Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca

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

Pours a light and somewhat cloudy with a nice firm layer of a head. Great lacing, thick and present. Sour apple aroma with some fresh peach. cherries, and apricots. The aroma is delightful and fragrant. Sweet cherry candy flavor upfront, followed by sour apricot with some raspberries and peach. Beautiful bouquet of flavor. Palate is smooth and well balanced, so interesting and easily drinkable. Wonderfully crafted, I throughly enjoyed it.

(Bottle) Pours hazy yellow to golden with white head. The aroma is citric and spicy up front with tones of lemon, mild lime, orange peel, coriander, ginger and mild white pepper. Light yeasty undertones of moldy basement and earthy barnyard. A touch of herbal hops and light toasted malt are also present. Just a whisper of oak wood. The flavour begins with a light toasted malt sweetness alongside some light grassy hops and a light acidic touch. The finish is dry with light coriander/ginger spiciness and a medium lemony/orange peel citric sting. The mouthfeel is light and clean without being too watery with perfect carbonation. Tiny tart. Light to medium bodied.

Bottle sampled on 09/26/08 at Night of the Funk. Pours a cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma of sour wheat, slight citrus, and slight hoppiness. Flavor of the same sour wheat, Belgian yeast, with a super sour finish. Almost Berliner Weisse-like with the tart wheat notes. Tasty witbier!

Bottle from 08 Night of the Funk. Aroma of a bretted up wit. Flavor the same. Some citrus. It’s tasty, but uninspiring.

Bottle 75 cl, thanks ekstedt. Golden with large, white head, somewhat hazy. Light, refreshing aroma dominated by citrus and spices. The taste is equally refreshing, somewhat sour. Light mouthfeel.

<i>Bottle (75 cl) from Ølbutikken</i>. Fruity with notes of orange and apricot, lemon, some wood, some Orval flavours (Brett?). Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation. Nicel balance, dry finish.

Not a very good beer. Appearance was orange-y and cloudy with fairly minimal head. Aroma was striking - there was a lot of stinky feet or stinky cheese (isovaleric?) smell going on here, which I found fairly unpleasant (despite a fondness for cheese). Flavor was more distinctly orange-peel and witbier-like, although the sweat and cheese aroma persisted into the flavor. Mouthfeel was pretty astringent, particularly for a beer with such a low ABV. I did not find this to be very drinkable. I would not recommend this beer.

Bouteille brune de 12 oz. Arômes de blé, de citron et de levure "funky". Robe jaune pâle,légèrement trouble et légère mousse. Plutôt mince en bouche, on retrouve l’acidité du blé, un goût d’agrumes (pelures d’orange et citron) et une touche marquée des levures sauvages. Très rafraîchissant, une petite cousine de la Blanche de l’Ermitage de Hopfenstark.