Baudelaire IO - Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Novel saison, good gateway beer. Shared with Paul and George at Ginger Man NYC. Funky yeasty aroma. Retained head of about a quarter inch onto golden yellow. Herbal tea blend of sourish rosehips,carbonation kicked up with hibiscus, softened by rose petals, pepper in the finish. Good drinkability, but only over the course of an hour. Fuller mouthfeel.
Had 2 month later and got the sourish tea, still nice.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2011 20:08:24 | More by northyorksammy

womencantsail

California

4.43/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A big thanks to Derek for this on. Always enjoy trying a new Jolly Pumpkin beer.

A: The pour is a cloudy pink-orange-amber color with a big off-white head that has very nice retention.

S: The nose starts off with the usual tartness that you expect from a Jolly Pumpkin beer. Great tart fruit notes of grapefruit, berries, cherries, and a touch of lemon. The floral components are light and there's a ton of leathery, dry brett character too.

T: More great tart fruits to start this one off. Grapefruit, oranges, lemons, and some hints of cherry are there. There's a bit of a spice character as well as some subtle floral notes. A bit of bread, dry and tannic brett and oak flavors are quite powerful as well.

M: The body is medium with a fairly high level of carbonation and a dry finish.

D: Fantastic beer. Very complex yet a nice balance is maintained throughout.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2010 03:05:34 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle consumed at a recent tasting. Served in a SAVOR snifter. Blend number 5.

Pours a really pretty pink color with a good white head and a bit of lacing as it slowly falls down the glass. The nose brings some mild funkiness as well as some earth. There's also a bit of cardboard and oxidation that wasn't particularly pleasant. Taste was again slightly funky without too much else going on. There was a strange dryness to the mouthfeel. Quite earthy in general. Interesting, but not something I'd seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2011 00:03:52 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a clear, garnet-infused, amber color with a thick, one finger head that leaves lacing a plenty all around

Smell: Fresh berry-fruit aroma, with underlying floral and oak aspects; the hint of bretty tartness is very subtle

Taste: Toasty malt serves as a backdrop for the sweet/tart berry flavors, with the floral elements dancing above the fruit; by mid-palate the oaky tartness adds another dimension and, after the swallow, the tart flavors tend to dominate, leaving the floral and fruit elements to remain distinct but, clearly, second fiddle

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderately high carbonation

Drinkability: Sort of a combo fruit beer/lambic/saison, this beer is certainly out there and, I think, well worth seeking out

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2010 00:36:46 | More by brentk56

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle: Poured a light pink/orange color ale with a nice large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of light hibiscus notes with some tart notes. Taste is a nice mix between some hibiscus notes with a dry and tart palate and some floral notes. Body is not as full as I would have expected with good carbonation. Well done as per most beer form this brewery though I would have preferred a fuller body.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2011 16:20:35 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.65/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Talkin 'bout a beer that pulls the palate in several different directions at once, we get the signature Jolly Pumpkin tannin tartness but enlivened by the periphery of perfume and floral whimsy.

The artistry begins with the decanting into the snifter with a rich mauve hue of haze and rust. A billowing foam of sand stain, loosely knit carbonation and dusted with flakes of yeast define the foam character with great retention and strong lacing. Of course, I'm taken back by the inquisitive color, yet I'm inclined to dive into the beer well before the head settles.

A crazy aromatic blend begins with the tartness of under ripened berries, crab apples, and limes but quickly shift to an ultra floral character of bright rose pedals, perfume, lavender, chamomile, herbal teas, strawberry, sandalwood and must. Yea, that's a lot going on with just the first visit to the glass.

Diving further into flavor, the briny taste of lime, salt, and aged woods ingrain the flavor profile while the flowery flavors of dried honeysuckle, chamomile, rose, lavender, dehydrated strawberries, zinfandel must, and light horsey tartness seem to dance about and reveal a different impression each time the beer hits the taste buds. And that's just half of it- as the beer treads across the middle palate, the flavors develop into a rustic flavor earthy hop bitterness, hay-like bite, and a dusty wood flavor that pushes the impressions of sweetness aside and ushers in a remarkably complex taste in finish. Although the characteristics of metals, detergent, and highly phenolic spice make their way into the lasting flavors, they seem to add roundness and variety to the session and without compromising its quality.

