Had this beer last night and enjoyed it immensely. Of course if the bottle had not told me there was pumpkin in there I would have thought it was a Saison or more precisely a Grisette. The price of admission was a little steep, but it was pretty tasty. Of course I have NEVER had a pumpkin beer where the pumpkin was showcased and I’m not convinced pumpkin in and of itself has much aroma and flavor character in finished beer. ;D
Next to their stout, this is my favorite JP seasonal.
As with all JP beers, I can never decide whether I like them better fresh or with a year of age.
Hope you used the dregs - great bugs!
Had this beer myself for the first time the other night. I thought it was a pretty great beer although I’ll agree the pumpkin was a little subtle. At $8.00 for a 750, I didn’t feel it was overly expensive for a Jolly Pumpkin beer. I would certainly buy it again.
Prost,
Duke
$8? Try nearly $15 with a discount applied…
I didn’t find any pumpkin in it, of course I have never found much pumpkin in any pumpkin beer.
I had traded for it in the past, then bought one when I found it in St Louis. Damn good stuff. I’d love to have another bottle if I can find it locally now…
I’d love to be able to find any JP locally. No Texas distribution. I do have a bottle of Bam Noire I snuck out of Colorado.
Yeah, it’s ridiculous. I live less than an hour away from the brewery and no people 3 states over that get it cheaper than I do.