The bottle has a beautiful label, and I had high expectations, as I had heard that Jolly Pumpkin made some great beers. Mine said it was bottled April 8, 2011, and came in a 750ml bottle.
The pour was a rich reddish-brown, amber color, and pours with almost no head.
The nose was very pleasant, with sweet cherry and spice coming off. Very rich. Nothing to prepare me for the taste, which was very sour. Probably the best comparison would be sour cherries. Not quite sour enough to make my mouth pucker out, but very close. To be honest, this beer was much too sour for me, and very different from my expectations (I expected this beer to be much sweeter).
For a beer north of $10/bottle, I was a bit disappointed. I think there was some nice complexity in this beer, but ultimately it fell short, especially if you are looking for value from your beer spending dollar.
Overall grade: C+ (B- except for the price)
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