Jolly Pumpkin Weizen Bam

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

750ml bottle. pours a cloudy white with a small filmy head. aroma of apple sauce, must, lemon, a bit of sour, funk. flavors a similar. the hefe actually blends nicely with the jolly pumpkin wild yeasts. crisp, dry, light, refreshing. this is good stuff. probably my favorite bam series beer.

On tap at the Pony. Very very pale golden, like a hazy Bud Light, with small head. Mild tangy funk tart banana aroma. Very light tangy wheat funky water. Nice hint of flavor, but it seemed to have only a hint. Way too light and watery (and it was my first beer of the day).

Bottle from the Sam’s in Downers Grove, Illinois: I had to wait a long while to drink this beer, since its head-to-body ratio was ten-to-one with even a careful pouring. Once one could see any body under the foamy white head, it was a very pale milky yellow and looked more like a Witbier. The aroma was fresh sliced bananas with a lemony funkiness to it and had no hefeweizen spiciness. The flavor was very lemony with some soured wheat malt and, again, no hefeweizen spiciness or even banana taste. Had I not known that this was from a brewer that had to throw "wild" yeast in Absolutely Everything, I probably would’ve drain poured it as an infected hefeweizen. It’s an interesting, if not wholly satisfying, drink that probably should be listed under another category, ’cause "German Hefeweizen" it ain’t.

750ml - Aroma tells me "this is a Jolly Pumpkin beer" which always gets me excited. Funky sour with spicy yeast, banana and clove. Flavor doesn’t quite live up to the aroma. It still has the spicy yeast, banana and clove. Missing the funk. Palate is creamy with a crisp tart finish. Another winner from JP.

Golden color with a small head. Aroma is sour, citrus and a hint of spice and yeast. Flavor if bright and citrus a little sour and pretty good.

Cask. Pours a golden body with a light white head. Sweet fruity wheat notes with a light sour lemongrass and hints of banana bubblegum spices. Thin and session able. Good call.

On cask at Rattle N’ Hum NYC. very cloudy straw/yellow gold body, no head. Aroma is brett, sour wheat malt, and bubblegum. Flavor is tart and sour yet smooth and slick mouthfeel. Low carbonation (cask) and a bit of funk, much like a wheaty saison/sour and then a slightly bitter finish like grapefruit juice.

Tap @ Rattle ’N’ Hum. Golden pour. Has a subtle sour aroma with mostly wheat. Flavor only has slight sour tinge, along with the farmhouse flavor.