Jester King / Mikkeller Drink'in The Sunbelt - Jester King Craft Brewery

MattSweatshirt

Texas

3.65/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Big 3 finger white head, with a gold/orange body, and bubbles just streaming incessantly at breakneck speeds from the bottom of the glass. This thing looks carbonated like crazy. Looks good in a wheat glass.

Get a big fruity/citrusy note off the bat like lemons and grapefruit. The wheat is there of course.

The citrus fruits are present in the taste along with some grassiness. Not much hop bitterness even though the hops are the most prevalent flavor. Little bit of spice flavor also.

Not as carbonated as I was expecting. The carbonation seems to settle rather quickly after going crazy when you first pour it. Light – med body.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2011 06:02:09 | More by MattSweatshirt

jl28r1

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-18-2013 16:14:53 | More by jl28r1

SFC21

New York

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-11-2013 01:46:53 | More by SFC21

csfcmitchell

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-09-2013 17:07:36 | More by csfcmitchell

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

05-09-2013 02:37:11 | More by SmellsofMahagony

LambicKing

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

04-10-2013 01:13:22 | More by LambicKing

Rupert50

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

04-10-2013 00:48:32 | More by Rupert50

Hanzo

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

04-08-2013 06:29:23 | More by Hanzo

cmoody91

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

04-07-2013 19:41:36 | More by cmoody91

Cvescalante

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

04-02-2013 19:25:47 | More by Cvescalante

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-09-2013 23:43:35 | More by spycow

ckeegan04

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

03-05-2013 04:17:35 | More by ckeegan04

marlinsfan4

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

03-03-2013 22:10:40 | More by marlinsfan4

DRBiser

Maryland

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-03-2013 21:25:23 | More by DRBiser

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-03-2013 18:08:42 | More by duceswild

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

03-03-2013 16:42:35 | More by mendvicdog

Pesci

Texas

2/5  rDev -46.1%

02-22-2013 20:09:11 | More by Pesci

Johnnyramirez

California

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

02-18-2013 19:00:40 | More by Johnnyramirez

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

02-16-2013 18:16:25 | More by ygtbsm94

BillHilly

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

02-03-2013 17:06:17 | More by BillHilly

purdueflyguy

Colorado

3/5  rDev -19.1%

01-27-2013 05:28:12 | More by purdueflyguy

phishbone23

New York

1.75/5  rDev -52.8%

01-23-2013 14:52:10 | More by phishbone23

MEsquandoles

Texas

4.16/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

750mL bought recently for 8 or 9 bucks. Poured into Jester King stemmed glass.

Very hazy golden orange, lots of carbonation (but not infected). Great head retention.

Complex aroma of tangerine, peach, pineapple, slight pine and white pepper, big presence from wheat and yeast.

Surprisingly still has a nice hop presence from last summer when it was brewed. The hops have inevitably faded, but it's not sad, not like other American beers that heavily depend on hops. Pleasant bitterness that lingers with aforementioned flavors. Dry and earthy (although all their beers tend to be). A beer of both subtlety and rawness.

Impressive body and depth for a beer with 3.9% ABV. Well done. Super sessionable and smooth, refreshing. Almost makes me which it was 100 degrees outside (not), but this is enjoyable as the beer warms as well. This has held up well. Given the strong influence of the yeast, I'd put this in the Saison style more so than anything else.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 05:44:40 | More by MEsquandoles

beertunes

Washington

3/5  rDev -19.1%

01-11-2013 23:02:43 | More by beertunes

anvilx

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

01-11-2013 01:29:44 | More by anvilx