Powdery and mouth drying from the onset, the would-be creaminess is replaced by an airy and evaporation texture that makes me thing that I'm inhaling the beer rather than sipping it. The coating of flower oils provide a light film on the mouth and buffer me from the pang of oak. The soft tannin astringency dries the mouth with a peppery bite and mellow alcohol warmth. I'm taught that many of these mouthfeel attributes will deter from the quality of the beer, but Jolly Pumpkin gets a reprieve. They just do it a different way!

The amount of varying flavors, that all share the stage at once do so with harmony and balance. But you have really got to enjoy highly floral and perfumy beers with rustic charm and challenge to make this a staple in your beer drinking sessions.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2012 17:34:08 | More by BEERchitect

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Baudelaire iO
Blend 3, 1-18-2011
$17 @ Whole Foods "Cold Point Pub" in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

Appearance: A massive head of pink froth rises steadily as you pour. The initial pour is clear, and it's light ruby in color. The head retention is quite good, and it leaves broken sheets of lace about the glass.

Smell: The aroma displays Brettanomyces when I stick my nose in it, but when I hold the glass a little further away I smell strawberries. The Brett is sharp, almost metallic, and just a little dung-like. As it warms the fruit and Brett can both be smelled equally in the glass, and it becomes more floral. To be a little bit poetic, as the label suggests, it reminds me of a damp, late spring morning.

Taste: The flavor is really interesting. At first it displays straightforward golden malt notes with a touch of light spice and some floral character, but then a waft of light fruit floats in (might be from the hibiscus). Grassy and herbal notes appear at the swallow, and then it returns to soft spice and a bit of wet cardboard (must be the rose petals). It finishes dry with some light fruitiness and a bit of herbal character. At the outset I found it slightly medicinal in the finish, but as it warmed that faded and it became much more pleasant with some more fruit and less herbs.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light in body and kind of spritzy. It's zesty on the tongue.

Overall: I've had beer made with rose petals, and beers made with hibiscus, but I've never had one that combined those ingredients with Brettanomyces, and I'm excited by that. It's reaching; and it's succeeded. Of course now I'm sorry that I drank it because my wife knew I had it (she was excited by the rose petals and hibiscus), and it turns out that it's exactly the kind of beer a woman would love. If I could get another bottle I'd cover my tracks, but I'm pretty sure that's out of the question. If you can find it, try it.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2011 17:17:44 | More by NeroFiddled

drabmuh

Maryland

3.53/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a becher glass. Beer is red with a haze to it. Thick white head forms made up of large bubbles. Carbonation is moderate and as the head falls away it completely coats the glass with lacing. Looks good.

Aroma is completely brett. Strong yeast aroma with underpinning of lactic and acetic (vinegar) acids. The flavor of the beer is surprisingly not sour. There is an overall musk about this beer and not a lot that's sour about it. After several mouthfulls I'm getting the sour but I feel misled by the aroma.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 00:28:45 | More by drabmuh

Mora2000

Texas

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to thirdeye11 for sharing this beer which has been on my want list.

The beer pours an orange-amber color with a white head. The aroma is a mix of citrus, pepper and some yeast - along with some tartness. The flavor is oranges, yeast, pepper, roses and flowers. There is a little bit of tartness, but it is not a sour beer. Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.

A very nice saison.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2010 03:38:13 | More by Mora2000

zeff80

Missouri

4.35/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Poured out a hazy, golden orange color with a three-finger, tan head of bubbly foam. The long lasting head receded to leave sticky rings of lace on the glass.

S - It smelled like roses. It really did. A great yeasty quality, too with a grainy presence.

T - It tastes very floral and fruity with a sweet caramel backbone. Some grain flavor with a touch of spiciness.

M - It was very crisp and sharp. A medium bodied ale with a clean, dry finish.

O - This is a fantastic beer. Don't know why I passed on it the first time around. Another great brew from Jolly Pumpkin.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2011 23:34:18 | More by zeff80

metter98

New York

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: The beer is clear light red in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high dense off white head that quickly died down yet consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: There is a slight amount of sourness in the aroma, but this is nicely offset by sweet smells of hibiscus. Hints of floral hops are also present.
T: The initial taste has a slight amount of sweetness and transitions to flavors of tart cherries, oak and strawberries towards the finish along with some hints of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate to high amount of carbonation. The finish has a bit of dryness.
O: Drinking this beer is a breeze; I would definitely try this again if I can find it because it has a very unique taste for the style.

