Jolly Pumpkin Weizen Bam

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

Bottle thanks to SoLan. Poured a hazy yellow color with a thick white head that diminished to a layer and left some spotty lacing. Lightly tart, yeasty aroma with some hints of lemon and funk. Tart, funky lemon entry leads into a moderate wheat character followed by a funky yeastiness. Low carbonation, smooth on the palate. Pretty one dimensional with no real hefeweizen spices, it resembles more of a berliner weisse. I don’t know if it’s fair to classify this as a hefeweizen. It’s a decent beer, just nothing out of this world, and definitely not what was advertised.

Yellow/white color. White foam lasts in a decent manner. Smells very lactic and sour, with out much besides that. It’s missing hefe elements as well as some oak character. Nothing even close to yeast driven esters here. It’s purely sour and unbalanced. No complexity. Just a poorly soured ale.

25.4 oz bottle. Cloudy pale straw with a whipped up, white head. Nose is wheat, lemon custard and sour milk funk. Starts out wheaty with a full hefe mouthfeel but gets light and tangy with a clean finish. Taste is lemon, lime zest and faint spice. Almost worthy of its own style. Unique and quite enjoyable.

Bottle at Havnens Vin, Vejle. Hazy light yellow with a off white head. Aroma moderate malty (caramel, spicy), light hoppy (grass, citrus) and yeasty. Flavor light/moderate sweet and bitter. Light body.

750 Ml shared by Odeed; Thanks Jake; Nose of light funkiness, yeast, spices, grainy wheat, and citrus hops; light yellow gold with a big white head; flavor is lightly tart, bready yeastiness, spiciness, and some lemon.

Much thanks to SoLan for bringing this down from O-town. Pours a cloudy gold with a fingernail of fizzy white head. Lovely nose of citrus, sour yeast, and wheat. Flavors are abundant with grains, banana, orange peel, spice, grains, bread, subtle vanilla, and subtle soap. The flavors finish quick and dry. As always with Jolly Pumpkin, this beer is refreshingly sour with an emphasized presence of Brettanomyces. High carbonation and medium body. Very good, though not my favorite from the Bam series.

Cloudy, pale golden colored beer beneath a thin white head. Aromas of wheat, yeast esters (clove) and hints of oak. Fruity wheat flavors accompanied by some funky yeast. Pleasant tartness followed by some dry woody notes in the finish. Very nice, thanks to Mike (swoopjones) for sharing.

75cl bottle from Knightly Spirits (Orlando, FL). Batch 315/316. Pours a bright hazy yellow with a thick and foamy bright white head. Good retention and lacing. Aroma is lemon, wheat, straw, spice, some mild sweetness. Flavor is citrusy and tangy with predominately lemon, wheat and spice flavors. Generally light-bodied with a clean citrus finish.