Buddha's Brew - Jester King Craft Brewery

lanbewardin

Belgium

4.23/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Picked up a 75 of this.

Pours yellowish cloudy straw, with small amount of head.

Smells tart, funky, grapes, lemon citrus, some apple. The smell kind of reminds me of a fantome saison actually, funky.

Tastes quite tart, citrusy, I've never had kombucha so... not sure what to look for there, I don't notice anything overwhelming tea-like though. Very 'clean' beer. Mouthfeel is good, perfect amount of carbonation. Again, with the funky yeasty taste, similar to the fantome, although sourer of course.

Very sessionable beer, wouldn't mind finding this on tap

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 23:56:10 | More by lanbewardin

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Thanks willandperry!

Appearance. Pours a fairly clear pale straw gold colour with a finger of fizzy white head that disappears almost immediately.

Smell. Sweet wheat and some slight lactic sourness. Maybe just a little barrel wood.

Taste. Very sour with a bit of lemon and green apple, a bit of sweet wheat and damp old barrel.

Mouthfeel. Lighter body with low but fairly lively carbonation.

Overall. Reminded me of a sour berliner. Nothing bad about this beer, just nothing amazing. Refreshing and sour though. I would drink it again for sure.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 03:24:32 | More by Rutager

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.6/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Very pale hazy yellow. No head.

Smell - All sorts of lemony acids. A variety of aromas. A little bit floral and grainy.

Taste - Very sour. Lemon citrus sourness. Not a lot else going on, but it's pretty good.

Mouthfeel - Light bodied. Well carbonated. Nice sourness.

Overall - Tasty beer that might have suffered from being too late in the tasting.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 02:25:02 | More by Alieniloquium

ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +0.5%

06-01-2013 14:42:24 | More by ajzy

jasonycurtis

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-30-2013 21:00:18 | More by jasonycurtis

drummermattie02

Texas

3/5  rDev -24.6%

05-26-2013 15:16:08 | More by drummermattie02

HopsintheSack

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-23-2013 04:35:35 | More by HopsintheSack

ericwa1154

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

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

dcloeren

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

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

huskermike12

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

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

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.5%

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

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

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

csfcmitchell

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

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

MSandahl23

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

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

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

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

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.94/5  rDev -1%
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 -12.1%

03-17-2013 12:44:50 | More by seeswo

cfh64

Texas

4/5  rDev +0.5%

03-16-2013 19:48:53 | More by cfh64

Cvescalante

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

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

claytong

Vermont

4.2/5  rDev +5.5%
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 +6.8%

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

mynie

Indiana

3.36/5  rDev -15.6%
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 -5.8%

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

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

02-28-2013 19:38:23 | More by acurtis

cosmonick

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +19.3%

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