Jester King Brewery

Microbrewery in Austin, Texas, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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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6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a white head that starts and remains at the edges. Aroma has a light funk note with a strong sour note that is quite acidic. Flavor has a strong sourness throughout with a hint of fruit, a strong acidic note and just a hint of underlying funk.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2012 at 13:15

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 750ml @ home
Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel and brown sugar. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long chocolate, roasted malty finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2012 at 08:27

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy light gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a good amount of light fruity yeast with some light grassy hops and a bit of backing sweet grains. Flavor has a good amount of light fruits (apple) and yeast up front with a growing pine note and a light grain backbone.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2012 at 17:39

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a big cream head. Fruity estery aroma with light yeast and light spice. Malt and earth flavor with yeast and spice. Medium bodied. Malt and light sumemr fruit lingers with spice and yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2012 at 12:42

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Yeast and malt aroma with spice and light citrus. Lemon and yeasty flavor with spice. Meidum bodied. Light grain and spice lingers with yeast and light lemon.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2012 at 10:42

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Fruity esters and light spice aroma with yeast and malt. Malt and fruity ester flavor with yeast. Medium bodied. malt and spice lingers with yeast and fruity esters.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2012 at 10:32

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Light amber beerwith a whitish head. Spice and light malt aroma with yeast and light fruity esters. Light citrus and summer fruit flavor with light yeast. Medium bodied. Light citrus/summer fruit lingers with light yeast and light spice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2012 at 10:31

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours cloudy orange with medium frothy white heade leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is a fruity malt and pepper. Medium mouthfeel with a clove and caramel with lingering dry finish. A good Belgian strong ale from Jester King.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2012 at 02:50

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750 ml. Cloudy golden body with a frothy, white head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of floral hops, brett, grass, straw, spice. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Dry finish with a slight tangy taste along with tastes of pear, toasted grain. Lingering bitterness. Balance between the funky yeast and bitter hops is done well.
Tried on 02 May 2012 at 18:28

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle. Gusher. Relaxed: Cloudy amber colour with huge foamy stable lacing white head. Floral and slightly soapy hop aroma with a yeasty touch and disguised fruit notes. Dry, bitter and slightly biting hop notes predominate taste. Malt basis and fruity notes are relegated to the fringe. Somewhat unbalanced; close to a Saison.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2012 at 16:07