Cerveza de Mezquite
Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
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6.86
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We’re pleased to introduce Cerveza de Mezquite — a farmhouse ale brewed with mesquite beans foraged from the Texas Hill Country!
Mesquite beans have intrigued us for quite some time. We’ve long seen them growing on the mesquite trees all around us, but up until now, we’ve yet to make beer with them. Perhaps what intrigued us the most is their aroma, which we’d describe as having a brown sugar / molasses character. In this case, we took the beans, hand-crushed them, and added them late in the boil.
The base beer was quite simple, brewed on September 14, 2016 with malted barley from Blacklands Malt, malted wheat, rolled oats, and Goldings hops. Cerveza de Mezquite was fermented in stainless steel with our mixed culture of brewers yeast, native yeast, and native bacteria.
Cerveza de Mezquite is dedicated to former Jester King brewer Ismael Salas.
Mesquite beans have intrigued us for quite some time. We’ve long seen them growing on the mesquite trees all around us, but up until now, we’ve yet to make beer with them. Perhaps what intrigued us the most is their aroma, which we’d describe as having a brown sugar / molasses character. In this case, we took the beans, hand-crushed them, and added them late in the boil.
The base beer was quite simple, brewed on September 14, 2016 with malted barley from Blacklands Malt, malted wheat, rolled oats, and Goldings hops. Cerveza de Mezquite was fermented in stainless steel with our mixed culture of brewers yeast, native yeast, and native bacteria.
Cerveza de Mezquite is dedicated to former Jester King brewer Ismael Salas.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught@TCBW2018. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, some tart wood and mild plummy tones. Flavour is fruity, some tart wood, mild plum, some sweet malts as well as some slight dates and dried fruits.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2022
at 16:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Rather clear amber color with foamy eggshell head. Aroma is mild funk, tonka, fresh yeast. Taste is funky, some peach, seems a bit oxidized, but not sure - I have no idea how mesquite beans taste like. I get some tonka-like flavours. Oily mouthfeel with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2020
at 21:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a near clear orange amber with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has tart light fruits and sweet grains with a hint of mesquite underlying. Flavor is similar with tart light fruits, sweet grains and a touch of mesquite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2019
at 01:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beergonzo.co.uk. Cloudy orange red with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, tart, red fruit and citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 040119
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2019
at 19:03
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Ambrata carica, mediamente torbida, schiuma leggera. Al naso note di vegetale cotto, terroso, lievito, quindi emerge una leggera nota citrica. In bocca va un po' meglio, è dolciastra, con leggero vegetale sul finire. Corpo medio, carbonazione medio-leggera. Da dimenticare.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2018
at 17:55