Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire

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

Bottle courtesy of Greg at Birreria Paradiso. Batch 340 of 341. Pours dark clear brown with a light tan head. Brett aroma with a gradually appearing sour grapes flavor. Very dry, nicely must. Very nice indeed, subtler than its Belgian cousins.

light black pour w/ a small white head and some decent lacing. Aroma is hints of leather and mud touch of raisen maybe and sugars are present. Avg pal. Flavor comes through quite earthy full oaky notes along w/ some syrups and a hit of cherry or blackberry only lightly sour. Decent.

nose is ultra dry, strong neutral note of straw and heavy brett. appearance is cloudy russet brown at edges, opaque at center. flavor is tart, puckeringly dry of straw and light funk. no sign of roast in terms of sweetness or other overtones. this beer shares an element ive found in other dark saisons, an unknown ester that i percieve as grape, very interesting.

Clear brown-red pour with a thick light-tan head. Fruity raisin aroma with some sour grape notes. Bitter yeasty flavor. Some peach and apple notes. Creamy wood finish. The flavors all very subtle, but overall the beer is very watery and flat. Not bad and overall an interesting drink, but not great.

bottle poured a dark amber in color with a foamy off white head. aroma has some nice sourness, tart fruit, cherry, grape skin, and dark rich fruits. mouth feel is medium with ample carbonation. flavor has some tart cherry, light bitterness, grape skin, and some wood coming through. finish heads dry and the tart funky sour thing worked well.

[Bottle] Pours a very dark brown color with tan lacing and almost no head. Aroma of some barnyard/funk as soon as I opened it. Seemed to mellow out a bit after a while though. Aroma of fruits such as grape and light caramel. A rather tart and sour flavor includes unripe apple and earthy wooden notes. Low carbonation. Not quite what I expected, but still very good.

(750ml bottle thanks to ballewblake) Pours a dark brown opaque beer with little to no head. Lacing is nice on the glass. Smells a little bit funky, but not overbearing or too powerful. Some dark fruits are here, maybe raisins and a low amount of Brett yeast. This beer lacks any fruit characteristics that I generally prefer in the style. No lemon, dark fruit flavors, or crispness at all for me. It is quite sour, but no sweetness to balance it. Not my favorite saison. As some others have stated I don’t taste as much of the barnyard funk or brett that others seem to, but it is sour with what feels like no purpose. The carbonation and mouthfeel were fine. I had trouble drinking anything beyond 2-3 oz of this one.

Batch 340/341. black, thick, rich beisge head. Tart cherry and oak and children’s aspirin in the aroma, although The Bride disagrees with me on that last one. Great flavor - tart cherry, oak, some winey notes, maybe a touch of coffee, but very refreshing and easy to drink. Great stuff.