Bitter Death

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

Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Rotating

Score

6.83

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 19

For over a decade, we've had a great affinity for well-attenuated, crisp, hoppy, herbal ales with subtle but interesting pure culture fermentation character.

Bitter Death was brewed with Texas malted barley and malted wheat from TexMalt and a touch of flaked oats. It was hopped aggressively at nearly 3 pounds per barrel with Perle, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, and Tettnanger. We probably were more aggressive with the hopping than tradition would dictate, but dry, herbal, and bitter was our M.O. here. 100% naturally conditioned.

We get notes of white tea, dried hydrangea petals, bread dough, Texas toast, Euro-skunk, cannabis, dehydrated lime citrus wheels, caraway, and walking through the Hill Country on a spring day after it rains.

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Maverick (5074) ticked Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 8 months ago

Canned from DBW. Pours clouded yellow gold - funky yeast, sugar, band aid, citrus

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 02:10

6.8

KevinReddirt (2121) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 11 months ago

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

The local beer shop keeps a steady stream of Jester King beers coming through. Fine by me. I picked up a 16 oz can of Sudden Death a month back. And today my ABGB tulip glass is prepared to catch a pour. The liquid is an interesting amber-gold and the persistent ice white head is fed by a furious carbonation. With a sniff I determine citrus, hops and yellow fruit. Lift to take a drink. The taste follows the scent, lemon rind, grass, a hint of apricots, crackers and a mild hoppy bitterness. At only 5% abv, the sensation is deeper than I anticipated. A pleasant beer to drink on an unseasonably nice early spring day.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2025 at 23:03

7.5

Drake (22934) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago

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

Shared at the August 2024 PS tasting, 8/17/24. Hazy amber, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of yeast, grapefruit, lemon. Taste is lemon, pine, pale malt. Lingering bitterness.

Tried on 09 Jan 2025 at 02:29

6.4

Susiedaisy33 (3213) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Gold pour. Thin lace. Spotted lace. Apple, honey, and lemon flavor with apple notes. Light bodied and light carbonation.

Tried on 12 Dec 2024 at 23:59

6.5

obguthr (12465) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Honey and grass nose. Deep amber, medium head. Lemongrass, biscuit, stewed apples. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Tangy.

Tried on 12 Dec 2024 at 23:26

5.8

wombat23 (6032) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago

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

Can. Pours hazy gold with an off-white head. Light malt, yeast, herbs, lemon notes, dried weeds.

Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2024 at 04:20

6.8

Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago

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

On tap. Pours amber with light head. Aromas of sweet bubblegum and dried fruit. Flavors of sweet dried fruit, sins floral hops and toasted malts. Ok but not Jester King

Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2024 at 03:24

7.4

solidfunk (21946) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago

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

Perfume and lemongrass. Biscuit. Clear golden pour with pretty good head, not much lacing. End is only a little bitter, was hoping for more deathly bitterness. Pleasant though.

Tried on 29 Sep 2024 at 20:28

7.1

Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 2 years ago

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

750mL bottle, batch 1, April 2021, drunk 6/9/23. Clear brass-copper. Small, white head, moderate retention. Tart culture with creamy, nutty wheat and oat. Biscuity, nutty malts, seemingly high attenuation. Hmmm there's tartness pitted against heavy, heavy, butter. Tastes like tart butter! Sour cream? Peppery hops are lovely on the finish and it's soft, deeply malted and well attenuated but it's just massively buttery.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2023 at 20:01

7.1

bergstaden (9523) reviewed Bitter Death from Jester King Brewery 3 years ago

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

Golden with a white head - Herbal aroma - Malt body with a citrus herbal flavour that gives bitterness - Citrus flavor goes into the finish - This was good

Tried on 09 May 2022 at 19:31