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Calabaza Blanca
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- From:
- Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
Ranked #40 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #15,433 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 12.05%
- Reviews:
- 483
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 07, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 25, 2004
- Wants:
- 40
- Gots:
- 117
Farmhouse witbier brewed with pilsner malt, wheat malt, raw wheat, Tettnang hops, coriander, sweet and bitter orange peel. Aged for 2 months in oak. Brewed in Belgium's beer blanche tradition, refreshingly tart, with a wonderfully dry finish.
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Ratings by brewdogmrb:
Reviewed by brewdogmrb from New York
4.57/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Jolly Pumpkin is one of my favorite American Breweries and they have all the characters that a classic, high quality micro-brewery should posess, including a healthy dose of outsider/weird sensibility and a diminished sense of risk avoidance. Calabaza Blanca is a Belgian by way of Dexter, Michigan style Witbier, which is spiced in the traditional sense with orange peel and corriander, and is also oak aged and bottle conditioned. Jolly pumpkin pretty dependably offers a weird and infected take on a classic style, and this is no exception -- the usual spice and funk of a Witbier, which is found in the background and almost entirely caused by yeast and lack of filtration, is all the way up front on this beer, a massive nose full of sour and puckering farm stink procedes any sips you take. Which of course is a good thing.
So yeah, this is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, a sour Witbier, but one that is very nicely balanced, very dry, and very Champagne like. This is not an easy thing to pull off and once again Jolly Pumpking doesn't disappoint. They manage to create a drinkable, even sessionable beer here with a less than 5% ABV and a truly refreshing finish. Another Infected Session beer that you would be super stoked to have a six pack of at a barbecue or for a hang out day in the yard. Glad to have grabbed a six pack of this at State Line Liquors on the way back from a trip down to Maryalnd, which by the way, lives up to its reputation for having great craft beers in what is quickly becoming an exciting part of the world for beer in general.
Jul 03, 2008So yeah, this is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, a sour Witbier, but one that is very nicely balanced, very dry, and very Champagne like. This is not an easy thing to pull off and once again Jolly Pumpking doesn't disappoint. They manage to create a drinkable, even sessionable beer here with a less than 5% ABV and a truly refreshing finish. Another Infected Session beer that you would be super stoked to have a six pack of at a barbecue or for a hang out day in the yard. Glad to have grabbed a six pack of this at State Line Liquors on the way back from a trip down to Maryalnd, which by the way, lives up to its reputation for having great craft beers in what is quickly becoming an exciting part of the world for beer in general.
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Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania
4.1/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can purchased from the fridge as part of a 4-pack for $11.99. The canned on date is very hard to read....looks like it says March something....figure that it is 2-3 months old.
Look: I poured the sediment and the result is a slightly hazy cloudy yellowish-orange color. There was a nice-looking head at first, but it went away quickly especially after I added the yeast. Nice steady stream of tiny bubbles rising up the glass. It looks like a nice-looking Witbier.
Smell: It smells good - it's acidic, lemony, and spicy with notes of clove, pepper, coriander, and orange peel. There's a bit of that funky farmhouse character too / band-aid notes.
Taste: It's very tasty and refreshing. Am I drinking a lemonade or a beer? Seriously though, it's a well-made beer that I am enjoying. Up front, it has a nice burst of acidity. Initially, I had thought that it was a bit watery but I don't still feel that way. The beer is so easy to drink. It finishes with a bit of spicy notes, with aromatic orange peel, a bit of bitterness from hops, and a dry, tannic finish.
Feel: The mouthfeel is nice with very gentle, soft carbonation from the tiny bubbles.
Overall: Compared to Bam Biere, I like this slightly more. It's very tasty, refreshing, easy to drink. A very nice warm weather and food beer.
BLANCA
FARMHOUSE WITBIER
ABV: 4.8%
IBU: 15
TIME IN OAK: 2 Months
HOPS: Tettnang
GRAINS: Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, & Raw Wheat
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Coriander, Sweet Orange Peel, & Bitter Orange Peel
CALORIES: 129 calories per 12 oz.
