characteristics. Green apple. Oak. Funky yeast. Doughy malt. Honestly, there isn’t much to it, but the beer is quite delicious and insanely drinkable. Leaning toward full bodied for the style. Slightly lactic on the tongue. Creamy with a cereal maltiness on the finish. Like all the other Leelanau beers... delicious, drinkable and a good dose of Cap. Ron barreling.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Light yellow and cloudy with a good sized white head. Aroma is of grapes, spices, apple, yeast, and wood. Flavor is of grapes, tart apples, and spices.


 Theis (3617), Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Jan 12, 2009    Updated: May 5, 2009
Bottle at home - New Years Tasting. Cloudy yellow - white head. Wheaty, citrus, horsey, brett, soapy, orange, light wood, fruity. High carbonation..... Again: #02 - Amerikaner Smagning 01-Maj-2009 hos Papsoe. Wet dog, brett, soapy, licorice, yeasty, citric, milkey, bitterness, zesty. (6/3/7/3/14)


 sunevdj (1764), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/512/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Bottle with thw Club. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head and lacings. Smells sour and of malts. Tastes sour with aromas of citrus fruits and malts. Very high carbonation. This one might be better on a sunny day on the beach.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 4, 2009    Updated: May 2, 2009
Bottle #2 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Hazy yellow cloured with black floaties and a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of brett with an acidic touch and notes of citrus. Fruity flavour of brett and citrus with notes of barnyard and an acidic touch. Tart finish.



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