Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura

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

Very bubbly and carbonated. Thick tan head on top of a dark brown opaque pour. Nice lacing on the glass. Roasted coffee aroma with some sour funky notes and fruit and grapes. Bitter roasted flavor with a crisp tart woody earthiness. Dry with a slight sourness.

Thanks to Sprinkle for this. Batch 360 of 362. Very funky smell. Nice earthytaste with a dry finish and there was bitter chocolate too. This was different to say the least, but enjoyable. i wonder if this would cellar well. i couldn’t believe how dark this was, hence the name i guess.

Bottle, Batch 360/362. A pour of epic proportions, dark and mysterious with a gigantic head. The aroma is rich with dark fruity essence. But the flavor is even more intense -- thick with a sour character up front, but with a thick rich roast hiding in the background. Very different. (#3657, 9/4/2009)

I popped this bottle after hearing some bad news about a friend. It smelled chocolatey and roasty from the bottle. I let it breathe a minute or two and poured up. The pour came out brown and then black once the snifter was filled. The smell from the glass is funky and the roasty notes are subtle and hiding behind the funk. Whoa, the taste is funk, slight sourness and totally unlike any stout I have ever tasted! Lots of tartness, this is excellent and I swear Jolly Pumpkin is doing everything right with these beers especially the tiny bubbles in the mouthfeel. So what if it doesn’t “fit” the style, it is delicious! I can’t wait to get my hands on some bam noire. These are definitely finely crafted beers. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-22-2007 14:59:57

Bottle @ Cervezageek - smagning, Odense. Pours dark brown with a small creamy head and lacings. Nose is deep of brett, fruit, roast, coffee. Slight tart flavor with notes of coffee, chocolate and brett. Tickling the cheek. Smooth and full bodied.

Black with a big and lasting tan head. Aroma of fruit and chocolate with oak and brett. Tart and complex flavour, with roasted chocolate and licorice notes, fruity esters, a red wine touch, and a dark roasted finish.

Dark brown pour with a tan head. Mild sour bret aroma along with . Strong bubbly carbonation, a bit too much. Roasted coffee and chocolate flavors.

75 cL bottle. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, light wooden, burned and mild cherry sourish fruity. Solid sourness, roasted malt, dark chocolate, mild smoked infection note and distinct fruity base flavour to this. Lingering smoked infection into the finish. Another distinct infection like sour beer, tasty but somewhat murky flavour profile. Ends sharp citric to acidic with a lingering chocolate malt flavour.