 Indra (1815), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
May 13, 2008
750ml, Blend 11, 2007. Sharp, fruity aroma, full of black cherry, red grape and oak, along with some lighter acetic and spicy tones and hints of dark malt sweetness in the background. Hazy garnet in color, bottle-conditioned, with a fine, uneven head leaving a thin sheet of lace. Flavor profile is nicely tart, fruity, winey and gently sweet, the oak largely making its presence known towards the finish, and suggestions of dark berry, pepper, yeast spice and faint earthiness. Drying, active, lightly bitter and gently acidic on the palate, body is fairly full. Really rather nice all around.
pepperford (66), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Jul 13, 2008 murky, muddy brown red, with a slight, wheaty color head. aromas of dark stone fruit, and a sour, vegetal earthiness. Slightly acidic-sourness is carried by the carbination to give a cherry and cranberry fruit note at the front. A tart oakiness comes right behind to start a biscuity dry finish, thou the sourness lingers.
afireinside96 (330), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Broke this one out to cap off a night of IPA tasting. Pours deep red with a big off-white head. Smells of sour cherries & banana, very fruity. Taste is similar with a dollop of caramel and some sourness. Nice light, refreshing mouthfeel. Pretty good.
Trev (452), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Pours a cloudy amber-brown with a medium creamy off white head.
Aroma is tart dark fruit, acidic-vinegary, woody yeast.
Flavour is nice and tart,woody-spice aggressively carbonated, light sour cherry and vanilla.
LIngering fruit tones.
502Flavors (159), Kentucky, USA
Jul 9, 2008 750 into sniffer: "Blend #8, 2007." First thing first: I don’t know whether this was because of how JP bottles this batch, how Whole Foods stored it, or how I stored it, but when I opened this it exploded with foam and the foam literally kept pillowing out uncontrollably untill one third of the bottle had "blown off." This pissed me off very much. Anyways... on to the rating. Dark brown pour with reddish tint and a big white head. Doesn’t smell like much: notes of sour vinegar and some funky citrus deep down. The flavor is soft and subtle: sour vinegar with strange tangyness on the finish that is quite pleasant. I;m still new to sours and don;t really know how to explain whats going on with their flavors. However, I can explain that the flavor seemed to come on a bit late. It doesn’t linger too long either. The flavor is strange, but soft and unoffensive with no alcohol flavor. This brew is medium bodied and pretty smooth on the palate with a light tingly carbonation presence. Overall: this beer and its style are definitely unique and worth a try to anyone who wants a rounded and true beer experience.
fakepurseninja (434), Sammamish, Washington, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Cloudy amber body with a soft white head - Sweet and malty, huge tart component of cherry and, maybe apple, and a sour wood hint. Yeasty with a noticeable spice presence. The caramel malt is really present in heavy doses - with an near-bready quality - especially on the finish, where is is soft and soothing. My first Jolly Pumpkin ale - truly a work of art - a superb and unique drink.
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