Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Explained

Jolly LLC
Parent:	Northern United Brewing Company
Location:	2319 E Bishop Circle Dexter, Michigan, USA
Owner:	Ron Jeffries
Foundation:	2004
Industry:	Alcoholic beverage
Products:	Beer

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales is a brewery in Dexter, Michigan founded by Ron and Laurie Jeffries in 2004. Jolly Pumpkin produces unfiltered and unpasteurized beers.

Production

Jolly Pumpkin beers are aged in oak, including wine barrels, former bourbon barrels and large foudres. The wood contains naturally occurring microbiological cultures including brettanomyces. These cultures impart a flavor profile in the beers described as leathery, earthy, wild and funky.^[1] This style of beer has been described as farmhouse ale or American wild ale. The Jolly Pumpkin beer is aged anywhere from 4 weeks up to 2 years or more.^[2]

Reception

Their Oro de Calabaza won the 2004 Gold and the 2005 Bronze Medal in the Belgian- and French-style ale category at the Great American Beer Festival.^[3] Their Bam Bière won the Bronze Medal in the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and was named the 21st best beer in America by Men's Journal.^[4]

Products

Year-round beers

Year-round beers include:

• Oro de Calabaza ("Pumpkin gold") (8% abv), described as a Franco-Belgian-style strong golden ale.
• La Roja (7.2% abv), a Flanders red ale.^[5]
• Bam Bière (4.5% abv), described as a light farmhouse ale or saison.
• Blanca (4.8% abv), low calories farmhouse witbier.

Special releases

Their occasionally available Grand Reserve beers include:

• La Roja Krieked: A version of this beer aged with cherries was offered at the 2008 Michigan Brewers Guild Festival.
• Madrugada Obscura Grand Reserve: This was barrel-aged for 18 months. It was offered only on draft at the First Annual Stone Sour Fest in July 2007 and was a special tap at the 2008 Michigan Brewers Guild Festival.
• Perseguidor ("Pursuer"): A limited-release, custom-blended ale which is oak-aged an additional six months before release. There have been five releases.
  • Batch 1 (7.2% abv): A blend of Bam Biere and La Roja^[6] This batch was offered at the 2006 Michigan Brewers Guild Festival and released during the fall of 2006.
  • Batch 2 (8% abv): Also known as "Oro de Calabaza Reserve," this batch was a blend of Oro de Calabaza and Bam Biere.^[7] This batch was only offered on draft at the First Annual Stone Sour Fest in July 2007.
  • Batch 3 (abv unknown): This was offered at the 2008 Michigan Brewers Guild Festival and released in 750mL Bottles in early August 2008.^[8]
  • Batch 4: released January 2009. A blend of 3-year-old La Roja, 3-year-old Madrugada Obscura and 1-year-old Noel de Calabaza. Conditioned for 6 months in 12-ounce bottles.^[9]
  • Batch 5: released January 17, 2010. A blend of La Roja Grand Reserve, Luciernaga Grand Reserve, and Bam Biere Grand Reserve. Blend was aged on oak for 6 months and then bottle-conditioned for 6 months. 480 bottles were produced.^{[10] [11] [12]}

See also

• Barrel-aged beer

External links

• http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-jolly-pumpkin-chicago-hyde-park-brewpub-20161025-story.html
• http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/03/jolly_pumpkin_royal_oak.html
• jollypumpkin.com/
• http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers//jolly-pumpkin-artisan-ales/4923/
• http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706140384-->
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070227132634/http://www.metromodemedia.com/Print.aspx?FileID=119fd4af-3e1c-47c0-a81a-adef202831b9
• http://seattlest.com/2007/06/27/new_beer_in_tow.php
• http://www.tcimbiber.com/events/2007/08/jolly-pumpkin-firkin-night-at-the-happy-gnome

Notes and References

1. http://www.northernbrewer.com/wyeast.html "Produces the classic sweaty horse hair character indigenous to beers of this region; gueuze, lambics, sour browns."
2. Web site: F.A.Q. . 2023-06-05 . JOLLY PUMPKIN ARTISAN ALES . en-US.
3. http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/past_winners.htm CraftBeer.com | 404
4. Web site: Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - Our Family of Beers . 2008-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081103073935/http://www.jollypumpkin.com/beers.htm . 2008-11-03 .
5. http://www.allaboutbeer2.com/beertalk/reviews.cgi?action=beer&id=1018 Beer Talk: La Roja Artisan Ale
6. Web site: Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor (Batch 1). RateBeer.
7. Web site: Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor (Batch 2). RateBeer.
8. Web site: Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor (Batch 3). RateBeer.
9. Web site: Nason. Adam. Jolly Pumpkin releases P4 on Jan. 2nd. 16 December 2008. BeerPulse.
10. News: Baetens . Melody . 7 January 2010 . Beer events and wine tastings rev up in state . . M.15.
11. Web site: Nason. Adam. Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor 5 to be released on Sunday, Jan. 17th. 7 January 2010. BeerPulse.
12. News: Bardallis . David . 17 January 2010 . Line stretches down Main Street for Jolly Pumpkin beer release . The Ann Arbor News . 18 February 2022.