Jolly Pumpkin E.S. Bam

Batch #288/289: This poured a hazy caramel in color with a tall fluffy light khaki. The nose was nice and gave off lots of spice along with tart citrus and a touch of herb. Unfortunately this took a turn in the mouth as it was very blah. It was acidic but also lacking almost all flavor. What was there was earthy and funky with an odd and not so enjoyable odd (soapy? fishtank?) flavor. Definitely not my thing.

Smell and looks alright, its too funky in a bad way for me. The malts are too tangy and the rest of the flavor feels soapish. not one for the casual drinker.

The aroma is funky and wild with tartness and sweetness. There is malt, hops, and wood. The appearance is amber with an ever foamy head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is thin. Overall I don’t like this one very much.

Copper pour with orangy hues. Fizzy tan head and decent lace. Funky acidic, & hoppy aroma which is very unique especially for the style. Oak, earthy flavors up front. Finishes bitter and dry with notable hint of hops, and brown sugar; or maybe caramelized sugar

Aroma is sweet, yeasty, crisp, acidic and funky. Taste is sweet, hoppy, bitter, some caramel notes, dull, funky, mint, medicinal. These are my initial reactions to the beer. Now, in rating form, here we go: Aroma is very cereal initially, with a pronounced yeastiness and crisp, acidic character. Keeps a huge, dirty head full of holes in between the rocky crags of foam. Taste is initially funky-sour, but quickly turns medicinal and dusty. Around the home stretch, the beer finishes sweet, slightly hoppy, and with a lingering medicinal numbness. Very decent. I have it in the fridge cooling down, this one was batch 288/289 and was at cellar temp (60ish). We’ll see if it improves as it gets colder.