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Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
United States·Pumpkin Sour Ale (Cacao, Oak-Aged)·Rank 46 of 50 · The Best American Sours
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Jolly Pumpkin's pumpkin sour with cacao, oak-aged eight months — 6.2% ABV, pumpkin-and-spice warmth meets a soft chocolate undertone and a light lactic tartness, oak carrying the middle. Not a pumpkin-spice-latte in beer form — the pumpkin note is there to serve the sour frame, not to headline. Widely distributed continuously.

ABV
6.2%
Bitterness
Mild
Roasted bitterness
SRM
amber14
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
chocolateoakspicy
chocolate
oak
spicy
tart
malty
nutty
Aroma
The nose presents a balanced interplay of vanilla and oak spice layered beneath soft chocolate and cocoa powder notes.
also:dark fruit
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela

◎ Appearance

Deep amber to light copper hue with visible clarity and a fine, persistent white head. Carbonation is gentle and steady, with lacing that clings delicately to the glass walls. The eight-month oak aging has imparted a warm, burnished tone characteristic of wood-contact sours.

deep amberfine carbonationpersistent head

◌ Aroma

The nose presents a balanced interplay of vanilla and oak spice layered beneath soft chocolate and cocoa powder notes. Subtle pumpkin spice emerges in the background—cinnamon and nutmeg rather than the foreground. A gentle lactic sourness threads through, neither aggressive nor demanding, while the malt foundation remains warm and approachable.

oak, vanillacocoa, chocolatelactic tartnesssubtle spice

◐ Taste

Entry is smooth and medium-bodied, with chocolate and cacao settling across the palate immediately. The oak acts as a structural backbone, carrying pumpkin spice and warming spices through the mid-palate without dominance. Tartness arrives gently, a lactic brightness that counterbalances the sweet malt and rich cocoa, finishing clean without astringency or harshness.

chocolate-forwardoak structurebalanced tartnesscreamy mouthfeel

◑ Finish

The finish is medium in length, with chocolate and oak lingering pleasantly. Residual sweetness fades gradually, leaving a dry, slightly peppery spice note and the faint mineral quality of oak tannins.

dry finishcocoa persistence
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
85
Appearance
80
Finish
78
Serve at 6–9°C

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

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About Pumpkin Sour Ale (Cacao, Oak-Aged)

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What is a Pumpkin Sour Ale (Cacao, Oak-Aged)?

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