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Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja

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A Sour Ale brewed by
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Dexter, Michigan USA

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6163.76/5.03.75/5.07.2%64.7 Snifter P  Stats

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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 BuckeyeSammy (360), New York City, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20

Jun 21, 2008  
Lactic yeast very prominent. Flavor is lactic tartness, light fruit, vanilla , malt, gooood. Jolly pumpkin. Is always so creative.. Awsome. Acidity not overwhelming in the least. 13 a bottle ? Expensive.

 NomDeBeer (149), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Pours a hazy red with a huge off-white head. Smells of yeast, funk, a touch of alcohol, and citrus fruit. Lively, prickly carbonation. Flavor is sour fruit with some bitter, dough-like yeast. Feels a bit thin on the palate and the acidity is low for a sour ale. Overall, the flavor is mild and very drinkable.


 CelticBrew (469), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Compliments of doboy, along with DrBayern. Popped cherry, my first jolly pumpkin beer! Poured from 750 ml bottle a dark amber, very hazy forming a big head of foam that had big bubbles through out. Aroma of cranberries, tart fruits. Flavour was sweet, yet sour with tart fruit tones. This beer was fun to drink and experience!


 Miver (392), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
750 ml bottle. (The bottle was in my cellar for over a year.) Poured hazy gold in color with a quickly diminishing white fizzy head. Aroma of brett funk, tart and sour citrus. Tastes of light oak, brett, earthy, citrus fruit, tart, mild spices, and light acidity. Finish is nice and dry.


 DaSilky1 (1608), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2008  
brown beer with a thin sudsy halo of froth atop. nose was full of sour fruit, mostly apricot and a solid nail polish remover backing. flavors were sour but somewhat grainy with decomposing fruit notes, and a not so appealing watery texture with a somewhat grainy grapeskin astringency in the finish. in summary, tart and old fruit flavors with an astrigent ending,.. havent been too keen on jolly pumpkin but ill continue to look for one i like.


doboy (67), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Pulled this one out for drbayern adn celticbrew after Uncle Steve headed for the barn. Sour ales are not my think, but this one was different. Poured a dark copper color with a fairly nice head. It started with a nice, fruity aroma. The fruity taste was almost wine like. It was just sour enough to dry out the taste and not pucker you for the rest of the day!




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