Track 3
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/1/2017. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, starfruit, citrus peel/zest, pumpkin, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, cinnamon, coriander, clove, peppercorn, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, oak, hay, straw, grass, cracker, white bread dough, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of cocoa, honey, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pumpkin, starfruit, pumpkin spices, fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, bourbon/rum barrels, and cocoa/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, starfruit, citrus peel/zest, pumpkin, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, cinnamon, coriander, clove, peppercorn, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, oak, hay, straw, grass, cracker, white bread dough, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of cocoa, honey, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak tannin/pumpkin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, starfruit, citrus peel/zest, pumpkin, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, cinnamon, coriander, clove, peppercorn, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, oak, hay, straw, grass, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, cocoa, honey, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of pumpkin, starfruit, pumpkin spices, fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, bourbon/rum barrels, and cocoa/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sour/spiciness balance; and no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering sour/tart/tangy/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 8% after the finish. Overall this is an awesome fruited/spiced sour saison. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of pumpkin, starfruit, pumpkin spices, fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, bourbon/rum barrels, and cocoa/bready malt flavors; dangerously smooth and easy to sip on for the ABV, with the mellowly spicy/acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Awesome balance of pumpkin, starfruit, pumpkin spices, and classic JP Brett/bacteria/saison yeast complexity; with awesome barrel presence/integration and cocoa/malts against acidity. Mild residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy/spicy dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected. Not overwhelming on any aspect.