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Bière De Mars
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- From:
- Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Bière de Garde
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,686 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.7%
- Reviews:
- 234
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 05, 2005
- Wants:
- 113
- Gots:
- 121
A sustaining beer that is brewed to comfort in the gusty ides of March and welcome in a wealth of warmer weather.
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Ratings by trevorwideman:
Reviewed by trevorwideman from Canada (MB)
4.02/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Today is the day after the Ides of March and the day before St. Patrick's, and it's week 'til my birthday. What a perfect evening to pop this one open. Thanks to demcorhip for procuring this beer for me. Poured into a tulip glass.
Pours very tamely compared to other JP beers I've had, which is welcome. Carbonation is medium-low, 1/2 inch of head recedes to some patchy lace fairly quickly. Colour is somewhere in the orange-red-brown area, slight chill haze. Very clean aroma with a crisp, tart, Granny Smith apple character, some funky brett, sharp cheese, peppery hops. Grassy, earthy, hay-like aroma as well with hints of oak.
The taste is acidic up front, tart and sharp and full of funk and cheesiness. Melds nicely into a balancing apple sweetness. There's lots of woody, oaky notes as well with a hint of vanilla, very pleasant. Spicy hop notes, peppery and herbal, meld into a surprising bitterness in the finish, and a hint of mellow malty sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a mellow carbonation that's just about right. A little sticky but not super dry. This a nice sipper for a chilly spring evening, and one I'd like to have again in the future.
Mar 17, 2008Pours very tamely compared to other JP beers I've had, which is welcome. Carbonation is medium-low, 1/2 inch of head recedes to some patchy lace fairly quickly. Colour is somewhere in the orange-red-brown area, slight chill haze. Very clean aroma with a crisp, tart, Granny Smith apple character, some funky brett, sharp cheese, peppery hops. Grassy, earthy, hay-like aroma as well with hints of oak.
The taste is acidic up front, tart and sharp and full of funk and cheesiness. Melds nicely into a balancing apple sweetness. There's lots of woody, oaky notes as well with a hint of vanilla, very pleasant. Spicy hop notes, peppery and herbal, meld into a surprising bitterness in the finish, and a hint of mellow malty sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a mellow carbonation that's just about right. A little sticky but not super dry. This a nice sipper for a chilly spring evening, and one I'd like to have again in the future.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.4/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On-draught @ Jolly Pumpkin, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Grape must, leather, red wine soaked oak barrel, faint caramelized sugars, raisin. Slightly tart, slightly acidic, not really "sour."
B- / WORTHY
Jun 07, 2023Grape must, leather, red wine soaked oak barrel, faint caramelized sugars, raisin. Slightly tart, slightly acidic, not really "sour."
B- / WORTHY
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.5/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
750 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. "French Style Stock Ale - Ale Aged in Oak Barrels". ABV is 7%. Hazy amber to brownish colour, large off-white head. Strong aroma of farmhouse. horse blanket, lemons, oak and apple cider vinegar. Medium sour flavour with lemony and oaky notes, fairly distinct and peppery hops in the finish. "Beware the ides of March!"
Mar 21, 2021
Bière De Mars from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
726 ratings
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