Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Dexter, Michigan USA

12oz bottle shared with BeerGestapo. Hazy light gold topped by a small but lasting head. The nose is tart and yeasty, a bit of citrus layered over funk. The taste is similar but after my tastebuds got acclimated to the tart funkiness I picked up a smooth wheaty character as well. The mouthfeel was excellent, very lively carbonation. I haven’t been a huge fan of the Witbier style in the past but maybe all it needed was a blast of Brettanomyces to make it more palatable.

A good brew. This is some nice artisan style white. Bottle conditioned and you can taste every little bit.

Cloudy white pour with a thick white head. Funky, sour, yeasty aroma with a bit of wheat. Flavor is ctirus and wheat with a sour, funky finish. I’d been thinking about this for a while, and it did not disappoint. This is the kind of beer you can sit and drink and enjoy for a while.

Hazy straw color with substantial white head. Aroma is citrus, yeast, malt, and funk. Taste is really tart and lemony plus yeast and a little malt. Medium body and carbonation.

50cl bottle. Pours a hazy yellow colour with a big fluffy white head and sticky lacing. Aroma is big citrus plus some yeast. The flavour is more citrus, more yeast and little sour funk in the finish. Interesting take on the witbier style and definitely not average.

Bottle 75cl.
[ Batch 285 ]. Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, citrus, orange, moderate to heavy yeasty, barnyard, spicy, coriander notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet, moderate acidic and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081028]

Pours a murky gold with heavily rising bubbles, thin whit head. Smell is very farmhouse, vineger, lemon and grass. Flavor is very vinegery.

The color is a tad bit cloudy with a thin off white head, and some minor spots along the sides of the glass. The nose is full of lemon grass with some floral hops and malt. Initially the flavor is amazing there is so much going on in your mouth. You can taste a lot of lemon and spice blended with tropical fruits. There is also a yeast like flavor that sticks to the sides of your mouth. Overall it has a great texture with a well balanced flavor and great amount of carbonation. Also impressed with choice of yeast since it really makes the beer what it is.