Oro de Calabaza Grand Reserve Leap Year Biere (2016)
(Batch of Oro de Calabaza Grand Reserve)
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales in Dexter, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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Oro de Calabaza is brewed in the Franco-Belgian tradition of strong golden ales. Spicy and peppery with a gentle hop bouquet and beguiling influence of wild yeast. For our Grand Reserve Ron selected the following batches.
Batch # / Put in wood / Months in wood
157 7-29-13 21
212 9-23-13 19
293 12-23-13 16
295 12-26-13 16
327 2-4-14 15
That is an average of 17.5 months in oak before we bottled the final product back in May 2015. We then allowed this batch to bottle condition, tasting every few weeks, until Ron said it was time to let these birds soar! The result combines the taste of green papaya and the near rind edge of a fresh pineapple entwined with thin sliced orange peel. With each successive sip a light wash of Brettanomyces ties together with our classic Jolly funk like a bow, finishing slightly dry and refreshing.
This is a very limited release of one of our most acclaimed beers so don’t miss out! We look forward to see you Monday, February 29th!
Batch # / Put in wood / Months in wood
157 7-29-13 21
212 9-23-13 19
293 12-23-13 16
295 12-26-13 16
327 2-4-14 15
That is an average of 17.5 months in oak before we bottled the final product back in May 2015. We then allowed this batch to bottle condition, tasting every few weeks, until Ron said it was time to let these birds soar! The result combines the taste of green papaya and the near rind edge of a fresh pineapple entwined with thin sliced orange peel. With each successive sip a light wash of Brettanomyces ties together with our classic Jolly funk like a bow, finishing slightly dry and refreshing.
This is a very limited release of one of our most acclaimed beers so don’t miss out! We look forward to see you Monday, February 29th!
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Au Trappiste. Pours clear golden. Aroma is funk, barrel, booze, dirt. Body is medium, sweet, some booze, barrel, phenols. Rather intense and dense. Sweet fruity palate. Surprisingly balanced, but clearly not everybody's cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 03:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Ratebeer Odense Summer Gathering, 2017. Pours Hazy yellow with a White head. Wood and slight White Wine bordering to nail poilisher. Funky and really Dry. J. P Can do No wrong!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2017
at 09:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
RB Odense Summer Gathering 2017. Hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of golden fruits, white wine, JP funk and a hint of acetone. Dry and tart fruity and funky flavour with acetone notes
Tried
on 20 Jul 2017
at 09:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle 02/09/16 blend 01 (thanks fatphil). Pours golden-yellow. Aroma is sour, stinky, oaky, booze. Flavor is sweet and bitter, oak, fruits, tannins. Finish is dry and oaky with booze. Overall: drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2017
at 09:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to my Mom! Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of oak with light tart fruits and a decent amount of flora. Flavor has notes of grass, flora and light tart fruits supported by oak and funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2017
at 08:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy yellow color, white head. Tropical fruit aroma. Taste is lightly sour fruit, tart dry finish. Nice.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2017
at 18:40
8/10
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 23:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle from a trade. Very cloudy burnt orange. No head. Seems pretty thin. Smells like brandy and oak and white wine. It’s a tiny bit buttery at the finish. Grapes, brandy, apple and kiwi flavor. Soft carbonation, a bit thick. Overall, a solid beer. Has this malt profile of an 11% saison. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2016
at 08:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle. Unfiltered looking. Mellow, sublime, but a lot going on. Sour tones that are typically more exaggerated and overboard; here they are subtle and judicious. Pleasant hop tones that remind me of some of the new school super sour IPAs, again they are more refined and subtle here. Pretty much in line with classic World Class Belgian stuff more than gimmicky modern sours. Oak tones, lemon-lime, distant Tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2016
at 21:48