Jester King Brewery

Microbrewery in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
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!

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown with a minimal off-white head. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee notes.
Tried on 07 Apr 2026 at 20:26

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours hazy gold with a white head. light malt, corn, grass, floral notes, good.
Tried from Can on 07 Apr 2026 at 20:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours hazy pale gold with a white head. Light malt, biscuit, honey, grass, touch of lemon. Very drinkable.
Tried from Can from Central Market - Austin (N Lamar) on 07 Apr 2026 at 14:00

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Pours almost black with a dark beige head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee notes, tropical fruit, pine, excellent.
Tried on 07 Apr 2026 at 13:21

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours clear pale gold with a white head. Corn, light malt, hay, floral notes, crisp finish.
Tried from Can from Central Market - Austin (N Lamar) on 07 Apr 2026 at 13:19

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours hazy pale gold with a small white head. Taste is light malt, rice, grass, floral notes.
Tried from Can from Central Market - Austin (N Lamar) on 06 Apr 2026 at 19:47

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Aromas are resin citrus and malt - pretty standard. Flavors are similar to nose, slightly sweet and citrusy with a hint of MJ. Still standard. Drinkable and forgettable.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 05 Apr 2026 at 01:59

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried from Can from The Brew Shop (Courthouse) on 30 Mar 2026 at 02:15

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried from Can from The Brew Shop (Courthouse) on 30 Mar 2026 at 01:22

7.9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Undated 750mL which is odd for JK, but I guess they only ever planned on doing this once? Whatever the case, it's the 2021 vintage, drunk 3/25/2026.
Lovely mix of Brett and light, but definite Cognac. There's a roundness, fruitiness, sweetness here that is absolutely charming. Musty basement but not hugely funky. Not leaning as much on citrusy notes; lemon, citrus rind, etc...had a lot of sours that do that lately and I'm pretty tired of it. That Cognac level is perfect, though, wow. Very enticing.
In the mouth it's luscious vanilla and sweet Cognac with a good deal of oxidation that is oddly not found in the nose. Must be the barrel character, because this is still tightly carbonated and there was a stiff pop upon opening. Going to let this sit and breath while I go take a shower.
Ok, back from shower and sure enough, the oxidation character has receded a bit. Still getting a lot of sweet vanilla and it's joined by a bit of citrusy acidity. There's nothing aggressive here whatsoever. No acetic and no harder lactic character. Just round oak, sweet Cognac and excellent malt/wheat depth and softness. The heavy vanilla and light-to-moderate oxidation character does dampen the overall brightness/power of the beer, I think. Have to compare it to 50N, which is the benchmark for cognac lambic, and it falls short because of that heavy vanilla and oxidation character, I think.
Tried from Bottle from Fort Point Market on 25 Mar 2026 at 22:21