It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Beer: Jolly Pumpkin Noel

Beer #4 was from noted sour/dank beer experts Jolly Pumpkin, so I guess I should have known what to expect.  Noel is described on the can as a "wild dark strong holiday ale."  Strong it is, at 9%.  And it's definitely a wild ale, with that sour "wet sock" taste I've grown to know and hate in beer over the last decade, along with a dash of fruitcake.  If sours are your thing, then this beer may be for you.  It's just not for me, even if it is in a totally badass pint glass.

Name:  Noel

Brewery:  Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Location:  Dexter, MI

ABV:  9%

IBU:  22

Good for drinking if:  You like the taste of wet stockings.

Rating (out of five stars, by quarter star increments):  3.5