The Traveler Beer Company Jolly Traveler Winter Shandy

Jolly Traveler Winter Shandy

 

The Traveler Beer Company in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

  Radler / Shandy Regular Out of Production
Score
6.14
ABV: 4.4% IBU: 7 Ticks: 19
Driven by a desire to embrace all things wintry, the Jolly Traveler warms the spirit during the months when it’s needed most. Embracing the flavors of the season, Jolly is the first-ever winter shandy with notes of orange, pomegranate and spice.

We proudly introduce the Jolly Traveler, a cool fellow with a WINTRY disposition.
 

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy In appearance. Medium head. Really nice fruity, spice aroma. Taste is really nice with a the pomegranate and spice flavor.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53

6/10
certainly an acquired taste.
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:54

1.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 2
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a ruddy burnt semi-dark orange color with a fizzling bubbly head. No lacing. I have a feeling I know where this is going.
The aroma had some mulled cider, acidic vinous sourness, soapiness and cooked ginger. Hmmmmm....Not sure if I should proceed.
But I will, the flavor was sharp acidic cidery/vinous sourness. Soapiness comes back to provide a pretty gross effect on my taste buds that runs into the aftertaste hugely. No finish.
On the palate, cloying stickiness hits like no tomorrow. Under carbonated.
Overall, this is an embarrassment of a shandy/radler. Though I’m not truly into the style, I think Germany would laugh at the USA if someone over there had this.
Tried on 23 Jan 2017 at 08:42

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 4/2016. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon peel, pomegranate, cherry, orange, ginger, nutmeg, clove, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance of fruit/spice, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon peel, pomegranate, orange, ginger, nutmeg, clove, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light fruit tartness and lemon peel/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon peel, pomegranate, orange, ginger, nutmeg, clove, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice robustness and balance of fruit/spice, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/fruit/spice balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.4%. Overall this is a damn nice shandy style. All around great robustness and balance of fruit/spice, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2016 at 18:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the yard house.. Hazy amber... Small tan head.. Soft floral orange fruits nose... Soft dry vanilla orange fruits... Soft sweet juicy zezty orange..
Tried on 20 Feb 2016 at 17:38

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine in Folsom, CA. Pours hazy, near dirty, copper with a slight beige head. Aroma of spice and citrus. Med minus body. Flavor is some wintry season spice, with a little orange. Not sure about the pomegranate. It’s really rather pleasant. But pretty light for a winter beer. Finishes undry and far from bitter, tho the spice helps there.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2016 at 17:06

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 oz bottle from a six pack bought at the supermarket. Aroma is orange, lemon, coriander, red licorice. Pours hazy copper with a medium white head with decent retention. Tastes a lot like Red Vines licorice, as well; some nutmeg. Interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2015 at 16:32

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Clear deep golden color. Aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg. Taste is very sweet and very spiced.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2015 at 19:36

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. A- Strong lemon, pomegranate, spices, wheat, orange soda. A- Amber brown color, cloudy liquid, off white head. T- Strong cinnamon and nutmeg, pomegranate, lemon, spices. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, flavorful finish. O- I did not see this one coming. Such a nice surprise consider I didn’t expect much. I not only tolerated it, I enjoyed it. Lots of flavors going on but they don’t flash and aren’t nasty. Almost reminded me of molasses cookies or gingerbread cookies.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2015 at 17:25

7/10
Very roasty and sweet but also has a bitter side. Surprisingly good.
Tried on 25 Nov 2015 at 16:49