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pDev: 13.67%
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Jester King Craft Brewery
Texas
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United States
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American IPA
| 7.30%
ABV
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Year-round.
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Notes:
Earthy rye and piny hop flavor and aroma meet spicy, funky characteristics from our farmhouse yeast in this American-inspired farmhouse ale.
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jbertsch
Massachusetts
2.58
/5
rDev
-30.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
No freshness date on bottle. boooo. Hisss.
Orangey amber in color. White head 1-2 finger in size.
Aroma was primarily of sweet malts with some noticeable peppery spices in the background once it warmed. Nothing noticeable in the hop department.
Flavor initially tasted of an old, imbalanced ipa. By I'm only guessing this is no longer fresh. So who knows...maybe it still Is relatively fresh and it just speaks to the beers imbalance. Sweet malts with a little bitter hop oil. A little funkiness hides in the background from which some Belgian-like fruitiness stems. Bitterness rears its head on the finish.
Mouthfeel is appropriately carbonated. Dry, semi short finish.
Overall, not impressed. And as I have no tolerance for a brewer who does not date their bottles I will not give them the benefit of the doubt by assuming it was old and would be better fresh. The rye is too hidden for a beer that's touted as a rye ipa. Hops are not present enough, and the farmhouse aspects are nice, but not great, and do not save the beer enough. I will not seek out again.
Serving type: bottle
10-07-2012 23:46:23 |
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champ103
Texas
3.05
/5
rDev
-18.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On tap at Petrol Station in Houston.
A: Pours a murky copper orange color. A minimal white head forms, and recedes in a second. Not much lace.
S: Orange, citrus, lemony. Bitter pine resin in the nose. Light spice with a lingering bitterness.
T: More of the same. Orange, citrus, bitter pine resin lingers. Where did the great balance and bread rye go that was in the base? I don't detect any sort of farmhouse/Belgian yeast either.
M/D: A medium body that has good carbonation. Crisp and dry. Not something I am coming back to often.
I hope they are not permanently replacing the regular Wytchmaker with this. Just bitter hops with no balance. The rye that I loved is all gone, and the new yeast does not add much if anything. Really nothing I would recommend.
Serving type: on-tap
11-07-2011 14:00:33 |
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Sean9689
Illinois
3.08
/5
rDev
-17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Bottle purchased at WLV Liquors.
A - Pours a mirky orange color, white head, thin collar.
S - Citrus, spicy yeast, rye notes, herbal. A bit of this and that, which really doesn't come together as good as I would liked.
T - Light rye notes, herbal, yeast, light bitter hops. More yeast-forward then anything and the rye and hops take a back seat. Not super-excited by this one.
M - Light body, good carbonation, dry finish.
O - Not one that I liked all that much. The yeast notes really overpower the rest of the beer and it really doesn't come together like I would have hoped for. Oh well, can't win 'em all.
Serving type: bottle
04-25-2012 14:35:05 |
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roodie
Texas
3.13
/5
rDev
-16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Petrol Station
A: Poured into a pint glass, minimal head and lacing, pours a murky golden brown, sorta a hybrid between the color of a golden saison and a amber/brown IPA tone
S: hoppy and piney as to be expected from the base beer, hint of some tart/sour/pungent spice, probably from the saison yeast and the barrel
T: hops and resin intermingle with a fruity/tart quality, almost a saison/wine flavor on the back end
M: the fruity/tart/wine flavors linger and a spicy layer coats the tongue, likely from the hops
O: pretty good, not exactly sure they did here, but I like it.
Serving type: on-tap
11-08-2011 14:20:53 |
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mwilbur
Minnesota
3.15
/5
rDev
-15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from 750 mL bottle into snifter.
A: Pours a slightly hazy orange-amber with moderate carbonation producing a 2-3 inch cream-colored head.
S: Spicy rye and hops predominate. Some black pepper and citrus. An herbal note with a hint of mint too.
T: Hops, hops, and more hops (pine, citrus, and herbal). Overly done. Drowns out the rest--spicy rye and hint of black pepper. Perhaps some time will allow this one to settle down a bit.
M: Sharp and bitter hops. Spicy hops and rye. Light-medium body.
D: Drinkable if you love an absolute truckload of hops...which I don't. A bit of a disappointment from an otherwise solid brewery.
Serving type: bottle
05-04-2012 03:37:36 |
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CooperEllis
New York
3.43
/5
rDev
-8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750ml btl via Dajtai007 as an extra in a recent trade. Cheers for this!
Not sure I'd ever reach for this again if I was looking for an IPA. However, I would 100% drink this again.
