Wytchmaker Farmhouse Rye IPA (Batches #9 - #19)
Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.37
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Ingredients: hill country well water, malted barley, malted rye, hops, farmhouse, yeast, native yeast and souring bacteria from the Texas hill country.
Admin Note: In November 2013 Jester King began brewing this beer using indigenous wild yeast and souring bacteria. All bottles from Batch 9 onward should be under this rating.
Last time released was Batch 19 in spring of 2020.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Poured golden cloudy. Serious yeasty funk and some other stuff. Didn?t get much rye. Pretty good
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Volo. Slightly hazy Amber, orange pour, with a small white head. Aroma has some good citrus, but a touch on the sweet side, with a very light spice note from the rye. Mouth fee and carb are good if anything a touch low. Bitterness is medium, sweet citrus finish, subtle spice, honestly it tastes a little old.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Shrewsbury Monthly Beer Share; Chez Sophie, 11th April 2022. Five guys all passionate about beer bringing their thoughts and offerings to split between us. Cheers Mark for the large bottle of this (US pint & 4oz). March 2020 on the label, Batch 19. Anyway we all got a huge white head on a misty golden body in our glasses. Earthy and floral nose with a funky twist, taste had a subtle Rye feel to the mini-sourness and funky wild overtones. Almost enjoyed it!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
75cl bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, April 22. Misty dull gold appearance, good white froth. Super vibrant brett aroma, giving a good indication of the blossoming bretty character which seems to dominate over any other mixed ferm aspects. Super crisp palate. Very well presented brett beer. Not an IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Angenehme Säure, leicht sauer, farmhousig, Aprikosen, sehr komplex, plötzlich bitter, dann trocken, fruchtig, lecker.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Classic Jester King brand, originally a rye IPA but turned sour when they started using their mixed fermentation for all their beers; never had that original, non-sour version, but I am equally happy with this one. Thanks to Johan for sharing. Egg-white, thick and rocky, cobweb-lacing, stable head on an initially clear, pure and deep golden beer, turning into a misty ochre-tinged straw blonde with sediment. Aroma of grapefruit peel, moldy bitter orange, spiced crackers, sourdough, armpit sweat and classic Bretty 'horseblanket', withering leek, old lemon cake, raw horseradish, lemongrass. Dry, crisp onset, citric with notes of bitter orange and cucumber, fizzily carbonated in a 'refined' yet lively way; soft bread-crusty malts, rye spiciness (cracker-like), with lots of 'wild' effects ranging from damp hay to sweat and horseblanket - clearly more 'wild' (Brettanomyces) than bacterial sour, though lactic acid is obviously present, contributing to an overall dryness that in itself is accentuated by a weedy, earthy hop bitterness. Moldy and dried citrus peel effects remain, over a strong bready yeastiness and 'deep' rye spiciness. Complex 'farmhouse ale', in all, rather than anything truly IPA-like (or sour ale); very dry and quenching on a hot summer day.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Beergonzo.co.uk. Batch 18. The label says only 6.2 % ABV. Hazy golden orange with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, bretty, citrus and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 021118
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750 ml bottle poured into a tulip. Batch 18, March 2018. Slightly hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of peppery notes, funk, Brett, floral. Tastes of floral, peppery spice, light funk, citrus, oak. Medium body with a dry finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Brown bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, lot #17, savoured on August 17 2017; eye: straw, clear, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: citrus, light acidity, slight musk, light wild yeasts; mouth: citrus, light acidity, slight musk, light wild yeasts, light hay, semi-dry finale in bittering hops with medicinal presence, medium body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, slick texture; overall: fine
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Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces,lot #17, savourée le 17 août 2017; œil : paille, limpide, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : citron, légère acidité, très léger musc, léger levures sauvages; bouche : citron, légère acidité, très léger musc, léger levures sauvages, léger foin, finale semi-sèche en houblon amérisant avec présence médicinale, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Taster at the Sovereign 1-31-18 Previously at 4.1