Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura

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

Pours dark black. Is this a flemish stout? Weird sour flavor that I was not expecting in a stout. I guess I should have expected this with a JP beer. Still a smooth brew that makes the funkiness work.

Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2007, savoured June 2 2007; eye: black, opaque, coffee head, no effervescence; nose: roasted malt, vanilla, cocoa, chocolate; mouth: vanilla, nice roasted coffee, pleasant hops, long finale in roasted malt, lightly acrid, creamy texture, full body, not much carbonation, lightly roasted; overall: good FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2007, savourée le 2 juin 2007; oeil : noire, opaque, mousse café, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt torréfié, vanille, cacao, chocolat; bouche : vanille, beau torréfié de café, houblon plaisant, longue finale en malt torréfié, côté âcre, texture crémeuse, corsée, peu carbonatée, légèrement torréfié; en résumé : bonne

25.4 oz bottle. Dark brown with an active crema head. Light lace. Nose is very yeasty and floral slowly revealing roasted coffee and molasses. A touch of chocolate rounds things out. The taste also displays an odd but intriguing merger of Belgian sour and stout. Mocha limeade, dark chocolate, lingering dry coffee. Medium body, light carb. As always, edgy stuff from JP.

Surprise surprise! A flemish like stout? This was not what I was expecting. With this being my first Jolly Pumpkin brew, maybe I should have? They don’t advertise so, but I think brett? Either way, an interesting concoction....has a mild sour twang on the aroma and flavor profile. I think it adds a nice element to a beer trying to take a much different route. While I can’t say I completely agree with or love it - I still enjoyed it as much, if not more, than I was expecting to.

750 that sat in my fridge for a damn long time, shared with Liz. Porus black with a thin light brown head. Nose is malty and sour. Taste is primarily sour with a malty sweet not really much of a stout at all. Its nice for what it is, if I close my eyes it amazing.

Bottle shared at Cbus tasting number nine. Sorry. Not sure who shared it with me! Poured black. Smelled like roasted nuts and coffee. Taste was kind of chocolate, coffee, and bread, with some kind of strange flavor on the end. I think I enjoyed this one more then I was expecting.

Sampled on tap at DDC. Pours a pitch black color with small brown highlights and a thin light brown head. Good aroma of chocolate and roasted malt with acidic notes. The flavor has a pleasant chocolate and roasted malt duo with acidic and fruity notes and a dry finish. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and soft carbonation.

750 mL. Black with dark tan head. Aroma is an amalgam of roasted malt, nuttiness, lactose, and funk. The funk is mild for a JP brew. Mild tartness to start, the creamy palate distributes the roast/funk combonation nicely. The funk component is worked nicely into the stout style - any more tartness would be unwelcome.