Jester King Black Metal Farmhouse Imperial Stout (- Batch 15)
This beer is now retired. All bottles from Batch 16 onward should be rated under the new Farmhouse Black Metal entry as they are brewed using a wild yeast blend, not the French Saison yeast used in the original Farmhouse Black Metal.
English Imperial Stout meets the Franco-Belgian Farmhouse tradition in this dry, drinkable beer; Pitch black in color with notes of chocolate, roasted and black malts coupled with earthy, peppery and floral farmhouse esters.
Note: This Farmhouse version replaced the original Black Metal Imperial Stout when Jester King switched to a farmhouse yeast for all beers. The original bottles feature a small Jester King sticker on the neck; newer bottles do not have this sticker and say "Farmhouse" in small print on the label.
English Imperial Stout meets the Franco-Belgian Farmhouse tradition in this dry, drinkable beer; Pitch black in color with notes of chocolate, roasted and black malts coupled with earthy, peppery and floral farmhouse esters.
Note: This Farmhouse version replaced the original Black Metal Imperial Stout when Jester King switched to a farmhouse yeast for all beers. The original bottles feature a small Jester King sticker on the neck; newer bottles do not have this sticker and say "Farmhouse" in small print on the label.
3.8
306 reviews
Austin, United States
Community reviews
Large shared bottle.
There’s a lot going on in this big beer. The sweet coffee, dark bread, and chocolate aroma leads to a very different and even more complex flavor. Moderately tart and, I think, even more bitter. I did much prefer the aroma to the flavor.
Rated based on notes taken 3 Nov 2012 -- On tap at the Dia de la Muerta release party at the Brewery! Bottle share at the party! Didn’t get a picture or write down what batch this was, but it was pre-16. Great beer, quite a bit different from the La Muerta I was drinking at the release, creamier and more attenuated.
From tap. Black color with light beige head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, coffee, some yeasty dusty notes. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Bottle at Haket during Ölets Dag 2015. Opaque black beer with a nice and lasting brownish head. Roasted leather and dark chocolate aroma, cocoa, fruity, soot, tobacco, some licorice. Roasted chocolate and licorice flavor, cocoa, viola, leather notes, floral, some warming alcohol. Good but maybe I was hoping for a bit more.
pours black with a thick, lasting tan head and dense lacing that coats the glass. fruity aroma with notes of cassis and fig. taste is rich with big sour fruit and licorice. finish is sour and dry. A very unique take on the imperial stout.
Heavy aroma of coffee, chocolate and roast. The taste is similiar with some sourness in the background. Feels a little dry for the style.
Bottle. Black body, small brown head, roasty aroma with chocolate, spicy farmhouse yeast. Peppery cocoa taste, sharp espresso finish, mild fruit esters.
Pours black with a medium mocha head. Aromas of chocolate, muscovado sugar, roasted malts, slight red berries, slight liqourice. Taste is chocolate, coffee, muscovado sugar. roasted malts, red berries, slight funk, slight liqourice. Mouthfeel is quite dry and coarse with medium carbonation.
March 7, 2015. Bottle at home, batch #15, august 27, 2013
Black with a large creamy brown head. Aroma is chocolate, tobacco, some licorice, light soy and spices. Taste is medium sweet, some salty notes and light soft roasted bitterness, finish is smooth, some spices and chocolate. Medium smooth bodied, soft carbonation.
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roast chocolate, light funk, taste is similar, dry, coffee. Interestingly, this was much better the morning after opened.
Bottle (75cl) from Vinmonopolet, Oslo. Huge, dark beige/brown head, slowly reducing to a thick film, no lacing. Pitch black colour. Rich aroma of tobacco, roasted malt, lightly burnt wood, coffee, chocolate, licorice, demerara sugar, tangy fruit. Fairly sweet taste, fabulously balanced by woody dryness and blackcurrant-like acidity. Full body, soft carbonation. Lingering aftertaste with associations to raw licorice and tannic red wine.
Bottle shared with a friend. Yes I do have one :-) Poured a deep mahogany with a frothy tan head. The aroma is molasses, rich boozy alcohol. The flavour is strong bitter with a rich peaty earthy alcoholic, coffee, dark chocolate, liqourice bitter palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
sample courtesy of a friend.
Thin creamy tan head. Clear black pout. A lovely smooth imperial stout. Great stuff
Bottle: Served in a Chouffe glass:
Pitch black with a brown head.
Aroma hops, roast, chocolate...
Flavour dark chocolate, liquorice, roast, bitters, herbal roast, nice!
