Bière De Mars
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- From:
- Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- French Bière de Garde
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,663 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 236
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 05, 2005
- Wants:
- 114
- Gots:
- 121
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
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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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.8/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Copenhagen 12/10 2025. 47,3 cl can from Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard, Kbh. V. A quite dramatic scene with a giant Angel with a huge sickle and small figures fleeing on the can.
Pours unclear amber with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as a 1 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer completely. Moderate lacing
Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet malty odor mingling with a bit of citrus fruit and spice. Sweet pale malts with a hint of caramel. Peach and honey. Citrus and lemon. Black pepper.
Light carbonation. Rather thin, oily, soft, light tingling texture,
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a slightly stronger tart bitterness. Aftertaste is rather tart and sour. A little thin. Lingers for a bit. Finish is dry.
Refreshing and a bit like a Saison.
Oct 12, 2025Pours unclear amber with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as a 1 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer completely. Moderate lacing
Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet malty odor mingling with a bit of citrus fruit and spice. Sweet pale malts with a hint of caramel. Peach and honey. Citrus and lemon. Black pepper.
Light carbonation. Rather thin, oily, soft, light tingling texture,
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a slightly stronger tart bitterness. Aftertaste is rather tart and sour. A little thin. Lingers for a bit. Finish is dry.
Refreshing and a bit like a Saison.
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4.24/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
RB transfer
Jul 24, 2025
Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
4.33/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: Pours a lovely ruby-red with slight copper hues and is crystal clear in the glass with a silky-looking head that ends as a lid and coats the rim with lacing
Aroma: I could smell it on the pour. Brett yeast funk, warm bread, sourness, oak barrel, some tannins, earthy notes, and green apple skins
Taste: Opens up with some bread and a lot of oak and those hold for a moment before the Brett party begins. Layers of leather, funk, tartness, along with some tannins all flood in and harmoniously blend with the oak and bread. Earthy notes pop in here and there as does some tart apple skins as it winds down for the close
Mouthfeel: Full but light, clean, medium-high carbonation, and lightly dry and/or astringent on the finish
Overall: This is some good stuff. I don’t often see these folks’ offerings and so always try to grab one or two when I do and this was the latest new-to-me one I had. It’s a very deep and tasty Flanders style sour with a good oak presence, incredible depth, and nice Brettanomyces notes throughout. I’m glad I got to try it and would definitely recommend it as well
Apr 06, 2025Aroma: I could smell it on the pour. Brett yeast funk, warm bread, sourness, oak barrel, some tannins, earthy notes, and green apple skins
Taste: Opens up with some bread and a lot of oak and those hold for a moment before the Brett party begins. Layers of leather, funk, tartness, along with some tannins all flood in and harmoniously blend with the oak and bread. Earthy notes pop in here and there as does some tart apple skins as it winds down for the close
Mouthfeel: Full but light, clean, medium-high carbonation, and lightly dry and/or astringent on the finish
Overall: This is some good stuff. I don’t often see these folks’ offerings and so always try to grab one or two when I do and this was the latest new-to-me one I had. It’s a very deep and tasty Flanders style sour with a good oak presence, incredible depth, and nice Brettanomyces notes throughout. I’m glad I got to try it and would definitely recommend it as well
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
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
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