Bug Farm is farmhouse ale made with rosemary, lavender, and spearmint and refermented with watermelon.

Bug Farm is a revisitation of our 2014 Hibernal Dichotomous recipe. We pressed juice from Texas watermelons, refermented it in farmhouse ale brewed with rosemary, lavender, and mint, and then naturally conditioned it through refermentation in the bottle.

We processed about a ton of watermelon by hand over the course of two days at Jester King. We diced the watermelon, pureed it, then added it straight to the tank for re-fermentation. The rosemary, lavender, and spearmint were all added cold side as well.

Bug Farm has roots at Jester King going back over a decade. It continues to be one of the favorite beers we make. Available at Jester King now (open seven days a week) and self-distributed around Austin starting today!