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Oro de Calabaza
- Quad / Belgian Strong
- 8% ABV
- Label approved Sep 30, 2019
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Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales' Quad / Belgian Strong. Label approved 30 September 2019.
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How to serve it
- Serve at
- 52–58°F (11–14°C)
- Glass
- Chalice: a wide stemmed bowl for sipping malty Belgian ales
About 230–280 calories and 18–31 g carbs
About 155 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Quad / Belgian Strong. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
About this beer
This is the 9th of 17 labels we have from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. It is one of 12 quad / belgian strong labels approved in September 2019. Its label was approved 14 days after it was submitted. The label carries barrel-aged on the front.
From the label“AGED IN MALBEC BARRELS AND REFERMENTED IN THE BOTTLE, MALBEC BARREL AGED ORO DE CALABAZA IS BREWED IN THE FRANCO-BELGIAN TRADITION OF GOLDEN STRONG ALES. A BEAUTIFUL ROSY HUE AND AROMAS SUGGESTIVE OF BLACKCURRANT, CHERRY AND GRAPEFRUIT DEMONSTRATE THE PERFECT MELDING OF A BELGIAN ALE WITH CHARACTERISTICS REMINISCENT OF MALBEC GRAPES. LOOK FORWARD TO A PALATE OF GENTLE SPICE AND CLOVE, ALONG WITH NOTES OF RED GRAPE, WHITE CHERRY, BLOOD ORANGE PITH, AND AN ELEGANT MEDIUM-DRY FINISH.”
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