Calabaza Blanca is a low-calorie farmhouse witbier brewed in Belgium's beer blanche tradition. Spiced with orange peel and coriander, you'll find it refreshingly tart, with a wonderfully dry finish. A year round favorite for sure!
May 30, 2023Look: I poured the sediment and the result is a slightly hazy cloudy yellowish-orange color. There was a nice-looking head at first, but it went away quickly especially after I added the yeast. Nice steady stream of tiny bubbles rising up the glass. It looks like a nice-looking Witbier.
Smell: It smells good - it's acidic, lemony, and spicy with notes of clove, pepper, coriander, and orange peel. There's a bit of that funky farmhouse character too / band-aid notes.
Taste: It's very tasty and refreshing. Am I drinking a lemonade or a beer? Seriously though, it's a well-made beer that I am enjoying. Up front, it has a nice burst of acidity. Initially, I had thought that it was a bit watery but I don't still feel that way. The beer is so easy to drink. It finishes with a bit of spicy notes, with aromatic orange peel, a bit of bitterness from hops, and a dry, tannic finish.
Feel: The mouthfeel is nice with very gentle, soft carbonation from the tiny bubbles.
Overall: Compared to Bam Biere, I like this slightly more. It's very tasty, refreshing, easy to drink. A very nice warm weather and food beer.
BLANCA
FARMHOUSE WITBIER
ABV: 4.8%
IBU: 15
TIME IN OAK: 2 Months
HOPS: Tettnang
GRAINS: Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, & Raw Wheat
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Coriander, Sweet Orange Peel, & Bitter Orange Peel
CALORIES: 129 calories per 12 oz.
Calabaza Blanca is a low-calorie farmhouse witbier brewed in Belgium's beer blanche tradition. Spiced with orange peel and coriander, you'll find it refreshingly tart, with a wonderfully dry finish. A year round favorite for sure!
Reviewed by Navanation from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy golden straw yellow with a minimal head that rings the glass. Limited lacing. Consistent carbonation. Spicy, tart, peppery. Definite wit taste. Clean, dry finish.
Dec 15, 2022Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Yet another entry into "how have I not had this yet?" Cloudy golden pour with a white head but little retention. Belgian yeast, wheat, great orange and coriander, slight flowers, lemon, and slight apple in the taste, way more going on here than expected. This is because the smell is more yeast, citrus and coriander centric. Juicier but yeast still does well, wheat need to have a stronger grip though to convince me this is a new world take on a classic instead of something new altogether. Glad I finally tried this one, would be ideal in late spring
Nov 09, 2022Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.8/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.8/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
L- Cloudy mid gold pours with partial cap of white bubbles
S- Dry, gentle spice
T- Dry almost Guezey, kight, thin, light, rustic, tart.
F- Dry clean profile, little lingers. Almost a bit sherbetty on the palate.
O- Guezey, which is a whole austere style off in it's own realm. It's dryness rather smothers it's supposed Belgian Blonde spicy style.
Bought from Bacchanalia, Cambridge £7.49/ elegant art nouveau lable 375ml bottle - ouch.
Mar 05, 2022S- Dry, gentle spice
T- Dry almost Guezey, kight, thin, light, rustic, tart.
F- Dry clean profile, little lingers. Almost a bit sherbetty on the palate.
O- Guezey, which is a whole austere style off in it's own realm. It's dryness rather smothers it's supposed Belgian Blonde spicy style.
Bought from Bacchanalia, Cambridge £7.49/ elegant art nouveau lable 375ml bottle - ouch.
Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I'm not even sure I'm entering this beer correctly..... This is in fact a wit beer with orange peel and other citrus flavors.... A little skunky for me and too fizzy.... Not bad
Sep 19, 2021Reviewed by jbh7
1.15/5 rDev -70.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.15/5 rDev -70.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Cathy says, “worst thing to ever cross my lips…zero stars”. While billed as a witbier, it tastes like a sour gose.
It went straight down the drain.
May 31, 2021It went straight down the drain.
Calabaza Blanca from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
1054 ratings
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