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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Ken1 (6087) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Aroma: fruity sour with citrus. Flavour: very grapefruit sour and bitter with floral notes. Colour: cloudy yellow amber with a white head. From: tap @fermentoren Århus Sept. 2015
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at a tasting in Rome 4:20 pub on 27/08/2015, courtesy of Dino. Thank you. Pours an amber dark hazy color, quite bright appearance with a minimal off-white head. Nose: caramel, under-spirit macerated fruit. Mouth: alcohol, caramel, red wine complexity. Nice beer.
Fergus (31329) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge convention, 24/01/2015. Many thanks to Rich the Villain. Hazed orange / amber coloured pour with a lasting loose off white head. Aroma is tart and musty, raspberry. Flavour is composed of woody, tart fruit, musty, little pucker of acid, tart berry, cherry. Palate is sweet and sour, medium body, highish carbonation. A little vinegar notes.
PMgep (4081) ticked La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 10 years ago
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BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24th Jan 2015: shared bottle at the Cotteridge wine meet. Misty amber hue to the body, thin beige topping. Tart and sharp cherry sourness in the nose, same could be said for the taste, a bit ’woody’ but mostly sour cherries. Cheers whoever brought it to the tasting.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Cotteridge wine convention; hazy copper/red pour with a thin bubbly beige head, tart fruit aroma, taste has caramel, dried fruits, tart cherries, quite good.
NilsAS (11500) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Lukt: Sur duft av frukter.
Utseende: Fin honning farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Smak: Sur smak av frukter.
Hvor: Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting hos Bryne
Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@7,2%, Når@02.01.2015
jinroh (4381) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
A bit of foam comes out of the bottle when I crack it open. Pours out sort of hazy, deep amber. Some foam, reducing to a thin layer in seconds. Aroma is sour and cider-lik. Earthy. Notes of fermenting apple juice. My brother is thinking this beer is not fresh :) Some astringency, pronounced sourness. Acidity is there but not too overwhelming, with enjoyable, slightly bitter aftertaste. Goes really well with heavy Christmas food, cutting through the richness and making it feel more light. Fruitily sour, some lemon seed bitterness at the finish.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
New Beer Distributors, NYC 375ml (too much): Pours red with a small head and a thin layer of lacing. Aroma is cherries, vinegar, some spice. Taste is rather on the sour side. A lot of earthiness and wood. I can taste something akin to cork in there as well. The sourness is sort of at the top of the beer. Nice finish. I would have liked a little more at the finish, but I shouldn’t complain.