Jester King - Salt Lick

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  1. MackayClanBrewin

    MackayClanBrewin Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 Texas

    I am a big fan of Jester King but Salt Lick is a swing and a miss. I love Saisons and smoked beers but this was lacking all the way around. Has anyone tried anything you didn't like from Jester King?
     
  2. blatherbeard

    blatherbeard Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2007 Texas

    anything not black metal.

    :wink:
     
  3. blatherbeard

    blatherbeard Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2007 Texas

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  4. jbeezification

    jbeezification Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 Texas

    I wasn't a huge fan of Buddhas Brew, but I understand it was exactly what they were going for, just not something I enjoyed. I did finish the whole bottle alone, minus the sip my girlfriend took.
     
  5. Tiernan

    Tiernan Savant (1,135) Aug 9, 2012 Texas

    I kind of agree about the Salt Lick beer. I was very, very excited when I first heard about it and I think I may have built it up a bit too much in my head because when I first tried it, I was disappointed. I love all the other JK brews, but I think for a Salt Lick smoked saison it was lacking a lot of the smokiness I was expecting as well as the easy-sipping taste of a saison.
     
  6. mattisloco

    mattisloco Maven (1,294) Feb 13, 2007 Texas
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    Gotlandsdricka didn't work for me, the juniper and smoke was an instant headache. I haven't tried Salt Lick but I plan to because everything else has been at least good to me.
     
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  7. pwsoldier

    pwsoldier Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2007 Minnesota

    I didn't like Mad Meg. And it'll be a sad day when I run out of OG Black Metal, because the farmhouse version just doesn't do it for me.

    I haven't tried Salt Lick yet, but I'm really looking forward to it.
     
  8. UHCougar12

    UHCougar12 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2011 Texas

    Thrash Metal, and OG black metal are the only ones Ive liked. But I'm not a sour fan, so it limits me on their offerings
     
  9. Cablejelly

    Cablejelly Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2010 Texas

    I'm still excited about Salt Lick, loved gotlandsdricka, have found a new favorite in el cedro, and surely will cry when both my stash and supply of OG black metal runs dry.

    I'm really hoping for the smoke bomb people were describing early on instead of what I'm hearing now. Is it possible the smoke has already mellowed with what little age is on it? I'm hearing totally conflicting reviews and they're not even a month apart.
     
  10. thebigyellowjoint

    thebigyellowjoint Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2012 Texas

    I tried this last weekend and it was still pretty smokey and salty. It was like Gotslandricka with less juniper and more smoke/salt flavor.
     
  11. Brvn

    Brvn Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2008 Oklahoma

    I loved it when I had it.
     
  12. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas
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  13. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (3,578) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Is this beer available in bottles, or is it a draft-only, Salt Lick restaurant-only deal?
     
  14. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas
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    Thought it was bottled. Could be wrong.
     
  15. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas
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    Salt Lick will be bottled in the near future.
     
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  16. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas
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    I'm not a huge fan, but there are 1 or 2 of their beers I like. Even if I hated them all I hope they keep coming out with new stuff. Sooner or later they will brew one up that I love.
     
  17. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas
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    So you don't like black metal. That's one of few that I do enjoy.
     
  18. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    I'm thinking he doesn't like anything, but Black Metal.
     
  19. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Nope. He said he ONLY likes Black Metal. John doesn't like hops, or sours. He's a big pain in the ass. :wink:
     
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