Commercial Suicide Oaked Farmhouse Mild - Jester King Craft Brewery

MattSweatshirt

Texas

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

Poured into a nonic pint glass from the big ol 750 bottle.

A fluffy off white head that falls down fairly fast but with good retention sits atop a clear orangey brown body. Amber highlights in the light.

Has a slighty toasted nutty thing going on. Chocolate, herbal/grassy hops and wood.

Sort of tastes like a nutty cola. A discernible hop quality and a faint bitterness. The oak is there and definitely makes its presence known in the dried out aftertaste. Odd little sour tangy thing going on in there which is interesting. Super light and easy drinking body.

I’m going to vote for this to be in 6 packs in the future.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 04:53:13 | More by MattSweatshirt

GPHarris

Alabama

4.01/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a - poured a two-fingers thick light tan head into a tulip glass that left a thick ring of lace throughout. the body was a deep mahogany color.
s - wheat and oak dominate the aroma.
t - oak, spicy, with a sweet cherry flavor.
m - medium and bubbly.
o - lots going on here for a 3.5% beer. really nice one.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 15:32:52 | More by GPHarris

MRsojourner

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Appearance is dark brown with a off white almost tan head.
Aroma is initially oaky and caramel and Munich notes.
Taste is woody and winey and a bit of smoke and some strange phenols from the yeast but its not off putting in any way. A little thin but that was to be expected. Nice session beer that I'm glad I bought. Leaves you thinking but gives you room to move around and drink the whole bottle. Valient effort. Don't understand the low scores(

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 14:26:50 | More by MRsojourner

Compton25

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

05-10-2013 17:55:10 | More by Compton25

NateMac13

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

05-09-2013 23:36:33 | More by NateMac13

dunix

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

05-07-2013 14:27:23 | More by dunix

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured out as a murky brown color with a light tan head on top. The retention is and lacing on this beer were impressive and long lasting. The smell gives off earthy toasted malt aromas as well as some subtle oak in there as well. The taste is malty and dry, slightly bitter but a bit one dimensional. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, good level of carbonation but very dry. Overall it's a decent beer but nothing I'd seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 16:33:10 | More by Knapp85

Tiernan

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

05-04-2013 18:19:38 | More by Tiernan

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.51/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a nice fluffy 1.5 finger head that fades pretty quickly initially, but then slows and maintains a nice almost 1 finger head with nice lacing, very dark molasses brown colored beer with some ruby light sneaking through.

Nose is unique, it has some English red ale like aromas, with red malts, caramel, toffee, toasty, candy malts, with some herbal hops, slight vegetal and earthy, but that all quickly fades to tons and tons of buttery oak, and light toasted oak that just overpowers everything else quickly and after a few seconds you can't even tell there's a beer under there.

Taste starts with a caramel sweet candy malt, molasses as well, with a light sour malt flavor in the middle, reddish malts mostly, little toasty and candy flavored, and light buttery toffee, faint yeasty. Then into hops, light herbal hops, little earthy, mild bitterness. Then again just overpowered by oak, toasty buttery oak, as well as a slight medicinal flavor that I can't put a finger on what the real off flavor is... the sour malt flavor increases the more I sip it, a bit yeasty, and just a touch of an earthy farmhouse flavor. Finish is dry, very dry, lingering bitterness from light earthy hops, a bit of a candy flavor, with some yeasty flavors, and a bit more buttery oak.

Mouth is med to lighter bodied, plenty of carb.

Overall meh, nothing really special, I like that they tried something new but this doesn't go far, malts are meh, hops are even more meh, yeast could be nice if it brought more flavor other than the yeasty flavor, and oak just overpowers everything to the point where all you really get is oak and light sour candy malts.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 22:01:32 | More by jlindros

Gobzilla

California

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

04-28-2013 17:39:04 | More by Gobzilla

elNopalero

Texas

4.35/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

I managed to score this on a recent visit to Tejas. Cracked it open during a marathon viewing session of season two of Game of Thrones. Seemed appropriate for the series!

I love this beer. And the fact that it is what, 3.5%, for something so flavorful? Sign me up for more.
This bottle lacks the new logo caps and the bottled date, so I’m assuming it was on the shelves for a while.

