Name – La Roja
Country – United States
Type – American Wild Ale
Appearance – Pours a reddish brown color with a nice off white head.
Smell – Funky and sour nose with green apples and cherries apparent.
Taste – There is a dry funkiness to it. The cherries come through tart with a bit of a taste of the oak. Not nearly as fruity as I thought it would be.
I had been wanting to try this one from Jolly Pumpkin for awhile. Last time I went to Orlando the place I went to was only out of this one. It didn’t have as much sour fruit flavor to it as I thought it would. The yeasty funk flavor is a little more prominent. It is still good but I was slightly let down from what I was expecting. Damn me and my expectations.
Overall Grade – B
3 Comments
I was disappointed by it, too. Here’s what I thought about it. http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2010/03/11/sip-with-us-saturday-jolly-pumpkin-la-roja/ Glad I’m not the only one who was not enthused.
April 6, 2010 at 5:48 pmYou guys know I love me some Jolly Pumpkin, but I too was let down. I thought it was overcarbonated. Was that just my bottle?
April 7, 2010 at 7:36 amGlad I’m not the only one a little underwhelmed by it. A friend of mine said when he had it there was more fruit flavor to it. I guess different bottles.
Oh and Nate, everything I’ve had from JP is slightly more carbonated than most.
April 7, 2010 at 8:33 am