Tonight's beer: Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
Opens very tart—pie cherries, red wine vinegar—with some dark bready sweetness right behind (and emerging more as beer warms). Some earthy grassy bitterness emerges through the middle to the finish. Spices and darker fruits like plums and figs off in the distance, on the other side of a diaphanous veil of funk. Finishes dry and almost tannic.
Kinda light-bodied, with what feels like decent carbonation. Distinctly puckering,; kinda hard-edged—especially toward the finish. Pretty clean, and more than a little refreshing.
Pretty similar to a Flanders Red (or Bruin). Tons of flavor—intense and complex; pretty well-integrated. Clearly it's been a while since I've had any beers in related style/s—it took more than a few sips before my palate adjusted to what this beer was doing. Not necessarily the best Flanders-esque beer I've had, but quite nice. Quite a lot of grit, so there's going to be some I won't drink.
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| Jolly Pumpkin La Roja |
Opens very tart—pie cherries, red wine vinegar—with some dark bready sweetness right behind (and emerging more as beer warms). Some earthy grassy bitterness emerges through the middle to the finish. Spices and darker fruits like plums and figs off in the distance, on the other side of a diaphanous veil of funk. Finishes dry and almost tannic.
Kinda light-bodied, with what feels like decent carbonation. Distinctly puckering,; kinda hard-edged—especially toward the finish. Pretty clean, and more than a little refreshing.
Pretty similar to a Flanders Red (or Bruin). Tons of flavor—intense and complex; pretty well-integrated. Clearly it's been a while since I've had any beers in related style/s—it took more than a few sips before my palate adjusted to what this beer was doing. Not necessarily the best Flanders-esque beer I've had, but quite nice. Quite a lot of grit, so there's going to be some I won't drink.
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