Style: American Wild Ale ♦ ABV: 5.0% ♦ Price: $9.99/750 ml Bottle ♦ Availability: Limited Only Brewed Once: Hard to find outside Michigan ♦ Container: 750 ml Bottle ♦ Rating: 3.88/5.00
The Short: Persimmon Ship douses your taste buds with sour fruity peppery flavor and hits harder than you would expect from a brew that claims to be five percent alcohol by volume. Though the bottle claims both persimmon and dragon fruit juice are part of the mix, the sour persimmons overwhelm all other flavors. A distinctly artful brew, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Persimmon Ship is a connoisseur’s beverage, and caters to those yearning for a uniquely flavored brew.
Buy this beer if: You have a habit of drinking craft beers and want to sample a beverage that stands out, and sour is a flavor profile that you find favorable.
Don’t buy this beer if: You abhor anything fruity and especially if you can’t stomach anything sour; if you are into more traditional brews, may I suggest Left Hand Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest Märzen Lager.
Food Pairings: This is a tough one, sour brews are the most difficult to pair. I want to suggest summer food, but persimmons ripen in autumn so I will instead suggest traditional German food. Anything heavy on cream sauces and meat, especially sausages like knackwurst, weisswurst, and Thüringer. Just thinking about German food causes me to tear up over the loss of the real Berghoff, I encourage everyone to acquire their Family Cookbook and humbly point you to the ramschnitzel.
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