La Roja
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales in Dexter, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.38
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"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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Bibax (5406) ticked La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
c0axial (8164) ticked La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Solastalgic (4951) ticked La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Sharp, acidic sour. Good.
Stuu (34525) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep orange amber, nose is balsamic funk, brett, wood, fruity, taste is dry, chewy, wood, lingering funk.
Deanf (9781) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Aroma is good sour funk on the nose but it comes across as a bit too clean. Has a nice big head and penny copper body. Again, seems a little it too refined for a wild ale. Flavour is good sourness, but too thin, too simple. Kind of weak on the mouth. this is like the wild ale that went to prep school and has neatly combed hair, wears a schoolboy’s outfit, and doesn’t cut loose. WIld ales should be mess to a certain extent and this just don’t got that full field funk feeling.
Reubs (35480) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap@Himmeriget, Copenhagen (12/12/2016) - fuzzy orange amber coloured pour with white head. Sour fruity aroma and taste with notes of berries, some caramel notes, malty, tangy fruit, tart fruity finish.
djd07 (28882) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Hughies. Pours a cloudy copper with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is sour fruit, oak, funk. Thin body, tart cherry, oak, leather, funky, very nice.
Rennat42 (5616) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle. A- Oak, cherries, subtle sourness, overripe stone fruit A- Orange brown color, hazy liquid, beige head. T- Oak, caramel, cherries, slightly sour. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, full finish. O- Decent. Reminded me much more of a barley wine than a sour. Aroma was good. Something in the taste that I can’t quite place that hurt it a bit for me.
anstei (3639) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Erzbierschof Zurich. A light and vineous sour. Beautifully red, slightly cloudy. Very round and balanced, almost quaffable, but also one-dimensional.
Holmen2 (8836) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Backlog. Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 06.05.13. Unclear dark golden. Aroma of gueze. Sour taste of lemon juice. Long and sour aftertaste. Relatively round mouthfeel. Well-balanced, with medium high drinkability.