Note: Blend 6, Bottled 1/27/2011

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2011 02:18:23 | More by metter98

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4.4/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Sampled January 2010
A soft pour into my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip produces a quickly growing head that ends up four-fingers thick to the room plus two fingers of height above the rim of the glass. The head is a soft, pale tan color and it has an awesome, structurally sound staying power. The beer is a murky, red-plum color that shows a fairly hazed, amber tinged, cranberry color when held up to the light. As I pour this a musty, earthy, slightly musky smell is noticed emanating from my glass. A more focused inspection yields much more of this plus a phenolic, not quite plastic, maybe more band-aid like note, but definitely Brettanomyces driven, farmhouse funkiness. Grassy, cracker driven, with just a hint of toasted charter, the malt is just present underneath the up front funkiness. There is also a light fruitiness to this beer that smells of ripe plums, a light melon note, some definite tart green apple character

Lightly tart tasting, and the flavor definitely finishes with a phenolic character that doesn't become overwhelming, but definitely linger on in the finish. Up front, with the tartness, this beer tastes of a tart, fruity plum, but without much real sweetness. This has a nice, lively carbonation to it at first, but I have been a bit preoccupied for a couple minutes and the beer is now merely spritzy. The body is actually quite light, the color would suggest a heavier body, but this is actually only has a very light fullness to it; it is enough to keep this from being any where near watery, but it is still eminently quaffable. The beer has a definite fruitiness to it, at times reminding me of red pears, floral apples, some melon notes that include some green, unripe melon rind notes. I am not sure there is oak here (given this is Jolly Pumpkin I am guessing it does though), but there is a touch of toasted woodiness towards the finish as well as a spiciness that seems characteristic of oak. Much of the spiciness comes from the fermentation character though; clove, spicy phenols, sweet ginger and white pepper, among other just general spicy notes. The fruitiness really starts to come in to its own after the beer starts to breath.

The various components really work together quite harmoniously; this is definitely a well balanced brew. This is my kind of Saison for the Fall; fruity, funky, lightly tart, complex and damn tasty. I can't get enough of this exquisite brew; Jolly Pumpkin has definitely done it again.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2010 16:50:05 | More by Gueuzedude

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer poured out as a deep cloudy amber color with a nice head on top. The lacing was nice and sticky. The smell was a little herbal, has a little Belgian yeast on the nose also some floral farmhouse notes. The taste is floral and has plenty of typical saison flavors. The mouthfeel was bubbly and yet remains soft. Overall the beer tasted unique, it had a nice aroma and all in all I thought it was really interesting. Nicely done.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2011 03:04:07 | More by Knapp85

emerge077

Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle shared with other BA's at the Ann Arbor brewpub. Review from notes.

Reddish orange body, slightly hazy, with a ton of lacing and strong head retention. In true JP style the foam is sturdy and has a whipped meringue texture on it's surface.

Barnyard funk in the nose, rustic notes of musty hay, spices, general earthiness.

Tart, dry, clean feel. It has a light muskiness, some floral spice (maybe the rose hips & hibiscus, I plead ignorance) and clove for sure, with a light honey finish. The tartness is moderate and integrates well. It seemed similar in feel and drinkability to other JP brews I love, like Bam and Calabaza. The spices were a little subdued, seems like it could use more of a fruit component to punch up the savory tartness, but overall I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2010 00:14:09 | More by emerge077

Halcyondays

California

3.18/5  rDev -23%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

750 mL bottle, Blend 1, bottled 1/11/11,

A: Pours a murky red with a full white head, long lasting, great lace.

S: Flowery with some Brett, rose and cherry blossoms.

T: Notes of red grape, red currant, and peppery spice. Lightly acidic. The hibiscus is clear. A nice flavour, though it is very light, hard to find at times. The carbonation can cover it up.

M: Medium-bodied, crisp with a frothy fizzy carbonation that's a little to much at times. Not really smooth.