Aftertaste is bitter, spicy, roast, dark chocolate.
Low carbo, creamy mouthfeel, close to full body.
Delicious no nonesense stout!
When I opened the bottle it was like open the seventh gate to hell, as there was a lot of pressure, and the room was filled with a lovely, roasty mindnumbing smell. The bootle oozes from bitterness and evil, but I also catch a fresh and alert smell. This baby just can’t wait to land a dirty blastbeat on your tongue. The taste is reminiscent of the Swedish beverage "Julmust", which don’t make sense to you if you are not Swedish, but sligthly behind there is classic stout flavors coming along, roasted malts, a little coffe, chocolate bitterness but also a hint of salty liquorice. The aftertaste is semi-dry and a little sour (I guess from the farmhouse yeast) and it is quite refreshing.
Big deep dark brown almost black head. Body is opaque dark, like the
soul of a satan rocker. Earthy roasty chocolatey aroma, quite dense,
with soot and wild berry notes, and possibly traces of something
funky. Sweet roasty sooty chocolatey taste with fruity wild berry and
bubblegum notes. Full-bodied. Soft and kind of flat mouthfeel, with
a hot, almost burning sensation. Sweetish, and faintly acidic, roasty
earthy burnt aftertaste with alcoholic coffee notes. The burnt
alcoholic mineraly finish lingers for a long time. Well. This is not a
session beer, that’s for sure. And it’s certainly complex. (0.75l
bottle, from wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)
Bottle (75 cl) from Systembolaget. Black with large dark beige head. Salty roasted malt aroma, some coffee. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Dry with medium bitterness.
Bottle pour. Pours a thick, inky black. Khaki head of foam with excellent retention. The aroma is roasty, peppery, spicy, molasses, nuts. The taste is sweet and spicy. Thick mouthfeel and moderate carbonation.
Bottle, batch 15. Pours pitch black with an enormous chocolate coloured head. Aroma is malt with tobacco, chocolate, wooden barrels and a nice funkiness. Velvety creamy body with very soft carbonation. Flavour is sweet and malty with cocoa, leather and oak barrels, as well as some dark fruity yeast funk.
Honestly, even though there is a whole nother sour version of this, one could consider this a sour stout. tart and peppery aroma, atop layers of roasted malt, dark fruit, licorice, alcohol... Good enough and intriguing enough to make me really want to try the regular...which ironicaly, i thought this was. "
Bottle. Opaque black beer with a large brown head. Aroma is malty with notes of caramel, coffee, spices, red berries and herbs. Flavor is malty with notes of caramel, toffee, herbs, citrus, coffee and spices. Wow, super balanced beer.
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black stout with a large light brown foamy head with great retention and some good lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with some chocolate notes is very enticing. Taste is a well balanced mix between some roasted malt with some notes of chocolates and some light fruity notes. Body has a full boy with a nice creamy mouthfeel with no apparent alcohol. Well balanced with super good drinkability and smooth aftertaste which may be due to farmhouse yeast makes for a great late-night stout.
From notes, consumed 8/24/2013. 750 ml bottle poured into a snifter. Bottle dated March 2013, batch 13. Black with two fingers of fluffy dark tan head. No lacing. Aromas of floral hops, roast, coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, caramel, yeast and funk. Tastes of roast, nutty notes, dark chocolate, slight tartness, yeast and funk. Medium-full body with a dry finish. Pretty interesting.
Deep dark brew, roast, chocolate , slight burnt, very rich, alcohol warmth, not for timid. Very good imperial stout.
Bottle. Pours black with deep tan head. Aroma is very chocolatey, roasty. Taste is thick, chocolate, rich, dry finish. Exceptional.
The farmhouse yeast makes this beer interesting. Without that, it would be an average imperial stout. But I like the addition of the farmhouse yeast. Gives it a carbonated kick and an interesting flavor & mouthfeel.
Bottled. Pours pitch black with an average, lacing and tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, coffee, notes of vanilla and yeast. Sweet flavor that ends up dry, with alcohol and slightly bitter. Medium to full bodied, oily texture and soft carbonation.
Bottle from Systembolaget (order through Galatea). Musty and malty smell with coffee, roasted and chocolate. Similar taste. Light body. High carbonation. Very tasty.
750ml bottle, the bottle was a little too aged. Sweet and thick, molassesy and rich. A little one dimensional
12-JUL-2014, bottle @Kregme.
Black with low tan head.
Roast and brett. Works very well here. Chocolate, spice, leather. Full body, above average carbonation, sweet. Wonderfull.