#221 Jolly Pumpkin - Calabaza Blanca

Jolly Pumpkin brewery calls their beers artisan because of they use older process of aging in wood barrel, bottle conditioning, and open fermentation. This process are very traditional and can lead to different yeasts and bacteria growing in the beers causing sour beers.

The beer has a yeast and fruit aroma. The fruit smell is more sour apple or lemon or melon than a banana aroma common with a while ale. The color is yellow or gold with no sediment from the bottle conditioning. The head is low when poured in a wide shallow chalice that is common for Belgium beer, but the head is thick and active in a deep narrow pint glass.

This beer has a pronounced sour taste. The sour taste is fruity, like an apple lemonade without much sugar. There is also a strong spice taste, with coriander, allspice, and cloves. The mouthfeel is thin and hardly noticeable. The finish is fruity with a touch of sour and dry.

This is a sour beer I can enjoy. Maybe my threshold for sour beers is lowering, but this is a fine beer. I might not seek out this beer, but I would recommend it to anyone that lime sour beer.