This is dirty looking. I'm a huge proponent of brite beer and this is cloudy, opaque. Nicely colored and the head is very fluffy, leaves a good trail of sticky lacing.
The most evident part of IPA rears it's head straight from the bottle when it first opens with distinct hops aromas that really spreads its wings. Underneath you get the first inkling that this will not be a typical
The taste is heavily influenced by the Belgian flavors, banana, clove, bread. There is a lightly sweet malt portion and there are unmistakable hop notes throughout.
The mouthfeel is also impacted here, a more full bodied, richer body than is typical in an American IPA. There is no lightness to the body, or oil characteristic and the typical crisp bitter finish is absent.
Not sure what the underlying IPA tastes like, but this is a bit far from what I would expect when I reach for a bottle of this style. It's interesting, slightly different and enjoyable. That said, rating it for an IPA, this doesn't really hit the style better than average.
(176th)
Serving type: bottle
02-21-2012 22:38:20 |
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BEERchitect
Kentucky
3.5
/5
rDev
-6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
For whatever reason, I quip upon a first gaze at the label- I feel as if I'm being scolded by the wychmaker on in the bottle art. But with rye being the historical bastard child of the brewer's grain family, maybe I cower because I'm certainly guilty of liking this beer.
With a murky rust appearance, it seems that the dull earthiness of the rye is playing also on its appearance. But capped with a dense blanket of foam, the eggshell froth laces up the glass with both isolated pockets and connected rings in formidable fashion. It's a great looking beer from the meniscus upward, but below the line it could be more appealing to the eye.
A very spicy scent springs from the nonic with a blend of hops, phenols, and unmistakable rye. Grounded with malty aspects of starch, caramelized barley, and light toast; its the hops that command most of the attention because of their grapefruity and sprucy notes. But then there's the complementary aromas of spicy rye and earthen leaf matter that covers all the bases.
Likewise, the flavors of malt coat the palate with the dry malt taste of terse caramel, biscuity toast, and whole grain (whether barley or rye). But a quick step into the middle palate brings a lot of complex spiciness that leads to bitterness in finish. Freshly grated grapefruit, muddled grasses, tea-like herbs, pine sap and bark, and a spicy grainy taste that stops shy of fresh cracked peppercorn- this spicy dry matrix hits the palate all at once; some attributes are sharp, others are dull but all point toward a strong hop-derived bitterness in the end.
Medium bodied to start, the beer's strong carbonation keeps the beer creamy which furthers the impression of fullness. But the carbonation recedes as the spiciness builds and allows the beer to finish dry, peppery, warm, and with spicy rye astringencies.
What's what's worth mentioning is that this is likely the beer that best represents both roggenbiers and ipas. Neither pulls so far ahead of the other that its counterpart gets lost. Still, rye is a tricky grain and can dampen some flavors while amplifying others. Jester King's attempt brings light to the struggles of rye in beer.
Serving type: bottle
09-20-2012 03:44:50 |
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Florida9
Illinois
3.53
/5
rDev
-5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Slightly cloudy dark amber in color. Forms an enormous off-white head that has pretty good retention. Leaves lots of lacing on the way down.
S: Aromatic and hoppy. Citrus, grapefruit, and lots of peppery spice.
T: Definitely hop forward with an appreciable bitterness. Grapefruit, citrus, and lots of spicy hops. Pine and pine resin. A slight bit of yeastiness in the background. Finishes earthy and piney with even more spice.
M: This is where this beer really doesn't work for me: medium bodied with good carbonation and an aggressive, soapy, bitterness that coats the tongue with a persistently unpleasant aftertaste.
O: As a hop head, I can say I like the hops in this one, but the bitterness is more than just bitterness - it is borderline astringency that makes this beer less than enjoyable. Lots of potential, but misses the mark.
Serving type: bottle
05-18-2012 00:21:36 |
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BeersCriteria
Texas
3.55
/5
rDev
-4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A- Pours a dark orange with a BIG WHITE HEAD. I don't know what it is about Jester King, all their beers produce huge heads. Every time I poured it in a glass, the head in the bomber would constantly overflow from the bottle...it kind of got annoying. Anyways, expect HUGE heads from Jester King brews.
S- Orange Juice and some honey. It was rather pleasant.
T- A good strong citrus taste of grapefruit and lemons with a malty backbone and a good hop bite. There's also a HINT of breadiness which Im assuming is from the rye but eh, I really dont taste the rye.
Food Pairing- Due to the strong citrus notes this beer would pair well with some fish, specifically a white fish. Possibly a bass with some couscous and vegetables.
