Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga (The Firefly)

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Belgian Ale
Dexter, Michigan USA

Pours a fizzy, lasting ring of beige head with a hazy, copper-orange body. Grass, zest, yeast, cherry candy aroma. Flavor is the same as the aroma but with a vegetal, sour bite and somewhat muted.

Hazy orange, big frothy white head. Aroma is gum, lemon, sweet fruit and a slight tartness. Taste is more lemon and some hop bitterness along with funky yeast. Medium body with rich carbonation.

Bottle (batch 387/388): Nice thick head on the pour. Hazy orange brown color. Smells a little Nice salty spice flavor. A touch of vinegar as well. I like the flavor. Pretty good. Like the label too. Nice attempt at a Belgian

Bottle batch 387/388. Sampled at the ’Butter’s Last Supper’ tasting. Hazy orange pour with good white head and sticky lacing. Nose is sweaty socks, that have only been worn for a few hours though, a little white pepper, and hint of lemon zest. Flavor has a lot of citric acidity, with coriander, and a perfumy hops. Very refreshing crisp palate. Reminds me of a tasty saison. This is the type of beer I would want to take a bath in.

Bottle (batch 387/388): Effervescent hazy deep orange with a dense lacing tan that retains. Very complex aroma- dry & spicy brett (Brux), leather and rustic, a soft prune note, nutmeg, dried orange peel, and a soft dry oak presence. Crisp frothy feel. Very dry flavor. Slightly citric and dusty with a minerally presence and a rustic layer of leather covering up some citric/grassy hop notes. The flavor isn’t as complex as the outstanding aroma. Has some spicy/tannic apple skins as well. A great dry Belgian Ale.

Nice herb-y aroma. Nice golden / dark color. A lot of spice and yeast flavors. Quite refreshing and almost bubbly.

I have enjoyed every Jolly Pumpkin beer I have tasted and this was no exception. In fact, this was probably my favorite after Biere De Mars. The color was a cloudy orange, hazy. The head was viciously strong and took a while to settle. it looked like whipped fluff sitting on top of the brew. The smell was funk! Funky, funky, with some sour vinegar and mustiness but I liked it! The taste was also sour, fruity, dry, delicious. The Jolly Pumpkin beers are kinda costly but they really are well made beers. Excellent! Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-31-2007 15:46:48

Batch 296/297. Typical JP gusher. Pours a murky-coppery-gold color with a massive (and growing), off-white, fluffy, rocky head which takes some time to settle but does eventually leave a mostly lasting, small, pillowy layer and sporadic, Belgian lace all over. Nose is pleasant and unique; sourish notes of lemons and orange peel, wet earth, some funky basement yeast, overripe pineapple, sweet caramel, a bit of allspice, light buttery biscuits, and hints at horse blanket. Flavor starts out with a sour lemon flash but then mellows bringing some wet earth, pineapple, light dry caramel, orange peel, light white pepper, funky/basement yeast, and a moderately light hop bitterness into the finish. Palate is medium, light on the tongue yet coating, drying a touch, and lively. The long, lightly dry finish has the spice notes disappearing and leaving some light horse blanket, basement yeast, earthy/bitter hops, and an underlying lemon sourness lingering to the end. Another really good beer from JP, nothing exceptional but very well put together with the typical tartness/sourness you get in almost all of their beers. Incredibly drinkable and refreshing with a perfect balance of spice, sour notes, sweetness, hops, and funky yeast notes. My only complaint is that the sour flash initially is a bit strong but soon mellows to a showcase the other supporting notes. I have never had anything from this brewery that was not good.