Buddha's Brew - Jester King Craft Brewery

inlimbo77

Delaware

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml, fall 2012
Tired Hands wine glass

A: Cloudy effervescent pale yellow color. Lots of carbonation. Thin layer of bright bubbly white head. Tight tiny bubbles.

S: Tart lemon hints. Some white grape. Grassy grainy notes. Pulling some of those Noble Hops. Clean and crisp wheat.

T: Up front, you get that tart white grape and lemon flavor you smelled. In the mid palate, the flavor smooths out. Possibly from the oak fermenting/aging. Really softens even with the good carbonation that tickled the tongue originally. You do get some of those herbal and grassy flavors either from the hop varieties or Kombucha. The Lacto probably adds to the mild creaminess.

M: light to medium bodied. Finish isn't overly mouth puckering and dry. Soft.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 19:04:51 | More by inlimbo77

ericwa1154

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

05-20-2013 20:28:36 | More by ericwa1154

dcloeren

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-15-2013 12:48:24 | More by dcloeren

huskermike12

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

05-15-2013 00:58:47 | More by huskermike12

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev 0%

05-15-2013 00:55:37 | More by outoffocus

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

05-12-2013 18:39:25 | More by Bonko_the_sane

csfcmitchell

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-09-2013 17:08:58 | More by csfcmitchell

MSandahl23

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

04-26-2013 19:04:19 | More by MSandahl23

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

04-22-2013 21:10:46 | More by Thorpe429

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.94/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big thanks goes out to funkydelic for sharing this one at a recent Random Sunday Tasting! Served from bottle into a Mikkeller taster flute. Poured a pale golden yellow with a half finger white head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, funk, sour, tart, fruit, and earth. The flavor was of sweet malt, fruit, funk, sour, tart, and wood. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a fairly good brew. There were some nice notes going on here with a fairly good balance. Upon first inspection of the nose I wasn’t really expecting anything really special for the style, however on the flavor I did find it to be quite good. The fruit aspect was what truly made this one on the flavor. It was quite refreshing and rather enjoyable. Glad I got the chance to try this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 11:22:47 | More by thagr81us

seeswo

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

03-17-2013 12:44:50 | More by seeswo

cfh64

Texas

4/5  rDev 0%

03-16-2013 19:48:53 | More by cfh64

Cvescalante

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-12-2013 22:47:00 | More by Cvescalante

claytong

Vermont

4.2/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

I was so intrigued I couldn't stop myself at buying for 15 a bottle

Appearance is lively but not heady. Beautiful straw yellow

Smell Is oak, lemon, honey and an odd mix I can't put a description except funky

Taste is quite similar, an odd Brett flavor comes out more and some fruity esters

Mouthfeel is impressive for what they've done here

Overall this reminded me somewhat of fantomes saison

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 00:06:06 | More by claytong

Johnnyramirez

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-10-2013 16:37:53 | More by Johnnyramirez

mynie

Indiana

3.36/5  rDev -16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Drinking this was similar to drinking regular, non-boozified kombucha--the first sip is nearly intolerable and I worry that I won't be able to finish the bottle. Then it get drinkable. Then I develop a taste for it and am sorry, some time later, when the bottle is finally empty.

I have no idea what goes into brewing with live kombucha but I'm willing to bet it's not particularly easy. Additionally, I got no ideas how to really review this beer since there's nothing against which it can be fairly based--it's not a regular wild ale, certainly. It's a whole new world of tart.

I can say, however, that this was not an easy drinking beer. Even as I came to enjoy it, it still went down awful slow. So while it's doubtless an excellently brewed beer, I can't quite bring myself to recommend it normal-like.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 23:07:06 | More by mynie

denimdemon

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

03-03-2013 00:53:21 | More by denimdemon

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

02-28-2013 19:38:23 | More by acurtis

cosmonick

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +18.8%

02-28-2013 03:16:57 | More by cosmonick

Dat

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

02-26-2013 05:56:04 | More by Dat

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

02-25-2013 02:27:09 | More by rolltide8425

duff247

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

02-25-2013 01:20:34 | More by duff247

GRG1313

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

02-22-2013 05:50:27 | More by GRG1313

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

02-19-2013 15:11:55 | More by ShanePB

pmarlowe

California

4/5  rDev 0%

02-18-2013 21:52:48 | More by pmarlowe