Smashed Grabbed & Hop Dusted 3
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

 

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/20/2018. Pours moderately hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white wine, peppercorn, pine, oak, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, leathery/musty funk, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical/earthy hops, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white wine, peppercorn, pine, oak, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, leathery/musty funk, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; peppery Brett spiciness; and light tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white wine, peppercorn, pine, oak, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, leathery/musty funk, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical/earthy hops, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, fairly crisp/resinous/rindy/tannic, and lightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.2%. Overall this is an awesome hazy sour IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical/earthy hops, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink for the ABV; with the modestly bitter/spicy/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Great Citra, Amarillo, and Summer profile. Awesome balance of juicy/dank/earthy hops and classic funky JP house Brett/Saison yeast complexity; with nice oak presence, and pale/wheat malt backbone. No residual sweetness from crisp/resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and great style example as expected.