Serving type: bottle
02-04-2012 05:20:53 |
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BeerLover99
New Jersey
3.55
/5
rDev
-4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: dirty orange/cloudy tan, trace white head,
mild lacing
S: rye, lemon peel, yeast,
T: clove, yeast, malt, solid pine, bitter/sour
rye finish
M: med body, mild sticky/oily mouth
O: My 1st Rare Beer of the Month selection!
Thanks to my loving wife. Never heard of this
brewery before, not bad. Fascinating twist,
on Rye IPA, almost tastes like Hefe/Rye IPA.
QUITE GOOD, WORTH TRYING!
Serving type: bottle
06-29-2012 19:37:46 |
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biboergosum
Alberta (Canada)
3.58
/5
rDev
-4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
750ml bottle. More creepy label imagery from this brewery, with the titular witch seemingly following me with her malevalent eyes.
This beer pours a glassy, medium golden amber hue, with two fingers of foamy, effervescent off-white head, which leaves a nice array of cloudform lace rings around the glass as it slowly recedes.
It smells of mildly sour, peppery rye grain, dried orchard fruit, tart citrus and pine hop notes, and a further dank leafiness. The taste is bitter citrus pith, pine needles, somewhat funky yeast, spicy rye malt, a general sugary sweetness, and more earthy mustiness. The extra few points of booze do well to stay entirely under the radar.
The carbonation is a tad edgy, but softens as it goes, the body just on the light side of medium weight, and actually pretty smooth. It finishes sweet, but with a still pungent melange of bitter hop, spicy grain, and musty, funky earthiness.
A decent yeast-altered Yankee IPA, so much so, that I feel the American theme becoming washed out, as the Belgian character of the yeast outshines the rye malt. Ipso facto, Belgian IPA would likely be a better classification for this offering.
Serving type: bottle
10-13-2012 02:24:12 |
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C20Percent
Virginia
3.6
/5
rDev
-3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a slightly hazy golden-brown with a bubbly dark egg shell colored head of foam on top. Nice bubble action in the body. Some good complexity in the body. I'm pretty impressed by the appearance.
S: A lot of fruity aromas -- pears is sticking out as the main one. Bready - some banana. There is some citrus and hops, but they aren't up front. Part of this is almost champagney. It's good, but it's also very subtle.
T: Taste like it smells for sure. Pears, bananas and a bready flavor. For sure it doesn't taste like an IPA. It taste kind of like a Hefeweizen or a Wit beer. I'm not sure how to grade this because it doesn't taste bad, but I can't recommend this flavor as an IPA. Not even any hops. Crazy.
M: It's a light-to-medium body. It's smooth and creamy. I don't think it's carbonated very well. And, maybe that's related to the hoplessness. The feel itself isn't as slick as I like. Not much chewiness here. Average.
O: Very weird beer. If somebody was looking for a good IPA, then I wouldn't suggest this. This starts off as a decent beer, but the taste and feel don't do it for me. Very strange beer overall.
Serving type: bottle
07-19-2012 23:54:15 |
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MattSweatshirt
Texas
3.63
/5
rDev
-2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice tight white bubble action in the head. The body is slightly hazy and orange/amber. Lots o' lacing.
The sell opens with da funk. Very nice. It's got some citrusy/lemon going on with floral, pine, and a little sweetness.
The pepper and spicy rye flavors are mots excellent in this. Low level of bitterness. Hops come through as pine for the most part, a little herbal, lemon, and orange character as well. With no bottle date I don't know how old this is, but seems a little lacking in what I expect from an IPA. Lots of earthy, yeasty, breadiness going on here.
The body tends to lean a little thin and watery. Fairly dry.
Serving type: bottle
07-09-2012 06:17:15 |
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willjschmidt
California
3.65
/5
rDev
-2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 750ml bottle into a Sierra Nevada 30th anniversary glass.
A: Pours a dark copper color with a decent sized white head.
S: Some spicy rye along with some earthy aromas.
T: An interesting beer, but not an IPA. Comes off more like a rye based saison. Lots of spicy rye. Lots of earthy flavors such as herbal and floral accents. Slightly sweet in the finish. FInish is spicy and slightly bitter.
M: Medium bodied, slightly above average carbonation.
O: An interesting beer, a pretty good saison.