O: A poorer effort from JP, it's a unique flavour, I just wish I got to taste more of it.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2011 02:47:07 | More by Halcyondays

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer looks amazing in it's glass full of texture with vibrant flowing head pink tinted with an ruby highlighted amber body (a bit hazed in a good way). Smells like a spicy floral Jolly Pumpkin saison, this one uses rose hips, rose petals and hibiscus...strikes down on the palate with a very dry flow of flowers and earthiness. I'm getting rose water with a light spice back end. Pleasant flavors present throughout the glass, a strong rose water aspect with other flowers, a tart wild fermentation is also playing it's cards. I enjoyed the entire glass from start to finish, simply enjoyable offering without hesitation I consider this great beer. Mouthfeel is full with rose water texture, minimal oily texture from the plant additions, effervescent carbonation flows fully throughout each sip, overall a nice complex medium bodied beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2012 00:56:14 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Blend 7/8 bottled 2-4-11

Not too many spot on saisons this side of the ocean. At least to this degree. This one has some nice funk and interesting rose and floral characters. Nice to drink, but you'll need to appreciate beers like Fantome to really dig on this one.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 04:42:24 | More by RblWthACoz

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(Served in a chalice) Blend 4 Bottled 1-25-2011

A- This beer pours a dark slightly dense but clear body with microbubbles supporting a creamy foam that has a red hue to it and sticks to the glass after each sip. There is a sea of microbubbles that swirl around from the base.

S- The dry tart strawberry shortcake doll aroma with some dry rose petal notes in the finish. The cheese rind signature Jolly Pumpkin yeast character really comes through nicely.

T- The dry tart fruit hint has some hibiscus tartness in the finish and a nectar note. As the beer warms there is a lactic tartness that comes through in the finish aswell.

M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with a full fizz and no alcohol or astringency noticed.

O- The dry hibiscus blends with a beer that is not dry to give a nice contrast. This beer walks a fine line between a nice sessionable beer and a wild ale. It is almost astringent but not really and the yeast/funk character is just peaking through teasing.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2011 22:06:24 | More by rhoadsrage

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

750ml, blend 7/8, bottled 2-3-11.

Pours a cloudy dark blood orange color with dark burnt orange hues when held to a light and a 1.5 finger off white head that quickly fades into a lasting ring. Rings and small spots of soapy lacing left behind.

Floral, earthy aroma that is slightly funky with hints of citrus and zesty spice. Slightly funky with a faint bretty bug and wood presence but the citrus and flower characteristics dominate the nose. Hints of blood orange, herbal tea, pepper and clove. The rose petals really stand out.

Slightly oxidized with some tight carbonation up front and a very heavy spice presence. Tart sourness and slightly vinegary without being acidic. There is a bit of a solvent like acetic character but it isn't overpowering. Earthy with a little barnyard funk with hints of spicy pepper and clove. Underneath there is a strong citrus presence with hints of grapefruit and orange peel along with an earthy floral flavor. The floral presence compliments the citrus notes nicely but the heavy spice and slight acetic character make this beer a bit tough to drink.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2011 07:15:47 | More by corby112

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

IO pours a gorgeous rose amber color with exceptionally good, pillowy head retention and considerable lacing. The nose is quite aromatic, showcasing cracked black pepper, light sour, vanillla and considerable spice. The flavor profile generally replicates the nose in this generally dry, spicey saison style beer, although there's a hint of honey on the mid palate as well. The sour component is otherwise pretty light, and the cracked black pepper seems to dominate the flavor profile. Mouthfeel is pretty light, with a moderately long, spice infused finish. Drinkability is good, with the alcohol completely unnoticeable. The finish is a bit weak and watery, but otherwise this is an easy to appreciate, well crafted ale.

Only real drawback is the price, which I thought a bit high given some of the well made, excellent saisons from Belgium.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2011 00:23:43 | More by johnmichaelsen

lacqueredmouse

Australia

4.33/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, OR. Shared with @LaitueGonflable and @tobeerornottobe in Sydney, Australia.

Pours an immediately odd color: bright rose-like red, with a huge, frothing head of pink bubbles. Lacing forms in chunky patches down the glass. Body is very light, as you'd expect from a wild ale, or anything from Jolly Pumpkin's stable. Really good stuff.

