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Collababeire Special Holiday Ale
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- From:
- Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 22.09%
- Reviews:
- 31
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 14
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.5/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
750 ml bottle, blend 4, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9%. Cloudy dark brown colour, moderate beige head. Some sediment in the bottle, you’re in for floaties if you pour too vigorously in the end. Strong sourish and vinous aroma, with notes of Flemish red ales and red wine vinegar. Sour flavour with notes of oak, red wine vinegar, herbs and spices, noticeable hops in the finish. Quite interesting, but requires that you’re into the sour stuff.
Jul 24, 2022Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.03/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.03/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Blend 3, bottled 12/30/2010.
Appearance - Pours with a nice khaki head. Ruby brown body. Retains well. Wispy surface.
Smell - Lots of juniper. Acidic. A little acetic. Nutty malts.
Taste - Tons of juniper again. Tart. Nuttiness combines with the tartness and intensifies. Spicy. Interesting but not really pleasant.
Mouthfeel - Tart and medium bodied. Super spicy.
Overall - Rough and tough to drink after a while.
Oct 22, 2013Appearance - Pours with a nice khaki head. Ruby brown body. Retains well. Wispy surface.
Smell - Lots of juniper. Acidic. A little acetic. Nutty malts.
Taste - Tons of juniper again. Tart. Nuttiness combines with the tartness and intensifies. Spicy. Interesting but not really pleasant.
Mouthfeel - Tart and medium bodied. Super spicy.
Overall - Rough and tough to drink after a while.
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.88/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled 12/29/2010. Slow gusher upon opening as expected. Pours a hazy very dark reddish brown color with a nice 2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of tart cherry, apple, raisin, prune, pepper, clove, molasses, red wine, juniper, caraway, herbal, toast, oak, light nuttiness, funk, hay, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and a huge amount of complexity. Taste of tart cherry, apple, raisin, prune, pepper, clove, molasses, red wine, toast, light chocolate, caraway, sage, oak, juniper, hay, grass, funk, light nuttiness, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of tart earthiness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart dark fruits, pepper, toast, molasses, red wine, light chocolate, clove, caraway, juniper, sage, oak, hay, grass, funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice flavor balance with huge complexity; nice malt/herbal spiciness balance; with minimal cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and lightly acidic mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice spiced sour ale! Huge flavor complexity with nice balance; and very smooth to sip on. I really enjoyed this one; JP beers always age nicely.
Jan 09, 2013Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
3.8/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Shared by Adam. Thanks man!
Blend 1
Bottled 12-29-2010
Gusher...The beer is dark chestnut brown with a thick, beige head that coats the snifter in lacing. The aroma offers Christmas spices, pine needles, mint. Chocolate mint flavor, a la Andes Candies or a York Peppermint Patty. Pine needles, sweet malt, sage. Aggressive flavor with a tart finish. Still possesses the delectable Jolly Pumpkin yeast character I have come to love. Overall, a solid beer. While not the best offering from this terrific brewery, this is still a solid beer and worth trying.
Nov 01, 2012Blend 1
Bottled 12-29-2010
Gusher...The beer is dark chestnut brown with a thick, beige head that coats the snifter in lacing. The aroma offers Christmas spices, pine needles, mint. Chocolate mint flavor, a la Andes Candies or a York Peppermint Patty. Pine needles, sweet malt, sage. Aggressive flavor with a tart finish. Still possesses the delectable Jolly Pumpkin yeast character I have come to love. Overall, a solid beer. While not the best offering from this terrific brewery, this is still a solid beer and worth trying.
Collababeire Special Holiday Ale from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
53 ratings
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