{"id":15314,"date":"2012-03-12T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15314"},"modified":"2012-03-12T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T15:37:21","slug":"review-la-roja-by-jolly-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/03\/review-la-roja-by-jolly-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: La Roja By Jolly Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15315\" title=\"Jolly Pumpkin La Roja\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jollypumpkin.com\/artisanales\/homepage.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Jolly Pumpkin&#8217;s La Roja<\/a> is a beer that has been sitting in my fridge just waiting for the right moment to be enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>The first time I had this beer was at <a href=\"http:\/\/perfectbinge.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">my friend&#8217;s house<\/a> for a potluck and beer dinner. \u00a0She mentioned that the shop clerk told her this was a blod beer and had the potential to be a bit sour.<\/p>\n<p>I tasted it and it was indeed different than any style of beer I&#8217;ve had before. \u00a0And I liked it. \u00a0A lot. \u00a0It was a hot and steamy Ohio summer day and this beer fit the bill perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>I immedatedly went out and purchased my own bottle of it. Then sadly I didn&#8217;t get a chance to have it again and in the fridge it sat waiting patiently. \u00a0I told Scott that the minute we have warm weather again, where we can open the windows and enjoy the outside, this beer was getting cracked.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky for us, that day came on a Sunday evening enjoying some really amazing spring weather.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15316\" title=\"Jolly Pumpkin La Roja\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/jollypumpkin_laroja2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jollypumpkin.com\/artisanales\/laroja.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Jolly Pumpkin La Roja<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>750ml<\/li>\n<li>7.2% ABV<\/li>\n<li>Amber Ale aged in Oak Barrels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since I only had it the one time, I was curious to see if it would live up to my expectations of being fabulous and also a bit sour.<\/p>\n<p>The amber ale is barrel aged which I did not realize before and this caused even more\u00a0excitement. \u00a0I do love some barrel aged beers!<\/p>\n<p>Looking at Jolly Pumpkin&#8217;s website they list that this beer is unfiltered and unpasteurized. \u00a0Also that all their beers go through a second fermentation with wild yeast in oak which is partly what provides the slight sour flavor.<\/p>\n<p>I was not disappointed the second time around with this beer! While it did have a sour note to it at the finish, I wouldn&#8217;t say that it was strong or overpowering. \u00a0Very slight, just a hint of sour cherries.<\/p>\n<p>We sipped this while hanging out on our deck and waiting on the coals to heat for the grill. This beer is perfect for warmer weather! It&#8217;s light and very complex. \u00a0With each sip you taste different flavor aspects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beeradvocate.com\/beer\/profile\/9897\/19314\" target=\"_blank\">Some reviews <\/a>mentioned a vanilla flavor but that isn&#8217;t something I picked up. \u00a0I tasted the yeast and the cherries the most.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a lighter beer to have this spring and summer, definitely check out<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jollypumpkin.com\/artisanales\/laroja.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> La Roja!<\/a> And if you&#8217;re curious about trying a beer with a slightly sour note to it, this is a good place to start.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jolly Pumpkin&#8217;s La Roja is a beer that has been sitting in my fridge just waiting for the right moment to be enjoyed. The first time I had this beer was at my friend&#8217;s house for a potluck and beer dinner. \u00a0She mentioned that the shop clerk told her this was a blod beer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[32],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3Z0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}