It poured “normally,” which is to say that my pour was 90% beer and 10% foam—unlike those first batches where that was reversed. Great looking in the glass, with an amber-ruby-caramel hue that glows like stained glass in the right light.

I get a mild aroma on this (pun intended). Some light caramel, a hint of oak, a light cardboard note as well.

The flavor has a lightly roasted malt undertone with some caramel flavors coming across. There’s just a slightest hint of new oak as well. Thinly bodied, it is nonetheless crisp yet rounded, with a pleasing effervescence that keeps it light and shippable. Not hopping in the least, with a quick finish. In its previous iteration this was one of the first or second Jester King beers I had the opportunity to try and I’m glad I was able to revisit it. A hint of things to come!

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 07:21:56 | More by elNopalero

SupremePie

Vermont

4/5  rDev +11.4%

04-13-2013 02:30:01 | More by SupremePie

UCLABrewN84

California

3.8/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Bottle I brought to share at Retsinis' tasting.

Pours a murky brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, and some roasted nut aromas. Taste is much the same with nutty flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is flavorful and easy to drink for the ABV.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 04:12:13 | More by UCLABrewN84

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.65/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served from bottle into a Hill Farmstead oversized wine glass. Poured a massively dark brown with a two finger light tan head that subsided to one finger very slowly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, bread, fruit, wood, and subtle spices. The flavor was of sweet malt, bread, fruit, spice, dark chocolate, and subtle wood. It had a light feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was apretty decent brew. I went into this one truthfully expecting to find something awesome in this one. What I found however didn't really jump out at me like I would have hoped. There was a nice bit of things going on in this one which was nice to find. Really wish there would have been a bit of dark fruit going on in this one to balance it out some. But hey, you can't win them all. Definitely worth your time if you get the chance.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 22:35:30 | More by thagr81us

BeastLU

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-24-2013 20:34:00 | More by BeastLU

BJasny

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-24-2013 02:28:16 | More by BJasny

ngeunit1

California

4.28/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Dark black-brown with a finger of frothy khaki head. Fades fairly slowly.

S - Sweet caramel and chocolate malts, oak, Belgian yeast, some mild spices, nuttiness, and some dark fruit esters.

T - Sweet caramel and chocolate malts, oak, Belgian yeast, pepper, other spices, nuttiness, dark fruit esters, vanilla.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, oaky, and spicy finish.

D - Nice oaked mild. Great overall balance with a different mix of flavors.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 05:01:25 | More by ngeunit1

cvm4

Mississippi

3.76/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours purple brown in color with a creamy colored head.

S - Very malty & toasty, a bit of nuts & caramel. Also, there's a big helping of oakiness.

T - Starts off with some light malts & spices. Develops into a bit of sour apple & ends with a dry oak finish.

M - Light body, effervescent, high carbonation, dry on the palette.

O - A great cross between an English ale & a farmhouse ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 23:15:33 | More by cvm4

avalon07

South Carolina

3.28/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

A: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a dark brown color and a thick, murky texture. There was a half inch of foamy head that lasted an average amount of time. OK lacing.

S: A decent aroma with a good amount of hops, chocolate, and malt. Very subtle.

T: Tasted of hops (a medium amount), chocolate malt, and a bit of malt. While the flavor here does have some good aspects, it's a little on the thin side (this might be due to the character of the style). Could have been better.

M: A good amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Medium-bodied.

O: An OK beer, but nothing particularly special. Not undrinkable, but not awful either.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 00:15:16 | More by avalon07

PatGreer

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.4%

03-19-2013 21:10:36 | More by PatGreer

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-10-2013 20:44:07 | More by spycow

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -23.4%

03-10-2013 20:38:43 | More by JeffSuttonTX

htdoerge

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +25.3%

03-09-2013 03:02:22 | More by htdoerge

ADTaber

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -16.4%

03-08-2013 13:07:42 | More by ADTaber

MIA4IPA

Illinois

3/5  rDev -16.4%

03-05-2013 17:38:34 | More by MIA4IPA