Calabaza Boreal
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales in Dexter, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Anchorage Brewing CompanyFarmhouse - Sour Saison Special Out of Production
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Score
7.61
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"PUMPKIN OF THE NORTH"
SOUR FRUIT SAISON
COLLABORATION WITH ANCHORAGE BREWING COMPANY
ABV: 7.0%
IBUs: 40
TIME IN OAK: 6 Months
HOPS: Michigan Chinook, Citra, Columbus, & Simcoe
GRAINS: Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, & Munich 20
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Grapefruit Juice, Grapefruit Zest, & Peppercorns
LAST RELEASE: July 2016
Our first collaboration with Anchorage Brewing Company. Brewed with Grapefruit Peel, Grapefruit Juice and Peppercorns. Oak barrel aged and bottle conditioned. Citrus and tart, with a nice hint of Peppercorn.
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." -Nietzche
When introspection fails, it’s time to look outward for inspiration, perhaps Northward! One of the people who inspired me this past year is my friend Gabe Fletcher, of Anchorage Brewing Co. We brewed this biére together. I hope it inspires you. Northward!
Cheers & Mahalo plenty!
Ron Jeffries, Founder and Chief Squeegee Operator
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Oakes (33770) reviewed Calabaza Boreal from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy and pale. Thin head. Aroma is classic jp, full of brett, and quite woody. Sweet front, peach, pepper and sweet pale malts. Brett, wood, and a blast of pepper and more brett. Nice. Very drinkable.
77ships (14509) reviewed Calabaza Boreal from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
750 ml. bottle sampled. Bottled on 22/04/2014. Batch #3. Purchased @ Bierhalle Deconinck. Light golden, small white. Nose is very basic, USA mop-like brett, apple sour, lightly lactic, touch dirty, citrus peel & juice, basic oak,… Very simple & basic USA sour, same counts for the taste. Rather empty, mild apple, faintly cider-like almost, typical USA mop-like brett, light grapefruit peel bitterness in the back, citrus juice, basic oak, mild funk,… Lower carbonation & touch watery. Okay but as basic as USA sours come, spend too much money on this. Label is great ‘though. Honestly the reason why I bought this was because I didn’t read the label & assumed that this would be a pumpkin sour. Bummer.
Kraddel (15872) reviewed Calabaza Boreal from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Pours clear blonde. Small white head fased fast. Smell is Sour apples. Taste is sharp, slightly sour, but very blank and hollow. Bit sweet, fruity in the aftertaste. I dont know... I’m not convinced...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, batch 3, enjoyed one year after bottling. Pours yellow, with a big creamy head. Aroma is tart with yeast and lactic acid, as well as apples, citrus and pepper. Medium to full body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is tart with yeast, lactic acid, unripe fruits and grass, wooden brett, as well as citrusy hoppy notes of grapefruit with a lingering bitter finish.
Pinball (15991) reviewed Calabaza Boreal from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
volcano gusher. ongoing. foam just keep coming out. clear yellow, smooth white head. dry yeasty and citrussy aroma, faint soapy, wild yeasty malty. flavor is herbal, citrussy, tea, green leafed vegetables, wild yeast, honey. quite complex wild ale, and lots of nuances, however, i could use some more refinement and finesse - the style and presentation (volcano gusher that never stops) reminds me of fantome. Chances are, you have never tasted a beer quite like this before.
Camons (21701) reviewed Calabaza Boreal from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ Fermentoren, Århus. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of light malt, sourness, nice bretty, wine grapes, wood, citrus, lemonpeel. Flavor is nicely sourness, light malt, yeast, spicy brett, wood, oak, white wine grapes, citrus, lemonpeel. Medium body, lively carbonation, light sour acidic and very dry finish. 040415
Drake (22940) reviewed Calabaza Boreal from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
750 mL bottle shared at a tasting. Murky orange, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of mild funk, stone fruit, pepper, citrus. The taste is tropical fruits, dry citrus zest, bready malt, mild funk. Medium bodied, lingering funk, low carb, mild lingering fruit. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Light gushing to huge, very dense, slightly yellowish, slowly collapsing head over hazy yellow-orange beer, finely carbonated. Citrus, yeast, Brett and/or other wild yeast, wild fruit, frying oil. Intense citrus, citruspeel, wild yeast; something meaty/oily: lots of esters and fusels. Bit dusty, and floormop variety included; soapy. Generally quite fruity character. Slick, bit burning - ’hot’ MF, medium bodied. Why do they all taste so similar, these USA wild ales?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Fra flaske på Mandag i annen, Cardinal mars-15: antydning til gusher, men skummet legger seg fort i glasset. "Oak barrel aged & bottle conditiones ale brewed with grapefruit peel, juice and peppercorns" iflg etiketten. Og grapefruktsmaken er behagelig til stede hele veien, på en mild måte. En nydelig surøl, balansert oig behagelig med passe bitterhet i ettersmaken.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Shared bottle at Cardinal (mandag i annen). Pours cloudy golden with big white head. Aroma of citrus and apple cider. Taste bitter and sour with grapefruit. Long lasting bitter aftertaste.