Baudelaire IO
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

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From:
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Saison
Ranked #305
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,450
Avg:
4.07 | pDev: 9.58%
Reviews:
219
Ratings:
697
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 15, 2023
Added:
Oct 27, 2009
Wants:
  54
Gots:
  115
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Ratings by rhoadsrage:
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Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(Served in a chalice) Blend 4 Bottled 1-25-2011

A- This beer pours a dark slightly dense but clear body with microbubbles supporting a creamy foam that has a red hue to it and sticks to the glass after each sip. There is a sea of microbubbles that swirl around from the base.

S- The dry tart strawberry shortcake doll aroma with some dry rose petal notes in the finish. The cheese rind signature Jolly Pumpkin yeast character really comes through nicely.

T- The dry tart fruit hint has some hibiscus tartness in the finish and a nectar note. As the beer warms there is a lactic tartness that comes through in the finish aswell.

M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with a full fizz and no alcohol or astringency noticed.

O- The dry hibiscus blends with a beer that is not dry to give a nice contrast. This beer walks a fine line between a nice sessionable beer and a wild ale. It is almost astringent but not really and the yeast/funk character is just peaking through teasing.
Jun 02, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.4 by Adam773 from Iowa

Apr 15, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.28/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
750 ml bottle, blend 3, courtesy of Cardinal Pub 6 Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.8%. Pink colour, large pinkish off-white head. Strong aroma of oxidised cider apples, red wine vinegar, farmhouse kitchen, oak and flowers. Moderately sour flavour with fruity notes (rose hips). Peppery and hoppy dry finish. Quite interesting, but not my favourite beer.
Jul 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.05 by cabsandking from Ohio

May 15, 2022
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Reviewed by DrBeergood from Ohio

4.23/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: New label that doesn't match the BeerAdvocate page. Pours reddish orange with a moderate amount of carbonation.

S: Like a sweet wine. The underlying barley+wheat character is there, though.

T: Tart. Palate will adjust to that. A bitter note, the hibiscus gives a cranberry appeal, followed by hop bitterness. I'm not sure what the roses are doing exactly, but the brew overall does taste organic, planty, even flowery. This is a classy beer.

F: A tiny bit of residual sweetness works against the drinkability. Otherwise, it's just dancing my palate.

O: I wanted a saison specifically and while I could have picked from a number of breweries, Jolly Pumpkin has, by far, the largest portfolio. It's definitely a chick beer. I'll have to see if they have anything man flavored.
Feb 05, 2022
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

3.83/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look - amber color big lasting white kind of pink head
Smell - tart but sweet and floral
Taste - a lot like the scent but also has some spice to it, probably that hebiscis and rose but I have no ide what those taste like
Feel - pretty light with a lot less carbonation than expected after seeing the massive head
Overall - ok beer, pretty tart and not really showing me anything new
Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.02 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

Apr 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by mush from Illinois

Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by samEBC from Belgium

Sep 15, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.35/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This might have been the first Jolly Pumpkin beer I ever had. I think it was James who picked up a bottle at Craft and we popped it right there. Poured with a slight pink hue to the normal yellow colored beer, plenty of influence and haze provided by the rose hips/petals. Interesting. Slight off white head 1/2". Aroma wasn't of much, largely mute in that regard.

The taste is like huffing on a rose bush in the early morning when dew is still on the leaves and petals. The saison base isn't really dry nor does it have any tartness. There was more breadiness than brettiness I thought. At the end of the day, I thought paying almost $20 for this was something I wouldn't ever want to do. I mean, all day ipa or snpa, I could get a 15 pack of each for the same price.
Jun 19, 2018
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

4/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Copper with a reddish tinge, cloudy, lots of carbonation and 2 fingers of beige, pink tinged head.

Smells of roses, hibiscus, funky cellar, oaken dankness, a sour note and macaroni.

Tastes follows the nose and its slightly sour, mostly dry as opposed to fruity.

Medium, dry, slightly tannic body, with lots of carbonation.

Got this in Saginaw, MI, drinking in Chiang Mai, Thailand, June 19th, 2018. Decent, slightly sour, decadently snobbish brew.
Jun 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by bluesyasian from Texas

Apr 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by XicanoBeerRun from Texas

Apr 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by byronic from Canada (ON)

Apr 04, 2018
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Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

3.84/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From memory:

Pours a raspberry juice red with a small tight head. Retention isn't great but there is some lacing.

Smell is spicy and funky with the rosehips coming across nicely.

Taste brings the rosehips forward, then tart funk.

Feel is light with active carbonation. The finish is pleasantly dry and it fades nicely.

Overall, a nice beer, not sure I would have it again, but I really liked the finish on this one.
Mar 29, 2018
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Rated by robotnewyork from Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Wild and woodsy with hibiscus. Sarah had at home in bottle and at hopcat
Mar 14, 2018
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.65/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-draught @ Bangers in Austin, TX.

B / GOOD
Feb 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by YalovaIA from Iowa

Sep 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by HermitDan from New Jersey

Sep 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Aug 26, 2017
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