Jester King Brewery Viking Metal

Viking Metal

 

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

  Traditional Beer - Gotlandsdricke Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.35
ABV: 8.3% IBU: - Ticks: 15
Jester King Craft Brewery Viking Metal Smoked Farmhouse Ale Brewed with juniper & myrica gale & aged in gin barrels with wild yeast.

We brewed the base beer Gotlandsdricka using Hill Country well water, smoked malted barley, oak smoked wheat, and flaked rye. Juniper berries and myrica gale were added at the boil. Then, let this ferment in our stainless-steel tank with our mixed culture of native yeasts and bacteria, then transferred it to rest in Old Tom Gin barrels from Ransom Spirits.
 

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7

Very interesting. Cloudy gold pour. Strong whiff of gin & juniper. Some funky yeast and fruit and honey.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:41


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bomber from Lost Dog Café in Alexandria, VA Aroma: woody, funk, juniper, smoke Appearance: hazy golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, smoke, medium tartness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, medium body, slick feel, tart finish Delicious

Tried on 03 Nov 2019 at 20:37


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Smoke and some light juniper berry. I thought the gin barrel would have been much stronger here but this was pretty well balanced and nice. Some lavender. Pours clear golden with ok head. Flowery sweet end. Tap at Sovereign.

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2019 at 00:56


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tap @ Port street beer house, Manchester. Pours Hazy Golden with a White head. Iodine and leather. Peated. One dimensional. Wauw.

Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2019 at 23:28


8

Tried from Draft at Port Street Beer House on 28 Feb 2019 at 19:26


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From backlog. Draught @ Mikkeller Baghaven. Funky sour, woody and slightly smoky with some juniper and tart citrusy notes. Interesting.

Tried on 13 May 2018 at 08:25


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

Tap. Hazy orange color with white head. Aroma is peach, smoke, herbal, fresh yeast. Taste is herbal, peach, tart, smoked. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Interesting!

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2018 at 05:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Jester King, pours a cloudy peachy orange with a small white head. Aroma is intense, with tons of gin, juniper berries and a touch of smoke. Flavour is complex, with lots of gin barrels, wood, light smoke, and floral notes. Really nice barrel aging. Not usually a fan of gin barrel aged beers, but this is a beauty.

Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2017 at 09:17


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap. @Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà, Roma 06/10/2017
Color anaranjado corona de espuma blanca, aromas acidos y frutales, sabor acido con notas especiadas ligeramente picante, cuerpo ligero, rica.

Tried from Draft on 09 Oct 2017 at 15:34


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

[5/16/16] Bottle at Himmeriget in Copenhagen. Hazy golden. Aroma of gin, wood, smokiness, juniper, fruitiness. Sour flavor, fruity, woody, with fruitiness, some smokiness, juniper, a bit of gin. Medium-bodied. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2016 at 17:43