Jester King Brewery Citrus Froot Direct

Citrus Froot Direct

 

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

  IPA - Belgian Rotating
Score
7.24
ABV: 6.6% IBU: - Ticks: 17
We brewed a dextrinous wort with raw wheat and flaked oats over a base of TexMalt San Jacinto 2-Row and Wildfire Pale Malt. We then pitched our mixed culture in stainless steel with a bio-trans dry hop of Ekuanot and Amarillo. Following primary, we refermented the beer with fresh, hand-juiced Dancy Mandarins & Hamlin Oranges from Orange Blossom Farm in Utopia, Texas west of San Antonio. We then dry hopped the beer two more times with Ekuanot and Sabro cryo.

This ode to Texas citrus has notes of Orangina, mimosa, honeysuckle, orange blossom perfume, Painkiller cocktail, and Lacto-fermented orange marmalade.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

Can on Enterprise Beach, Barbados, 19th August 2025. Pours a clear orange. Aroma is citrus and pith, orange juice. Taste is pithy, fresh juice, quite refreshing

Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2025 at 12:54


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewery pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is some brett notes a nice citrus hop kick. Taste is more of the nice brett tartness some light citrus hops.

Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2024 at 22:25


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

4oz pour at Ridgewood. Pours clear blonde with white head. Aroma has some saison yeast and an earthy character. Flavour has saison yeast, moldy citrus. This is fine.

Tried on 02 Oct 2024 at 07:21


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at RidgeWood, pours a hazy bright golden with a medium white head. Aroma has plenty of citrusy hops, Belgian yeast, and farmhouse funk. Flavour is fruity, with lots of Belgian yeast, stone fruits, and big citrusy hops. Reasonably mix of Belgian yeast and citrusy hops. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2024 at 05:08


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

750ml bottle. Opalescent, orange, pale golden colour with average to huge, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Mildly bretty, funky and fruity hoppy aroma, somehow raw, rustic, grainy malty background, hints of mandarine, bubblegum, woody, oaky overtones. Taste is slightly grainy malty with some residual sweetness, slightly dry, mildly bretty, funky yeasty and slightly fruity hoppy, minimally woody, hints of mandarine and bubblegum, a touch of oak, mild zesty bitterness. Slightly oily, watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation. Mild funkiness, quite some subtleties, fairly refreshing - decent.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2024 at 17:25


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

8-15-22, HC&B

Tried from Bottle from Hop Cask & Barrel on 16 Aug 2022 at 01:09


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

Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear golden. Brett, a bit stinky, orange, mandarin, some hops, dry and bitter, orange rind.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2021 at 15:03


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

Keg at Ghostwhale, Brixton. Aroma combines citrus with honey. Clear gold. Thin white head sticks to the rim. Very sour. Fruity and vinous. Caustic sherbert.Tart. Light. Thin. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Big dry Saison.

Tried on 21 Nov 2021 at 17:17


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

750ml bottle. Clear golden yellow, loads of zesty citrus, some orange, mandarin, marmalade and floral notes, hints of funky farmyardy notes, lime and grapefruit. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2021 at 14:56


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

¨Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Some orange notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried on 24 Oct 2021 at 18:28