La Roja
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales in Dexter, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
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LA ROJA
"THE RED"
SOUR AMBER ALE
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: 25
TIME IN OAK: 2 Months - 15 Months
HOPS: Strisselspalt & Tettnang
GRAINS: Pilsner Malt, Pale Malt, Munich 10, Wheat Malt, Crystal 150, & Black Malt
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Dextrose
Aged in large oak casks then bottle fermented, La Roja is a Franco-Belgian style ale crafted on the Flander's tradition of aged and blended beers. La Roja is rich and lush with undertones of caramel fruit and spice. Truly an ale of grace and distinction.
Cheers and Mahalo plenty!
Ron Jeffries, Founder and Chief Squeegee Operator
New York International Beer Competition Double Gold medal for Belgian Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale, 2018
Best of Craft Beer Gold medal for Flanders or Brown category, 2015
Los Angeles International Beer Competition Silver medal for American-Style Sour Ale, 2014
World Beer Expo 1st Place in the Sour category, 2010
Australian International Beer Awards Silver Medal winner, 2010
Rated in the top 50 beers in the world you must try by GQ
"THE RED"
SOUR AMBER ALE
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: 25
TIME IN OAK: 2 Months - 15 Months
HOPS: Strisselspalt & Tettnang
GRAINS: Pilsner Malt, Pale Malt, Munich 10, Wheat Malt, Crystal 150, & Black Malt
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Dextrose
Aged in large oak casks then bottle fermented, La Roja is a Franco-Belgian style ale crafted on the Flander's tradition of aged and blended beers. La Roja is rich and lush with undertones of caramel fruit and spice. Truly an ale of grace and distinction.
Cheers and Mahalo plenty!
Ron Jeffries, Founder and Chief Squeegee Operator
New York International Beer Competition Double Gold medal for Belgian Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale, 2018
Best of Craft Beer Gold medal for Flanders or Brown category, 2015
Los Angeles International Beer Competition Silver medal for American-Style Sour Ale, 2014
World Beer Expo 1st Place in the Sour category, 2010
Australian International Beer Awards Silver Medal winner, 2010
Rated in the top 50 beers in the world you must try by GQ
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours amber. Aroma of nice light sourness. Taste is oak wood and fruity with nice apple/cider notes. Good carbonation, the sour taste remains light, making the beer very enjoyable to drink. Nice barrel oak taste that make this part of Jolly Pumpkin’s unique line of sour beers.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2008
at 17:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 20 Sep 2008) Cloudy reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, acidic, spicy nose with fruity hints of apricots. Acidic, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, balsamic vinegar and a tart, dry finish. Really sour stuff. Lacking the balance of Rodenbach, but still an interesting and tasty beer. (7/4/7/4/14=3.6) Rerate, under slightly more sober circumstances; (Bottle, 14 July 2012) Reddish brown colour (mainly red) with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of red berries, red-currant, citrus and a touch of balsamic vinegar. Fruity, tart taste with notes of red berries, grapefruit, rhubarb, caramel, balsamic vinegar and a tart, dry finish with a slightly earthy bitterness coming through. More than medium body, with a chewy malt character. Complex and very tasty. Lovely sour ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2008
at 17:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Huge head with excellent duration. Color is red amber. Aroma and taste are sour malt, berries and wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2008
at 15:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Ap: Nice redbrown color with creamy white head. Ar: Sour, fruity, mushroom-funky. Fla: First sour, then vinous and at last some bitterness (grape). Some oaky-smokey thing going on in the background.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2008
at 04:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle at Café 3 Små Rum, Göteborg)On September 28, 2008Shady copper color, tan head. Acidc, sour, oak scent. Slight acidic, waek sour, a bit sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel, oak aftertaste, low bitterness. A bit like a boring lambic in the taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2008
at 04:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours deep amber with a red hew & a creamy small & stable head. Nose is earthy, tart, fruity cherries & oaky. Dry, fruity & tart taste with hints of vanilla. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2008
at 09:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy amber to brown with thick off-white head. Aroma is dry wooden, brett and mild wineous fruity. Dry sulphorish flavoured with a nice dry brett flavour to a smooth wineous fruity base. A bit light bodied yet nicely counter balanced by a lot of flavours rather than a thick malt backbone. Lingering fruity and sulphorish from the back of the nose. Ends dry and wooden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 13:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy amber with tiny beige head. Sour aroma with wood and sour fruits. Sour flavour with sour berries, wood, citric and barnyard notes. Finishes sour. Nice!
Tried
on 19 Sep 2008
at 03:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, Ølbaren
Dark cherry red color, small pinky head. Light woody, sour cherry aroma. Oaky-woody, cherry-fruity flavor, lightly sour. Alcoholic dry oaky aftertaste. Interesting "artisan amber ale".
Dark cherry red color, small pinky head. Light woody, sour cherry aroma. Oaky-woody, cherry-fruity flavor, lightly sour. Alcoholic dry oaky aftertaste. Interesting "artisan amber ale".
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2008
at 14:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml Bottle found at Beer Paradise in Holstebro. Dark amber color, huge creamy head. Fizzy when opened. Vinus aroma with oak and berries notes. Disguises the alcohol very nice. not my type fo beer but very nice nevertheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2008
at 18:08