Oro de Calabaza is of the Biere de Garde style and is crafted by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales of Michigan. My bottle was labeled Batch #345. It pours a slightly hazy, golden orange-yellow with an enormously active, foamy white head leaving rocky lacing on the glass. The beer is still foaming out of the bottle after the first pour. The nose is complex. It is heavy on spice and pepper and includes notes of bubblegum, bananas, hay, and yeast. It is overpowering in a good way. The taste is citrusy, includes the earlier mentioned spice and bubblegum, and follows that up with an oak finish. The beer is heavily carbonated with a tart, crisp mouthfeel. The alcohol content is 8%. I really enjoyed this beer and will grab it again sometime.
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