Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga (The Firefly)

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

Pours a golden/orange color with a fluffy two finger head that never really fades away and leaves behind lots of thick lacing. Smell; very floral, with some grape and pear aromas. There’s a bit of an oak smell, along with a bit of coriander and other spices. Taste; fruity at first with pears, white grapes and some mild ctiric notes. There’s a decent sweet maltiness with just a little bit of a balancing bitterness, followed by a slight grassiness in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a a good amount of carbonation.

Courtesy boboski. Poured a hazy dark copper color with a moderately thick white head. Looks effervescent. Aroma is lemons, black pepper, a floral yeastiness, a bit of tart funkiness. Palate is medium to thick and the brew is well-carbonated. The carbonation plays around on the palate bringing out the sweet lemon/orange flavors. The tart and funky flavors are more apparent in the finish, and sweeter notes appear as it warms a bit. An excellent, unique brew.

750 ml bottle. Pours a clear golden orange color with an enormous white head. Aroma is peppery spicy with hints of sour apples, fresh cut logs,coriander,lemon zest and grapefruit. Taste is pleasantly sweet and sour with hints of spicy cinnamon,sour apples,lemon lime,oak,sourdough bread and grassy hops. Very interesting and enjoyable.

Large billowy white head atop of light hazy wheat colored body. Coriander, fresh hops and wild yeast in the nose. Flavor is remarkable - bright sweet and spicy up front, grassy and moderately bitter in the finish. All around a wonderfully creative beer, though I’m not convinced that the hops add much to an already great Belgian ale.

Amber pour. Very different than I expected. Sweet musty aroma. Flavor had notes of cinammon and celery with dry finish. Worth giving a try.

The pour reveals a cloudy copper color with a thick pillow of white froth that leaves nice lacing on the glass. As I put my big nose over the Oerbier glass filled with JollyPumpkin goodness the first thing that comes to mind is peppery yeast, then I notice an interesting array of spices, brett with tart fruits and a delicate cheese lacticness (I think I just invented a word!). The flavor is very complex but also has a lot of harmony, every elements seem to blend with the others, the wood, the peppery yeast, fruits, brett and spices unite to make me feel happy and then some, I notice in the end a sour and dry feeling. After a superb aroma and flavor, what about the palate ? It has a nice medium thickness with a vinous texture and gentle carbonation. This is an amazing belgian ale, thank you Jolly Pumpkin.

750 ml bottle from Sam’s in Chicago. Amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy and rocky tan head. Lots of coriander aroma, somewhat candyish with some passion fruit and woody notes. Sweet orange rind flavour, building to a gentle tartness, lightly woody and dry, finishing lightly bitter and tart. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy, and satisfying mouthfeel. If anything, suffers from an identity crisis - witbier, flemish sour, hoppy pale ale, and straight-up Belgian all rolled into one - but works very well for my taste buds.

Love it. The nice hint of sour at the end lends to a fruity concoction that will satisfy in the winter as well as a hot summer day. Very unique and delicious. You might even convince some random girls to drink this. Providing you have the charm to be drinking with random girls.