Weizen Bam Bière - Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

CortexBomb

Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Bam is one of the real winners in JP's portfolio: drinkable, tasty, and low alcohol. They've apparently noticed how much cross-over appeal it has, and have been experimenting with variations on it, and of those, Weizen Bam seems like the best to date.

Pour is cloudy yellow, not a lot of head, but plenty of lacing. The smell is the standard funky JP aroma mixed with some light fruits, banana.

The flavour on this is a great combination: take the casual barnyard content of the standard Bam, and then pair it with crisp light fruit aspects. Very smooth on the taste. Extremely tasty, remarkably drinkable.

Mouthfeel is heavily carbonated, good bitters, all around solid. The drinkability is wonderful, it's not an altogether expensive brew, but it's easily amongst the best in its class. It's also extremely sessionable, which is not something I can say for many of my favourite beers.

The bottom line: If you like funky beers at all, then give Weizen Bam a try if you run into it, you'll not be disappointed.

Serving type: on-tap

08-21-2008 19:50:02 | More by CortexBomb

doremite

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -2%

06-13-2013 21:29:37 | More by doremite

Brew33

Ohio

4/5  rDev -2%

06-12-2013 23:49:21 | More by Brew33

HardyA

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

06-12-2013 01:02:11 | More by HardyA

Azpittil57

Illinois

3/5  rDev -26.5%

06-10-2013 22:37:26 | More by Azpittil57

cw13

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

06-09-2013 02:30:50 | More by cw13

nzerbe

New York

5/5  rDev +22.5%

06-08-2013 12:43:40 | More by nzerbe

jamiecoppin

North Dakota

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

06-02-2013 23:49:06 | More by jamiecoppin

Hugonaut13

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-29-2013 00:17:38 | More by Hugonaut13

stxSS07

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-26-2013 18:18:17 | More by stxSS07

Nutwood

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-25-2013 15:53:30 | More by Nutwood

FTowne

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-25-2013 00:04:46 | More by FTowne

WallE89

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-24-2013 03:57:07 | More by WallE89

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2%

05-17-2013 02:14:34 | More by oglmcdgl

allisonastra

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

05-16-2013 18:51:52 | More by allisonastra

drbenderdo

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 01:01:53 | More by drbenderdo

Vogie

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Blend # 10. Bottled on 08-17-2012. Served in a Duvel tulip glass with Salmen, Asparagus, and Cabbage. My first Jolly Pumpkin beer as well....

A: Pours a golden hazy color with a fizzy finger of head that quickly disappears leaving a thin white cap over the beer.

S: Lots of lemon, nutmeg, some banana, sour, yeasty, earthy.

T: Sour lemon and apple notes with faint banana.

M: Light, thin, lemony

O: Not my favorite style here. Very sour. Almost reminds me of drinking a lemonade. The Weizen yeast with the sourness just doesn't do it for me. I wouldn't mind trying other Jolly Pumpkin beers, but I'll pass on this one if I see it again....

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 16:34:52 | More by Vogie

beergorrilla

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

04-11-2013 02:00:07 | More by beergorrilla

Zaphog

Michigan

4/5  rDev -2%

04-11-2013 01:28:31 | More by Zaphog

Mattias

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

04-02-2013 20:06:19 | More by Mattias

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

03-24-2013 22:21:25 | More by Sparky44

mitlinks

Switzerland

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

03-23-2013 19:11:24 | More by mitlinks

bahnfire

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

03-11-2013 19:02:39 | More by bahnfire

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

03-11-2013 04:49:22 | More by spycow

Alphateam

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -44.9%

03-08-2013 23:09:28 | More by Alphateam