 valpoaj (344), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Jun 20, 2009 Pours a reddish golden body with a robust off white head. Aroma is enticing - fruity and sweet. Malts are dominant, but there are floral and funk notes in here as well, as well as a hint of grapefruit...very enjoyable. Flavor was very good...Fruity hops, including grapefruit, lemon and orange notes, caramel malts, and some woody notes are all accentuated by a bretty funk in the background that, well, I really enjoy from JP. Moderate body, but oily on the palate...acceptable level of carbonation. Price withstanding, this was a great beer, but sadly the cost will keep me from revisiting this one with any regularity, as it is a much quicker drink than your average $10 beer!
vtafro (212), , New Jersey, USA
Jun 3, 2009 Bottle. Thanks to Rciesla for sharing. However this beer was not exactly what i thought it would be . Great aroma, but the first beer i have ever had where i loved the aroma and thought the flavor was decent at best.
Rciesla (2800), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
Jun 1, 2009 Bottle. Pours a more amber hazy golden body then the above picture with an off white head. Loaded with nice prickly carbonation that is reminiscent of an all to familiar jolly pumpkin yeast with notes of dried fruits. Flavor is more subdued leaning on a more earth y grapefruit with a light bitterness. Nice brew.
Miksu (1829), Jyväskylä, Finland
May 27, 2009 0.5 l bottle, thanks Timo A! Hazy amber brown color. Sweetish and acidic aroma with strawberry and grapefruit. The flavor is initially sweetish but gets soon oaky, tannic and dry. Tastes firmly of strawberry, grapefruit and red grape. I like Jolly Pumkin house character but this one is too oaky.
leaparsons (4458), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
May 26, 2009 Bottle. Golden dark brown with a beige head. Aromas are spicy with woody pine. Toffee malts with grapefruit and floral notes. Some bubblegum and yeast. Flavours are hoppy pine with light lemon and grapefruit. Fruity with a burnt malt finish. Decent.
RichardGretton (2959), Leicestershire, England
May 23, 2009 Bottle. Reddish brown beer with a strong head. The aroma is vinous, sour and spiced, and the flavour is bitter and sour. Overall a nice beer.
Cornfield (4757), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
May 12, 2009 Tasted at a The LoSBD meeting, thanks to RAYBOY01: It poured a slightly hazed amber body with a fluffy beige head. The aroma had floral scents and a touch of Bretty funk (JP’s thing) over toffee, vanilla, and wood. The flavor added a citrusy tartness and bitterness that blended smoothly with an increased funk. The finish was dry and moderately bitter. A very nice brew, but I’m not sure what it has to do with the APA style as it’s categorized here.
fonefan (8711), VestJylland, Denmark
May 12, 2009 Bottle 1pt. 0.9fl.oz. @ home.
Light unclear medium amber orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel - toffee, oak, light to moderate yeasty, vinegar notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy caramel sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090125]
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