Serving type: bottle
09-11-2012 03:43:21 |
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genitempo
Texas
3.66
/5
rDev
-1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Any beer enthusiast that is well-versed in Jester King would probably consider an IPA, of any extreme, to be rather elementary for the talent behind the Texas brewery. However, Stuffings and the crew throw a farmhouse-inspired Rye IPA into their catalog and the results are nothing short of avant-garde. It pours a frothy and plentiful white head that remains steadfast and dense, leaving heavy, heavy lace atop a murky body. The aroma is a balance of hoppy, citrus aroma balancing floral and pine scents, and leaving the enthusiasts with phenols on the undertone. As far as taste goes, expect a balanced and moderate hop profile with a tightly-wound bitter and dry finish. The body, a medial mass is filled with carbonation, yet never problematic.
It's interesting, it's complex, and it's living up to the so-called standard we all expect from Stuffings.
Serving type: bottle
03-21-2013 04:12:51 |
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inlimbo77
Delaware
3.68
/5
rDev
-1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jester King
Farmhouse Rye Wytchmaker (lime green label)
750ml into NB Globe
No bottle date, but purchased from the brewery recently
A: Pours a cloudy orange amber color. Almost a finger of off white head that drops fairly quickly. Sticky lacing bits.
S: Farmhouse barnyard funk. Also, some of those spicy rye notes. This combination really cuts in on the amount of hops that you'd get normally from an IPA.
T: Much like the nose, the taste is dominated by the Farmhouse strand. You get that spicy rye notes as well, but the hop profile is masked by these almost totally. I wish I could taste more of the IPA hints. Seeing the hops used in the recipe on the label, you should be able to pick them out but I can't.
M: Medium bodied with a nice spicy mouth coating
O: Solid beer from a small up and comer, but s little tweaking might help this one a bit.
Serving type: bottle
01-22-2012 16:39:58 |
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deuce9259
Ohio
3.74
/5
rDev
+0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
750 ml bottle poured into a tulip...unsure of the bottling date.
appearance - pours a deep orange, large head, nice lace.
smell - piney hops, earthy citrus, fruity.
taste - starts out as an ipa and finishes as a saison.
mouthfeel - smooth...a bit light for me.
overall - only JK beer i brought back from texas. i like what they did with it, and really enjoy and respect the style. with that being said, I enjoy some other beers of this style a bit better.
Serving type: bottle
02-05-2013 03:12:57 |
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cvm4
Mississippi
3.75
/5
rDev
+0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a cloudy amber with a fair amount of particulate in it. A good helping of a tight knit one finger head.
S - Citrus and some of that farmhouse funk dominate for me. You can also detect hops and spicy rye lingering.
T - Has a bready quality to it. Rye & pine hops up front and finishes with a funky tartness.
M - Medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes slightly wet.
O - I respect the merging of these 2 styles. Not sure my tastebuds are used to them yet. Very interesting to drink as the rye, hops and yeast set this beer apart.
Serving type: bottle
07-22-2012 01:50:01 |
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TrappistJohnMD
Mississippi
3.75
/5
rDev
+0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pours a dirty orange-brown to amber color with chunky thick off-white head that lingers forever in tulip. Lots of lacing.
Smell is funky belgian-esque cross with a typical IPA. Lots of spice and ripe fruit. Cinnamon and clove presence. Pine and citrus comes through as it warms, but really overpowered with the peppery spices.
Taste is sweet throughout. Not a lot of hop character except in the late finish. Bitterness persists in the aftertaste. Good, but not as complex as I expected from the smell.
Mouthfeel is a little watery. Lots of carbonation.
Overall this is interesting. Smell is awesome and strange for an IPA. Taste and mouthfeel were good, but not what I expected.
Serving type: bottle
10-12-2012 22:51:56 |
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HuskyinPDX
Washington
3.75
/5
rDev
+0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle opened on 1.11.13.
A - Pours a clear dark orange with an active two inch cream-colored head with good retention.
S - Rye, malty, pine, grass, slight citrus.
T - Lots of rye and malt, with a little pine and citrus in the finish.
D - Good carbonation with a light body.
O - Light rye with a touch of pine hops and citrus.
Serving type: bottle
01-22-2013 06:48:40 |
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GregSVT
Texas
3.78
/5
rDev
+1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle into a snifter
A: Pours murky yellowish brown with a nice eggshell white head that fades to a small layering and leaves some good lacing on the glass.
S: The nose at first is big pine and grapefruit then the Belgian yeast kicks in with notes of cloves and candied plums.
T: The taste kicks you in the mouth with piney hops and the finish is dominated by the sweet malt and Belgian yeast.
M: The feel is creamy and medium bodied.
O: The new yeast changes this one just enough to be intersting but it's not much different. I almost expected a belgian IPA after hearing they turned this into a farmhouse beer.
