#228 Jolly Pumpkin - La Roja

Another open fermentation beer and barrel aged beer from Jolly Pumpkin. This one in is a Biere de Garde style amber ale.

This beer has a fruity smell with cherry and raspberry and apple aromas. The color is a dark burgundy almost ruby, with only some light getting through. There is some head to the beer but it does not last long.

This is a tart beer with some fruity flavors of cherry and raspberry. There is some peppery spice flavor to accent the fruit. There is no real distinguishable malt or hop flavors in this tart Amber Ale. The mouthfeel is thin with the tart flavor effervescing on the tongue. The finish is tart and dry.

This is a fine tart / sour beer. There is not a lot of flavors to this beer, just fruit and tart. This would be a good introductory beer to sour beers.