Nose is intense: big, funky oak-barrel acidity with a touch of lactic to it. Everything is mellowed, however, by a bright and fragrant floral note from the rosehips and perhaps the hibiscus. The hibiscus, though, is more an afterthought: a clear, sweeter karkadeh note that sits around while the other character evanesce and dissipate. It's absolutely gorgeous.

Taste is lighter than I expected, and is a little disappointing for it (if you can ever call such a beer disappointing). There's a bright fragrance on the front: more rose and floral notes, but this doesn't translate into much in the flavour proper. Mid-way through we're left with a much lighter, slightly woody and carbonic emptiness, with just a sting of pepper in its tail. Don't get me wrong, this is still a very good brew, but I feel like it's "good" where it could have been "exceptional".

Feel is also light. Again, it's not unexpected, but I feel as though a bit more sharpness, even a slice of true acidity would have helped here.

I loved this beer. This is despite my feeling that I've said some less than complimentary things about it in this review. But like all really good things, I want it to be as good as it can be; and this beer is so close to perfection that I wanted it to get there for real.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2012 06:46:33 | More by lacqueredmouse

HopHead84

California

3.9/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

01/15/2011

Bottle opened by me at the 2011 Pizza Port Barrel Blast.

A: Orange tinged red with a big white head.

S: Pronounced rose aromatics with lesser notes of hibiscus. Quite floral. Light Brett notes.

T: Rose, hibiscus, dry Brett, a little sweetness and earthiness. 

M: Medium body. Lower high carbonation, sticky and dry mouthfeel.

Overall: Quite interesting and good in small quantities.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2011 21:48:06 | More by HopHead84

Georgiabeer

Georgia

4.35/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

What a beautiful looking beer. The pour starts pink and as the glass fills and the volume increases the hue shifts towards a dark topaz with some pink highlights. Fairly good clarity and a nice creamy head that sticks around. Nice burnished glow to this beer, like polished cherry wood. The aroma is nice as well, if a little light. There is a base of that trademark light sourness and then very floral notes of rose and citrus. I like the addition of hibiscus and the underlying acidity here- it very much plays nicely with the rose and reigns it in so it doesn't taste like an old lady's perfume smells. In fact the taste is a very nice balance between light tartness, floral notes, some herbalness, and a light muskiness. I could use a hit of spice or pepper here to really make it pop, but as is its a brew that is approachable but subtly complex. Very nice, I enjoyed this- always nice to see a new brew from Jolly Pumpkin, and this one plays to their strengths.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2011 23:31:32 | More by Georgiabeer

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured into snifter.

Pours 1/4 finger of fizzy white head. Color is a bronze gold.

Aroma: Big spice flavors with flowers, hibiscus, lemons, and yeast flavors. Not to funky or farmhouse like.

Taste: Big dry spice flavors. Oak, yeast, and some orange peel show here. A floral/herbal flavor to this one. Again, not like a saison completely tastes like.

Mouthfeel: Dry, crisp, and spiced. Medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. Ends dry with some grassy hops showing in the aftertaste.

Overall, I wasn't too impressed with this one. Too much spice flavors and not enough farmhouse funk flavors. Didn't want to drink a lot of this one.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2010 01:21:03 | More by mothman

JohnGalt1

Idaho

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Another rarity from Ditmier's incredible collection... Thanks for sharing Amigo!! Batch #389.

Pours hazy deep orange... lite tan head... I swear it has a pinkish tinge to it... good lacing.

floral nose jumps out of the glass... a little phenolic and even medicinal and perfumy (in a good way) .... smells sour, sorta like tangerine zest... a bit funky too, but could be my imagination.

Not as sour as the aroma would signify... very floral.... herbal... grassy.... ?rosemary? .... some summer fruit makes me think of ripe pears... There seems to be a JP "house" flavor there that reminds me of some of their other more common brews .... lite musty/funky elements add to the overall package .. overall, a nice complex saison... I wish I had taken better notes.

Body seems a tad thick for the style, but an effervescent carbonation helps clean it up.

Really glad Eric pulled the Baudelaire beers out in trade... Cool to get the opportunity.

4.5/4.5/4/4/4

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2010 08:31:53 | More by JohnGalt1