La Parcela no.1 by Jolly Pumpkin

Rating: 4.8/5

La Parcela no.1 by Jolly Pumpkin is a 5.9% ABV Pumpkin ale. Truly the signature beer of the JP series. As we approach the Fall, we will surely find Halloween around the corner, and what a better way than to enjoy it with a special beer such as La Parcela. This is the second time I try this beer and it was my true true first pumpkin ale that was closer to pumpkin than anything I had

tried in the past. So tradition had it that I would try it once more :).

Label:
Ok, so the joke was that Jolly Pumpkin doesn’t brew a pumpkin beer. Well, now we do. Just this one. Packed with real pumpkins, hints of spice, and a gentle kiss of cocoa to liven the soul. An everyday easy way to fill your squashy quotient. Guess now folks will have to find something else to joke about…
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SO… as I had stated earlier about pumpkin beers is that each is unique and has different things to offer. We had a nice round of several reviews from the shipyard smashed pumpkin (sweet yam,pumpkin, potato, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg all spice awesome), Southern Tier Pumpkin (Candy Corn, pumpkin, caramel epic), Elysian Night owl pumpkin(Licorice and pumpkin spice), Sam Adams Fat Jack(Brown English and pumpkin pie) and the Cigar city Good Gourd(5th best in the world, pure pumpkin sweetness, spices, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, crème, pumpkin bread pie you name it).

La Parcela is even more different in it’s own way :). You see, La parcela is made as a sweet/sour pumpkin beer. The reason being is that they want you to not only experience the sweet pumpkin awesomeness but also the awesomeness essence of pumpkin itself. While this may still not be the best pumpkin beer in the world, it brings forth what real pumpkin is before it is enticed with the awesome sweetness. Needless to say, you get some major pumpkin pie, sweet potato/yam/Squash, whipped cream, nutmeg, all spice, apples, citrus, cinnamon and vanilla with pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pulp, grape wine and spices. The finish is dry, but I would assume that this is normal for beers or a vegetable decent ;). Pumpkins have their own sweetness about them that cannot be covered in sweet cinnamon, sugars and spices but natural sweetness. I think this is what this beer is emphasizing. Regardless, love the JP beers, some of the best sours of the world.

2011 Review:
Jolly Pumpkins prime ale. The Calabaza or pumpkin ale. This magnificent beer is filled with a lot of wonders. It seems to be more of a fall time, Halloween going into thanksgiving kind of desert beer. Of all the JP ales I have had I would say this is their main mascot….lol besides BAM their dog mascot for beers 😛 of course. Anyways, this ale is brewed in the JP sourness or funk as others call it as usual. Malts,Cinnamon, nutmeg, Pumpkin and or squash is present. There is also a citrus and Saison style this beer from the wild yeast as well the spices. Sweetness provided by the malts is also present in here. The beer has a nice bitterness to start followed by the JP funk and mix blend of flavors and finishes off with the cinnamon pumpkin/squash after taste. I would not kid when I say this but this is one for the records. It’s like drinking a pumpkin pie, very very good :D!!!