Jolly Pumpkin Bière de Mars

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Bière de Garde
Dexter, Michigan USA

(Bottle) The beer pours beautiful clear mahogany reddish brown with a creamy off-white head. Perfectly balanced aroma with notes of dry lemony citrus, spicy and dry oak wood, light horse blanket, fruity and basement-like yeast, prunes, raisins, white tart grapes, black cherries, tart pears and green apples. Herbal hops and mild cookie-like caramel malt lingering in the background. Undertones of earth, dust and black tea alongside a tiny touch of cocoa and ginger. Nice brett and phenol character. The flavour is medium acidic, light sweet/dry and light bitter. Tones of lemony citrus, unripe green apples, tart pears, light horse blanket, mold, wood, some herbal hops and super dry honey. The mouthfeel is soft and rich with a medium carbonation. The finish is earthy and citric with a light touch of milk chocolate. Medium bodied. I like.

Brown pour with a small offwhite head. woody, tart, spicy, fruity. a bit funky. Flavor is woody, tart brettiness, excellent mouthfeel, a bit dry, barnyard abounds.

Cloudy brown pour with some orange tints, small cream colored head. Aroma holds tart fruit, wood, lots of spice, and some molasses and caramel malt. Flavor starts with definite tartness, then slowly shifts to heavy sweet malt and alcohol, with notes of bretty acidity still lingering near the finish. Palate is wondrous- seems to warm and slowly melt right into the tongue, and the acidity combines with the sweetness to linger beautifully. A really good brew.

Small white head. Hazy brownish red body. Wooden funky barnyard aroma with vinegary peppery herbal notes. Dry-acidic peppery herbal vinegary taste with wooden metallic notes. Light, delicate, harmonic. Thin-bodied. Sharp mouthfeel. Dry-acidic peppery vinegar herbal aftertaste. Nice, interesting, balanced, fairly drinkable. (Oslo beer junta tasting.)

Bottle at Tampa tasting. Poured a dark, hazy, amber color with a thin orangeish head. Acidic, woody nose with notes of yeast, dried fruit, and mild funk. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Flavor is sweet and acidic with notes of caramel, fruit, wood and brett. Finishes bitter and acidic.

Bottle shared at hellbilly’s 5th of July gathering. Pours a dark cherry shade with a trim tan head. Semlls and tastes very similar to La Folie. A very approachable sour ale that prominently features the flavors of oak, sour cherries, lemon zest, and mild caramel. The best beer I’ve yet to have from JP.

750ml. Pours a red brown with a thin beige head. Nose is sour cherry with strong woody notes, vanilla caramel and black peppercorns. Also a straw like note thats a little odd. Fairly spicy up front with sour cherry notes. Big woody creamy caramel in the middle. A burst of suprising hops in the finish keep this one balanced but also keep it from being a favorite of mine. As always with JP, an interesting and well done beer.

Cherry - kriek-like aroma. Dry fruit, brett, citrus finish. Very dry, refreshing.