Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Saison
Dexter, Michigan USA

reddish/brown body with a nice white head.aroma is brett,caramel malts,spices,and lemons.flavor is much of the same.mouthfeel is a little watery.

Body-big thick foamy beige head on top of a dark hazy iced tea body. Nose-buttery, light wood, spirits, apple skins, tea, powdery, old wood. Taste-cantaloupe rind, coffee grounds, medium tannins, Chardonnay barrel, beach, dry, light unsweet dark fruits, dry wood and white wine dominates. It’s a mix of fruit from the esters, wood, yeast, and herbal tea like tannins. Enjoyable and very drinkable, but Jolly Pumpkin sets their bay very high and this beer just barley brushes up against that bar.

Bottle, batch 262, 263 from Bevmo La Jolla. Poursa hazy ruby pour with medium beige head, lacing. Also, as I noticed later on, a nice chunk of yeast floating on the bottom. Aroma is tart cherries, raspberries, mild wild yeast notes with a touch of mustiness. Flavor has tart-sour fruitiness - berries, light citrus. Slight medicine undertones, light herbal bitterness throughout. Finish has bright hoppiness, bitterness and lingering vinuous fruitiness. Mellow, light mouthfeel - maybe even a little too light. Sourness coupled with bitterness a very nice combo in this very interesting brew.

750 ml bottle: An awesome sour apple, sweet, yeast, a little bit of caramel malt and some fruit undertones. Appearance is a deep dark reddish brown with a thick tan head that lingers for a while. Taste is subtle but very refreshing. The notes in the aroma don’t really pop. Nice and tart with some lingering yeast. Palate is nicely carbonated, lip feel is bubbly, mouth feel is light with a lightly malty aftertaste. Overall, It’s pretty good stuff. Not as good as the regular Bam or the ES bam IMHO. Cheers!

bottle shared at tasting. Pours a muddy chocolate brown with no head. Smell is fresh, tart, and fruity vinegar, and cherries. Taste is mild, dusty, and lightly funky with very faint tart fruity dark flavors. Bubbly mouthfeel, light, and mildly flavored compared to the nose again. Decent.

Bottle shared by Blake. Dark brown-red body. The aroma yields unripe raspberries and cocoa powder. The roasted malt really doesn’t work with the citric, tart bam bier base. It’s a nice beer but I’d rather have the standard edition.

Cloudy medium brown color with tan and khaki bubbly foam covering that leaves some lace. Sweet & sour, Sweettarts, dominates the aroma, dark fruit, mostly prune, some lemon zest and cocoa all follow. Tangy with a bit of spice, similar to the nose, but more dark. Generic dark fruitiness pervades with tart citrus notes, not as tart as the nose implies. Pretty acidic, but almost too light, almost watery feeling, but at 4.3% abv I’ll let it go somewhat. Nicely drinkable.

Bottle. Strong funky aromas up front with a mild sweetness in the background. Chocolate, cherries, and strawberry. Very dark amber pour with a solid thick head. Thick and assertive palate. Sour up front with a distinctly hazelnut finish and aftertaste. Highly enjoyable with a perfect palate and great depth.