Jester King Gotlandsbricka

With the October shipment from the Michael Jackson Rare Beer Club, I received a bottle of Jester King Gotlandsbricka. The aroma consists of bacon, smoke, lemon, pepper, and grass. The taste is bold and smoky with some barbeque, and bacon flavors. Hints of lemon, pepper, hay, and grass peek through before a charcoal grill arrives and takes over the finish. The alcohol content is 6.6% ABV. I’m not quite sure how I felt about a smoked malt pilsner, but it was definitely interesting. It would make sense if it was the traditional drink of the Vikings as it will put some hair on your chest.

Jester King Noble King Hoppy Farmhouse Ale

I ordered a bottle of Jester King Noble King Hoppy Farmhouse Ale from Michael Jackson’s Rare Beer of the Month Club. The beer pours a golden color with a frothy white head that leaves some lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of orange, hay, straw, lemon peel, and pepper. The taste is light and refreshing with the citrus flavors of orange and lemon. A peppery and lemon hop bite kicks in on the finish, leaving a dry hay and straw flavor on the tongue. The alcohol content is 5.9% ABV. For a farmhouse ale, this beer definitely delivered on its hoppy promise. The citrus flavors that take over the profile are quite refreshing, and this was a great warm weather beer.

Jester King Mad Meg Farmhouse Provision Ale

I ordered a bottle of Jester King Mad Meg Farmhouse Provision Ale from the Michael Jackson Rare Beer of the Month Club. The beer pours a dark gold color with an extremely lofty and frothy white head that leaves plenty of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of grass, hay, funk, lemon, caramel, and pepper. The taste is light, refreshing, and citrusy with caramel, lemon, orange, hay, and barnyard funk. Pepper and grass come out on the finish and it leaves behind a sweet yeasty flavor. The alcohol content 9.6% ABV. I enjoyed the citrus and wild flavors contained in this beer. Everything was pretty well balanced and it came together to form a dry and sweet beer.

Jester King Farmhouse Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale

I elected to receive a bottle of Jester King Farmhouse Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale from the Michael Jackson Rare Beer of the Month Club. The beer pours a dark golden color with a lofty and frothy off-white colored head that leaves some lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of rye, orange, lemon, bread, and caramel. The taste is light and citrusy with orange, lemon, hay, funk, and earthiness. The finish brings out some rye and pepper that dry out the mouth. The alcohol content is 7.3% ABV. I loved the refreshing nature of this beer with its large citrus profile, rye accents, and the light funk added makes this a winner in my book.

Jester King Farmhouse Black Metal Imperial Stout

I ordered a bottle of Jester King Farmhouse Black Metal Imperial Stout from Michael Jackson’s Rare Beer of the Month Club. Note the photo is of the non-Farmhouse version. The beer pours a black color with a frothy tan head that leaves a nice lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of chocolate, toasted malts, barnyard funk, vanilla, and lemon. The taste is full of toasted malt flavor and plenty of dark chocolates. There is a light funk about the beer before some caramel and hay come out on the tongue. The alcohol content is 9.0% ABV. This was a delicious beer and it had a great flavor, but I definitely liked the original version of this beer compared to the Farmhouse version. The light funk was great, but it definitely killed the milky chocolate goodness of the original.

Jester King Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale

As part of a beer trade with Jason from Texas, I got a bottle of Jester King Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale. The beer pours a copper color with an extremely active and lofty off-white colored head. The aroma has lots of lemon and rye in it with some orange, caramel, pepper, and tea. The taste is big on lemon that is accompanied by a hefty helping of rye, some orange, and tangerine. There is a subtle yet great caramel base that sweetens the palate. A peppery dry finish round out the experience. The alcohol content is 6.8% ABV. The mix of spice and citrus in this beer is wonderful without overdoing the rye aspect. It isn’t too spicy, but it definitely shies away from being too sweet.

Jester King-Mikkeller Drink'in the Sunbelt

I acquired a bottle of the Jester King-Mikkeller collaboration Drink’in the Sunbelt from Jason through a beer trade. The beer pours a golden color with a frothy white head. The aroma consists of lemon grass, wheat, peppercorn, and a hint of orange. The taste is light and slightly bitter with plenty of lemon, pepper, wheat, peppercorn, a grass. There are plenty of hops in this beer which adds a lot of body to the wheat beer style that sometimes is a bit light. The alcohol content is 4.2% ABV. I really enjoyed the dimension that this beer has with the addition of plenty of hops on top of a great wheat base with plenty of lemon flavor.

Jester King Black Metal Imperial Stout

One of the bottles I brought to a small bottle share event was the Jester King Black Metal Imperial Stout, a beer I received in a beer trade with Lee from Hoptopia. The beer pours a black color with a frothy tan head. The aroma consists of coffee, vanilla, and chocolate. The taste is big on coffee and lots of toasted malts. The finish brings out a wonderful vanilla flavor with some oak accents. The alcohol content is 10.4% ABV. This Imperial Stout was smooth and excellent, and I really would like to acquire another bottle to have again. Being that it was a bottle share, I only got a small sample, and this beer was too good not to have again.