Serving type: bottle
02-19-2012 04:58:18 |
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metter98
New York
3.78
/5
rDev
+1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is hazy dark yellow in color and poured with a finger high frothy white head that has excellent retention properties and consistently left a short head covering the surface along with lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: There are light aromas of earthy yeast in the nose along with hints of rye.
T: like the smell, the taste is very earthy and has some notes of caramel malts and hints of bitterness from the hops and spiciness from the rye.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is an interesting farmhouse beer that tastes like a hybrid between a saison and a rye beer. It is also a nice choice if you like earthy aromas and flavors.
Serving type: bottle
11-03-2012 16:05:40 |
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claspada
New Jersey
3.8
/5
rDev
+1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly hazy copper to amber color with a fluffy, semi-sticky looking white head. Spotty, soapy, sticky lacing (thanks to the rye malt) is left along the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
Aromas begin quite balanced overall with equal amounts of spicy rye malt, some lesser toasted breadiness and light citrus, pine and earthy hoppiness. As it warms I get more of the Farmhouse yeast semi-funky esters and more spice notes which could be more rye or from the phenolic Belgian Yeast.
The tastes begin with the same toasty, bready, biscuit maltiness and the more predominant spicy rye maltiness. Generic citrus and earthy hop flavor combines with the Farmhouse yeast induced earthy, slight hay-like flavors. The saison yeast really drys out the beer and adds some crispness to the finish. There is a slight bit of funk from the yeast, which I expected from a beer with farmhouse in the name.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is semi-dry thanks the yeast ans semi-spicy thanks to the rye malt.
Overall, I really enjoyed this beer. Perfect blend of Rye IPA and Belgian Farmhouse flavors. The yeast esters or spicy rye flavors could easily over power each other or not work well together, but here they do and it makes it a well balanced winner I wouldn't mind having in the future.
Serving type: bottle
07-03-2012 23:30:05 |
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gtermi
Texas
3.8
/5
rDev
+1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: The beer pours a dark clear golden body with a thick creamy light tan head that slowly fades away and leaves a lot of lacing on the glass.
S: I am picking up a strong amount of spicy and floral hops, some grain and a strong amount of rye.
T: This is a really strange flavor IPA. I get a nice amount of hops and it tastes really good at first, but the farmhouse yeast starts to come in and really changes the flavor. The flavor goes from sweet to just a weird funk that I cant really describe. The rye flavor is there too and I just dont really know what to think about the flavor of this beer.
M: The beer is super easy to drink and has a good amount of carbonation. There is a strong amount of crispness on the back of the throat.
O: This is just one of those weird beers I cant really get my mind around. BUT that is how Jester King does things. They are not afraid to try anything and I give them mad respect for that... On the other hand, I think they took a major step back on this IPA because the original recipe was much better.
Serving type: bottle
12-28-2012 04:42:56 |
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fmccormi
New York
3.83
/5
rDev
+2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Straight pour from a 750ml pry-off champagne bottle to my nice little Belgian Independence Day stemmed tulip. No bottle dating visible, but this was brought to me by a Texan friend about three weeks prior, so I imagine it’s relatively fresh.
Appearance (4.5): Nice, very hazy dark honey-colored body with a light tan head of fine bubbles that just doesn’t die down. Starts at two fingers, and takes forever going down. Some thick lacing on the sides, very nice appearance.
Smell (4.0): Very interesting mix of light fruit and wet hay—classic musty brett character, not particularly strong but well-defined. Not an IPA aroma, but definitely a farmhouse aroma.
Taste (4.0): Malt character is actually pretty subtle, but the rye character is clear. Beyond that, the flavor is mainly dominated by the brett character, which is well-proportioned—not too musty, not too pungent, just a straight-forward presentation of basic wet hay and a mild sour character. Some grassy, slightly fruity hops come through, too. Finish is slightly sour, but very mildly so. Grows on me as it warms.
Mouthfeel (3.0): Surprisingly light body with a very mild carbonation that tingles very lightly. Dry finish, not bad. Nothing objectionable, but nothing notable for either a farmhouse or an IPA mouthfeel. Wild ale maybe, but neither farmhouse or IPA.
Overall (3.5): This is a good beer and I’m glad to have gotten the chance to try it, and I definitely want to get some more Jester King in my life. Still, I’m not sure this bottle hit the mark for either a farmhouse beer or an IPA—but it’s a decent hybrid, either way. I think a fresher hop profile (IPA), a dryer and more active body (farmhouse / saison), and a deeper funk (brett) would benefit this beer, but the state it was in tonight was not far enough in any of those directions to really be memorable.
Serving type: bottle
02-25-2012 04:35:59 |
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