Leelanau Petoskey Pale Ale

Leelanau Brewing Company
Brewed at Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Belgian Ale
Lake Leelanau, Michigan USA

Bottle with the Club. Pours a hazy light brown with a white head. Bitter with a mellow sourness. Aromas of brett, rye and pepper. Very high carbonation. Not good.

Growing up in MI, I remember there was always something special about having Petoskey Stones. When I walked in the bottle store, while visiting family, the first thing that caught my eye was the picture of the Petosky Stone on the label. It brought back some memories for sure. Not having this before, the Petosky Stone, and knowing Jolly Pumpkin is behind this, made me look past the $11 price tag. 500ml bottle. Poured a medium and cloudy amberish color with a larger sized, frothy, off white head. It also had a pinkish tint to it. Aromas of some funkiness, bretty, wood-oaky, light citrus, cheese rinds, and Petoskey Stones. Well not really on the stones. Tastes of some funkiness, oak, cheese, and lighter fruitiness. Lightly sweet with a light tart finish. Some lacing left on the glass. This one grew on me more and more as I drank it. Wow, if every American Pale Ale tasted like this one! I wish I bought more of these.

Pours a pinkish copper with a nice lingering head. Smells dry and bretty with some citrussy tartness dominating. Tastes funky and dry with some wildflowers, soapy hints and a sage like finish. Excellent beer!

500mL bottle poured into a Melbourne Bros glass. It pours with a medium thick head that subsides slowly and never fully fades, just ends up covering the surface. The color is dark orange/amber, very thick with very little clarity. Aroma is full of brett, which is lightly lemony and very funky with Jolly Pumpkin signature all over it. The aroma is delightful. Taste losses a lot of these delightful brett notes. Its is a very nice fruity Belgian ale flavor with just a faint funk kick. With the yeastiness it ends with very dry and herbal floral brettiness. Its very light and fun to drink and calling this an APA is completely ludicrous. Its very easy drinking, light yet full of flavor. There is a dry floral flavor that sticks around for a while. There is a good amount of sprinkling of carbonation spikes on the cheeks, making it seem nicely fizzy for a light brew. Its very fun to drink.

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma of brett and hops. Fruity flavour of brett and hops with notes of dish washer and grass. Dry bitter finish of hops and brett.

Uklar rød/orange med et lille hvidt skum. Dufter også af rengøringsmiddel og eddike og citrus. Smager af peber, brett og noget råddent karamel. Kort eftersmag og næsten ingen humle. Ikke særlig pale ale agtig.

Bottle. Pours the color of dark honey iwht a little bit of haziness and a big and fluffy head. Aromas are of funk and caramel. The funk is a kind of musty and stale barn smell, while the sweet hides under the surface in the nose and is of apples and caramel. Flavor is a mix of funk, sour, spice and malt. The sweetness seems to have disappeared (although I could swear it was there in the aromas) and the tartness and funk (apples and barnyard) take complete control of the palate. Like many of the HP offerings, the first couple of sips made me wonder what they were thinking and the last couple of swigs made me want more...

Cloudy golden with with large beige head. Hoppy aroma with piney and citric notes. Flavour was hoppy with citric and piney notes. Finished bitter