Jester King Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Austin,
Texas,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Jester King Brewery
Established in 2010
Contact
13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX, 78736, United States
Description
Jester King is an authentic brewer of farmhouse ales connected to a time, place and people. Our philosophy is to work in partnership with nature to create beer unique to our natural surroundings.
Over the years, we've grown into a welcoming destination for people of all ages to enjoy food, drink, friends, family and community. We invite you to visit us and enjoy all that our brewery, restaurant, farm, event hall and 165 acres of preserved land has to offer!
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 9
Overall 6
Aroma has a weird burnt quality to it, along with overripe tropical fruit, candy orange circus peanuts, coconut, buttery popcorn. Taste has a moderate bitterness and typical NEIPA sweetness. Thankfully the weird off-notes fade away after a few minutes, leaving a decent smelling and great tasting beer. Edit: tastes great while itβs cold, but goes downhill fast as it warms in the glass, leaving those horrible buttery off-notes all too readily apparent.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 20 Jan 2025
at 01:49
8.3/10
β
Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
1500mL bottle at LC member party, 1/17/25.
Clear brass-golden. Well carbonated.
Nose is very lambic-like. Fruity Brett, soft horse blanket, mild oak and tons of stone fruit. Lean malts with biscuity/nutty wheat. Clean presentation, very bright.
A bit less impressive in the flavor with more lactic acid than Brett and other random notes that are interesting but move the beer farther away from a true lambic. More American sour notes in flavor, I suppose youd say. Still, nothing to scoff at, and in excellent shape with great body, texture and good attenuation.
Clear brass-golden. Well carbonated.
Nose is very lambic-like. Fruity Brett, soft horse blanket, mild oak and tons of stone fruit. Lean malts with biscuity/nutty wheat. Clean presentation, very bright.
A bit less impressive in the flavor with more lactic acid than Brett and other random notes that are interesting but move the beer farther away from a true lambic. More American sour notes in flavor, I suppose youd say. Still, nothing to scoff at, and in excellent shape with great body, texture and good attenuation.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Side Project Brewing
on 18 Jan 2025
at 17:44
7/10
A lot of rustic notes, funky, some oak, a bit fruity. Taste is along the same lines, funky, farmhouse. A bit dirty-ish with some work required to perfect this one, but it's good overall for the North American farmhouse beer.
8-3-8-3-15=37
8-3-8-3-15=37
Tried
on 18 Jan 2025
at 14:25
7.9/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Man in The Moon, Stockholm
Hazy golden, mid sized head. Tart cardamom aroma. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Cardamom, woody tattness and stone fruit. Mid bitter finish.
Hazy golden, mid sized head. Tart cardamom aroma. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Cardamom, woody tattness and stone fruit. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Man in the Moon
on 16 Jan 2025
at 18:39
7.1/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Man in The Moon, Stockholm Clear golden, small head. Tart woody nose with funky hay. Citric with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Citric and oaky, faint notes of banana and white bread. Vinegary. Low bitterness. Interesting and innovative.
Tried
from Draft
at
Man in the Moon
on 16 Jan 2025
at 18:01
7.4/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Man in The Moon, Stockholm. Clear deep golden, small head. The aroma holds a wide array of smokey elements. Tart with above medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Charcuterie and tarry smoke meets tartness and juniper berries. Low bitterness. Very interesting beer, but very loosely related to Gotlanddricka - if at all.
Tried
from Draft
at
Man in the Moon
on 16 Jan 2025
at 16:22
7.9/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured @ MBCC 2023 green session (finally adding my notes). Red with small white head. Lots of berry tartness, actually quite nice, enjoyable.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2025
at 02:50
8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 2024 vintage. Hazy peach, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of funk, oak, apricot. Taste is lemon, oak, citrus, funk. Bright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2025
at 18:07
7.5/10
β
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
7.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared at the August 2024 PS tasting, 8/17/24. Hazy peach, no head. Aroma of strong tart peach. Taste is tart peach. Sour, bright, little jammy. Dry.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2025
at 02:17