Sobrehumano Palena'ole - Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

pukahi91

Hawaii

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

01-06-2013 01:04:58 | More by pukahi91

ThePorterSorter

New York

3.98/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

The beer pours a cloudy amber with a thin halo of loose, off-white head that loosely laces. The nose is mild with sweet fruity notes and some funk. When the beer warms a bit there is some acetone that pushes through. The taste highlights the interesting fruit (similar to passion fruit?) used to make this sour, and is relatively tart and sweet, balanced, and drinkable like most of the other JP sours. There is sweetness upfront with an effervescent, tart, slightly dry finish. Not overly impressed. This is a tasty beer, but I'm not sure it was worth the hassle to snag this limited release

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 00:59:56 | More by ThePorterSorter

BMMillsy

Florida

4/5  rDev -2%

06-08-2013 14:15:01 | More by BMMillsy

Doogermeister

Illinois

3/5  rDev -26.5%

06-08-2013 00:21:35 | More by Doogermeister

savagepm

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

06-06-2013 01:03:35 | More by savagepm

fsck

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

06-03-2013 06:41:17 | More by fsck

jl28r1

Texas

4/5  rDev -2%

06-02-2013 02:56:51 | More by jl28r1

Anonymous1

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

06-01-2013 15:31:42 | More by Anonymous1

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-28-2013 01:09:58 | More by Kmat10

dcloeren

Texas

4/5  rDev -2%

05-26-2013 16:33:42 | More by dcloeren

jtladner

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-25-2013 21:23:49 | More by jtladner

madnismo

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

05-20-2013 00:02:39 | More by madnismo

cb8282

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

05-19-2013 02:15:41 | More by cb8282

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -2%

05-19-2013 00:58:52 | More by Photekut

BeerOps

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

05-14-2013 23:19:18 | More by BeerOps

POTABLE83

New York

4/5  rDev -2%

05-14-2013 02:27:22 | More by POTABLE83

vrbulldog22

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 18:54:13 | More by vrbulldog22

drbenderdo

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

05-13-2013 01:00:57 | More by drbenderdo

anhigdon

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-10-2013 19:19:46 | More by anhigdon

ngeunit1

California

4.11/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Hazy red-orange with a finger of frothy khaki-tan head. Fades normal.

S - Sour grapes, cherries, and other fruits, oak, vanilla, funky Brett other sour yeasts, orange and lemon zest, biscuity malts.

T - Sour cherries, grapes, other fruits, oak, vanilla, funky Brett, lactic acid, other yeasts, orange and lemon zest, bready malts.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a tart and sour finish.

D - Good fruity sour beer. Nice balance.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 04:52:19 | More by ngeunit1

SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-02-2013 03:02:40 | More by SaisonRichBiere

Rainblows

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

04-21-2013 14:11:18 | More by Rainblows

jreindl

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

04-20-2013 06:00:01 | More by jreindl

APreacher

California

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

04-20-2013 05:40:17 | More by APreacher

TheBrewo

Michigan

4.06/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This brew was shared with us, with a big thanks to StonedTrippin. It poured a caramel coloring, letting up more reddish golden hues around the edges. It held a soapy, tannish head of one and a half fingers. This retained decently, but was easily reproducible. Big bubbles of lacing were left dripping down the glass. There was a moderate haze throughout, with tiny flecks of sediment bobbing about. Carbonation appeared to be medium. The nose gave a hearty malt base, with cooked caramels, white chalk, light wheatiness, and toasted pumpkin seeds. Soft hops came to mix with grassiness and nectary sweetness. Fruit came out much more with warmth, giving both sweetness and tartness. The former was in the form of tropical juiciness of the Liliko’l, which was much like pineapple, with a bit of dehydrated mango twang. The sourness on the other hand was brought in full by the cherry inclusions, mixing with the funky, biting Bretty yeastiness. Our first impression was that the fruit was very forward through the flavoring, but the mix was kept nice and light, and very drinkable. As we sipped, the flavoring opened with an immediate clash of toasted pale and caramel malts, and the tropical juiciness and tart soured Michigan cherries that were so freshly aromatic. Dry oaky bite mixed in, pulling us to the peak where the independent tartness of yeast hit its maximum. The fruit lightened up through the end, but added residual dextrin pucker amongst the continued funky yeast, mineral, toasty caramels, and faint diacetyls. The aftertaste breathed of tartness, solid cherry bite, yeast, light barnyard Brett, and pale metallic malts. The body was medium, and the carbonation was medium. Each sip gave soft slurp, sip, cream, and froth, with big pucker. The mouth was initially coated with oily creaminess, with oaky dryness and tart, tannic astringency. The abv was fine, and the beer sipped nicely.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was its lightness of flavoring. This is not to say that the flavoring was weak, but rather the blend of malts with the juicy airiness of the fruit, light oak, and solid tartness made for a nice blend. This also helped the ease of drinkability, putting this guy far from a slow sipper. The froth and slurp were nice on the mouth, and nicely contributory. If we had to knock something it would be the nose, as the fruitiness there tended to overpower the malts, hops, and especially the woodiness. We haven’t had the pleasure to have the Maui version, but we love the idea of this, and believe it was well executed.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 20:39:33 | More by TheBrewo