Jester King Brewery Cerveza Sin Frontera: Sherry Barrel Aged

Cerveza Sin Frontera: Sherry Barrel Aged

 

Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project / Brasserie Trois Dames
  Sour / Wild Beer Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.19
ABV: 6.4% IBU: 7 Ticks: 47
All three breweries involved in the collaboration ferment their beer with unique blends of yeast and bacteria. In the case of Jester King, all of our beer is fermented with a mixed culture of microorganisms consisting of brewers yeast and native yeast and bacteria harvested from the air and wildflowers around our brewery in the Texas Hill Country. We brewed our version of Cerveza Sin Frontera at our brewery in October 2013 with the help of Chad Yakobson of Crooked Stave and Raphaël Mettler of Trois Dames. The wort, brewed with Hill Country well water, barley, wheat, oats, and hops, was initially fermented in stainless steel for three months, then refermented in Spanish sherry barrels for twelve months, and finally refermented in bottles, kegs, and casks for three more months.

Blend #1 was sherry barrel aged and bottled on 12.16.2014.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

How: Draught.
Where: Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade), Copenhagen.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Fruit, raisin, yeast, a bit sour, bread, some spices.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, raisin, sour, floral, a bit vinous, grass, bread.

Tried on 04 Oct 2015 at 09:41


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Lemon, bready malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Hazy amber with small head. Sweet-tart berry, malt, and moderately bitter dry hay flavor. Nice body.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2015 at 19:54


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a bottle. Aroma is somewhat acidic with a light lemon note and some pineapple. Medium light sour stone fruit with some cherry, berry and prune. Light caramel malt presence with a light wine character and a bit of oak. Pours a slightly hazy, reddish copper with a medium sized, thick, slightly off-white head that recedes to a small film that lingers thicker on the edges. Medium light lacing and small legs. Flavor is moderately to fairly acidic with some light caramel and faint honey and toasted bread malt notes. Fairly fruity with light lemon and pineapple notes. Moderate grapes, figs, cherries and stone fruit notes. Light wine character with a lighter oak presence. Low bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice beer and probably my favorite of the batch though I still ifnd the aroma on the Trois Dames version to be the best. This version has a nice, fruity acidity that works well with the sherry barrels. Some light malt notes are also well integrated. Pretty acidic, but not over the top.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2015 at 00:38


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap during RBESG2015, Day 3, Copenhagen - pours amber with white head. Sour fruity aroma and taste, acidic, grapes, light vinegar, berry fruits, funky, light floral, tart on the palate, dry tart finish.

Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2015 at 00:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at Mikkeller and Friends CPH, Day 3 of RBESG ’15, 22/08/15. Lightly hazed rich amber topped with a decent beige swirl. Nose is pissy, sherry notes, burnt toffee, dark fruits, light spice. Taste comprises tarte fruit, earthy. light acidic rise, dank notes, wood must, yeast esters, sherry tang. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok sour, fairly approachable, good balance.

Tried on 02 Sep 2015 at 15:11


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750mL bottle, pours a hazy bright amber orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out various yeast types, with some tart fruits, a floral quality, and earthy sweetness. Flavour is complex, with toasted earthy notes, some nutty quality almost reminiscent of marzipan, and some tart red fruits. What a strange beer. Seems like they just threw random shit together and wondered what could come out, then sold the result. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2015 at 12:11


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5


Draught @ Mikropolis, Vendersgade 22, DK-1363 Copenhagen, Denmark.

[ As Jester King / Crooked Stave / Trois Dames Cerveza Sin Frontera ].
Unclear - hazy medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, tart fruity, barnyard notes, light wood. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, dry, fruity, funky notes. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20150430]

Tried on 06 Aug 2015 at 05:00


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. An amber beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of spices, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, wood, and spices, leading to a tart finish.

Tried from Draft on 04 Jul 2015 at 09:45


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft @ Mikropolis, Copenhagen. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour tart weak funky woody aroma. Fruity sour tart woody flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody finish.

Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2015 at 04:42


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a bottle courtesy Travlr. Thanks! Pours a cloudy gold with an off white head. Vinous nose. Flavors of tart apples. Crisp finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 16:14