Texas High Desert IPA
Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Rotating|
Score
7.14
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Texas High Desert IPA from Jester King Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can, undated or illegibly-dated, drunk 9/16/24. Very lightly-hazed, peach-honey-bronze. Small, white head, quickly to edges. Interesting yeast with heavy earth, spice and mineral. Clean and robust with lightly woody, lightly spicy hops behind it. Biscuit and cracker from the malts are polished and attenuated. No resin or alcohol noted, but almost a bit more Belgian pale ale than American IPA. The Belgian character continues with clove, hints of burnt banana and mild citrus. Definitely fruity hops maybe a touch vague, but appreciated to help take some of the focus off of all of this yeast character. Malt is amply deep, but very highly attenuated. Solid little Belgian IPA. As good or better than most I've had from Belgium. The spicy phenols never overpower/overdry the palate as there's ample sumptuous/soft malt to soak it up.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours gold into a tulip. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Lemon joy and coriander aromas. Crisp with sweet coriander and blood orange upfront turning to dusty lemon joy in the dry, lasting fnish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clearish gold with a finger and a half of white foam. Belgian IPA focused nose with coriander, banana and lemon with some prickly pear notes underneath. Clove and prickly pear on the palate. Starts off a bit sweet, then leans bitter and dry on the finish. Like a cross between a Belgian IPA and a saison.