Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Du Kriek

La Roja is brewed in the Flanders tradition. We blend this beer from oak barrels where the beer has been aging for 12 months or longer. We’ve added 10 lbs. of cherries and let this beer mature for additional time in the firkin. Truly an ale of grace and distinction. La Roja is a beer that we offer year round. Roja du Kriek is a beer that we made special for you at the Great Taste of the Midwest. Mahalo Plenty.

3.8

201 reviews

Dexter, United States

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3.5 Draft at Hops & Pie Sour, Wild, and Fruited Fest 2016 4-23-16

3.6 Draught @ MBCC '17 [ Green Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2017, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [ As Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Du Kriek ]. Clear medium amber orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light cherry, tart notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, cherries, tart, sour, berries, light wood. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170513] 7-3-8-3-15

3.0 Bottle. Clear light yellow. Woody. Funky aroma. Sour flavor. Tart. Funky. There we go.

3.7 Bottled 750ml.-Courtesy of Craft Room crew. Murky orange/golden coloured, small off-white head, mild acidic cherries in the nose. Malty, light cherry, fruity, notes of alcohol and wood with tartish finish. Simple and nice.

3.6 0.75l bottle. Red misty,white head. Light cherry and malty aroma, vaguely tart. Cherry, light nutmeg, light glue, light tartness. Nice!

3.9 Fat på MBCC 2017. Smak och doft av körsbär, citrus, cederträ, kolaremmar, körsbärskärnor. Fin syrlighet, god balans, rund och len. Stiltypisk flamländsk röd.

3.5 MBCC. Clear amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, sour, dark fruit, cherries and wood. Flavour is malt, caramel, sour, dark fruit, cherries, oak, wood, brett, little lemon, medium sweet and a little dry.

4.3 Bottle from Dusty’s Cellars in Okemos. OMG. So thrilled to be trying this one. Murky red-brown pour, not so dark. Funk, kriek, and wood on the aroma. Fantastic house character as always. Basic tart la roja base comes on first but then later you get this blast of all of this wood and these cherry tannins. Little bit of cocoa powder. Abundant carbonation is not overdone. It’s really super. Oh wow. Just kind of mouth-smackingly delicious. I think it’s all about the JP terroir. If you like that...this beer is heaven. My guess is that this is a point or two better than the regular Roja, though I’m not going to change my 4.3 rating there for now.

3.8 Sample at MBCC 2017. An hazy dark amber to reddish coloured beer with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of yeast, berries, oak, sourness and with a tart finish.

3.5 Draught @ MBCC. Pours dark golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of light sourness, wood, little caramel, wood, light tart fruit, cherries. Flavor is light sour, malt, yeast, caramel, wood, fruit, cherries. Medium body, average carbonation, light acidic finish. 130517

3.9 Capped 750 shared by Marcus. Pours darkly copper with a transient white head. Slightly tart cherry aroma. Med + body. Flavor is tart cherry with some definite astringent wood aspects. Astringent wood affects the whole mouth. Very nice.

3.8 Bottle from Final Gravity. Pours reddish amber with a thick beige head and a sour cherry aroma. There is a delicate sour cherry flavor with a lot of wood and a dry finish.

4.1 Pours a brown color with a white foam head. Aroma is cherry, funk, and oak. Flavor is much heavier on the funk, but still has noticeable funk and fruit. Well carbonated. Very good

4.0 On tap at Sovereign in Georgetown DC. Pours a hazy red with a small offwhite head that leaves nice lacing. Nose is of funky red fruits, brett and oak. Taste is moderately tart and nicely oaky. Winey. Body is light to medium, carbonation moderate. Tannic. A very nice variation on the regular La Roja. Way more oaky.

4.0 Sample @ MBCC 2017, Green session. Dark reddish pour with a tiny head. Notes of cherries, vanilla, leather, almonds and funk.

3.7 [5/13/17] Draught at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017. Green session. Hazy amber. Funk, caramel, wood, cherries, earth, sour and slightly sweetish, medium-bodied. Very good.

3.6 Sample at MBCC 2017. Hazy amber with a small head. Funky with berries, oak, citrus and some light malt. The finish was dry.

3.6 MBCC. Hazy amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, red fruit and bretty. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 130517

3.4 Mbcc green. Browny light, hazy colour. Funky farmy nose, dried old hay, dry apricots. Med bodied, tarty light, light refreshing. Pretty nice tarty wild.

3.5 Draught at MBCC 2017. Low fluffy off-white lasting head. Hazy dark amber body. Acidic sour citrus berries brett wood aroma and flavor with a fair amount of hops bitterness, low carbonation and a long finish.

3.3 Sample at MBCC 2017. Fruity and funky smell with berries. Similar taste, tart with a dry mouthfeel. A bit rough.

3.8 Provad på MBCC-17. Kolaremmar, ek, körsbärs, körsbärskärnor, lätt oljig med toner av citrus. Fat och lite kryddiga trätoner typ ceder. Ganska torr. Stiltypisk flamländsk röd. Mycket gott.

4.1 Tap @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration, 2017. Pours reddish amber with a creamy head. Funky and bretty, Berries and wood. Tasty and original!

3.9 75 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden orange to amber. Small white head. Aroma is fruity and slight citric. Smooth and lingering fruity. Mellow fruity and slight citric into the finish.

3.9 Bottle @ MBC. Pours muddy golden/reddish. Aroma of vinegar, funky, cherries, acid. Heavy sour with loads of good cherries, funk and barn.

3.6 Tap @MBCC2017, Green Session. Nearly clear amber, small white head. Funky, sourish aroma, woody notes. Sourish, sweetish, malty and fruity flavour. A little orange. Cherries?

3.8 Fat på MBCC 2017. Kolaremmar, ek, körsbärs, körsbärskärnor, lätt oljig med toner av citrus. Stiltypisk flamländsk röd.

3.9 Pours hazy rhubarb with a low white head. Aromas of rhubarb, citrus, red apples. Taste is fruity and floral with light grassy notes. Mouthfeel is light bodied with moderate carbonation and quite dry with medium carbonation.

3.7 Sampled @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration 2017, Green Session. Fast klare orange goldene Farbe. Geruch ist mild säuerlich, holzig, Trauben. Geschmack ist mild holzig säuerlich, Trauben, reife Äpfel.

4.2 On tap at MBCC. Hazy red amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of sour cherry, wood, funk and spice. Dry, tart and spicy flavour with sour cherry and a touch of wood.