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    Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca

    Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca
    5 star rating
    A tasty Belgian witbier with that good old Jolly Pumpkin funk!
    brew guru

    MAR
    27
    2009
    Jolly Pumpkin is a relatively small brewery in Dexter, Michigan that cranks out some of the most interesting beers you can lay your hands on. Most of their brews begin as traditional ale's (no lagers here) but quickly take a hard left into Weirdsville. Their fermentation is done in open vats which allows the local flora and fauna to party in the brew. They also age all their beers in oak casks which provides a more full flavor and rounder mouth-feel....and allows the flora fauna funk to continue through the fermentation stage into the cleanup and aging.

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    2 star rating
    MAR
    13
    2009
    Quartino Ristorante - Chicago, IL

    Quartino Ristorante - Chicago, IL

    Plenty of better Italian options in Chicago.

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    4 star rating
    MAR
    12
    2009
    Hog Island Oyster Company - San Francisco, CA

    Hog Island Oyster Company - San Francisco, CA

    The quality food and service makes the crowds bearable.

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    4 star rating
    MAR
    2
    2009
    Flossmoor Station IPA (From Brewer's Whim Series)

    Flossmoor Station IPA (From Brewer's Whim Series)

    Limited edition IPA going fast.

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    4 star rating
    MAR
    1
    2009
    New Belgium La Folie

    New Belgium La Folie

    Amazing representation of a unique Belgian style.

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    5 star rating
    JAN
    30
    2009
    Bell's HopSlam

    Bell's HopSlam

    HopSlam lives up to the hype!

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    kevin wrote on Mar 30, 2009

    I like the writing style on the recent Jolly Pumpkin review. Keep it up!

    kevin wrote on Mar 16, 2009

    Hey man, gratz on Writer I. Guess you got that a while back but I just noticed!

    CrystaBush wrote on Mar 12, 2009

    Just stopping by to check out your reviews and say "HI". :)

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