{"id":2252,"date":"2010-12-24T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:25:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:25:41","slug":"from-the-cellar-jolly-pumpkin-noel-de-calabaza-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/from-the-cellar-jolly-pumpkin-noel-de-calabaza-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"“12 Beers of Christmas” Cellar Review: Jolly Pumpkin Noel De Calabaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jolly Pumpkin says:<\/p>\n
“Deep mahogany and malty, layered hops, figs, raisins, sugar plums, cashews betwixt rum laden truffles.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jolly Pumpkin Noel De Calabaza Karl:<\/strong> Jolly Pumpkin is another one of those breweries who I want to like a lot more than I do. The first offering that Ryan brought us from them, the Madrugada Obscura<\/a>, was great but the following beers made me wonder if I only really liked that Dark Dawn because of the novelty of a sour stout as opposed to the actual beer itself. I\u2019ve been to the JP in Traverse City and had a couple of their drafts, we\u2019ve tried and failed to appreciate the \u201cpumpkin<\/a>\u201d beer from Jolly Pumpkin. Now, thankfully, I have a JP beer that I honestly really, really liked.<\/p>\n This 2k7 release has been bouncing through Ryan\u2019s mind for months and months. I don\u2019t know how I\u2019d be able to hold this back for so long because damn, was this a fine beer. I love sour beers – if you\u2019ve met with me at a bar this year you\u2019ve heard me praise La Folie to the heavens – but I don\u2019t love how every single JP beer is at least slightly sour or acidic. The Noel poured with a ridiculously monstrous head, taking minutes at a time to die off. Once we got past that head, we discovered a whole new world of flavors.<\/p>\n
\nBelgian Strong Dark Ale, 9% ABV
\n<\/em><\/p>\n