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Jolly Pumpkin La Roja 3.76 829

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8293.77/5.03.76/5.07.2%75.6Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
La Roja, an artisan amber ale brewed in the Flanders tradition. Deep amber with earthy caramel, spice and sour fruit notes developed through natural barrel aging. Unfiltered, unpasteurized and blended from barrels ranging in age between two and ten months. Truly an ale of distinction.
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 jumpjet2k (161), Austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Bottle, Blend 5 2008. Pours a hazy amber with a small but strong head. Aroma is musty, with sour cherry, apple, peach, and some oak notes present. Nicely tart and rich flavor that’s accompanied by a balanced oakiness and a little sweet fruit. Fairly dry in the finish. This is a well-balanced and well-crafted brew and is quite refreshing in the summer heat.


 grandridge (222), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Blend 12 from 2007. Pours cloudy brown with a white head. Aroma has a typical flanders red musk. Acidic cherry, and some wood notes. Flavor is good, sour, and woody. This ia a nice flanders, easy drinking and not too sour. A good balance of earthy, spice and alcohol to add a good layer of complexity. Finish is dry and mouthfeel is medium to light with some good carbonation. I’m surprised at the drinkability of this brew. Good Job JP.


 Ygberg (108), Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/104/513/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Beutiful red colur. Typicale souer ale aroma. The taste is extremly souer, hints of cherrys, green apples.


 snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Bottle. Pours cloudy dark copper with a nice foamy beige head that leaves a bubbly film and small interpretable pictographs as time approaches infinity. Intriguing smell of oak, sour apple and lemon/lime citrus, cheesy funk, and earth, that the taste and finish don’t quite live up to. The complexity is there, but not the expected bite. Taste starts with a citric/lactic tartness, malty cherries, and minerals, pepper, cilantro subtly make their way in by the end.


 finol (512), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 10, 2009  
Bottle. Pours in a dirty copper colour. Smells like a wet forrest. Forrest taste, rough mouthfeel, a bit sour and a grape wine taste.


 Soonah (965), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 7, 2009  
The pour was slightly cloudy, brown with a red tint. The head was off-white, dense and produced some terrific lace. The aroma was tart cherry, wood, earth, caramel and unmistakable JP funk. Cherry aroma took over as it opened up. The taste was a nice blend of cherry, funk, earth,caramel and spice. Well balanced. The mouthfeel was was medium in body with a super dry finish. My favorite JP product so far.


 LanceUppercut (133), Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 6, 2009  
A nose of julmust and cherries. Taste is acidic, but balanced, and contains green apples and oak. Tart finish. Very nice!


Bukowski9 (89), Piqua, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 1, 2009  
Bottle Pour.Light red in color with a decent head and aromas of cherry,oak, and a little spice.Taste was very mild fruits and sweet malt with just enough sourness to balance it out.Good beer.



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