Jester King / Mikkeller Drink'in the Sunbelt

Jester King’s second "session ale", an American style wheat ale crammed full of juicy, floral, tropical, Amarillo hops.

Malt: Malted wheat, pale malt, CaraRed
Hops: Magnum, Falconer’s Flight, Amarillo
Water: Filtered Hill Country Well Water and Harvested Rain Water
Yeast: Dry English Ale
Alc/Vol 4.2%
OG 1.042

3.6

195 reviews

Austin, United States

Community reviews

3.6 Bottle @ 2nd RBBSG. Thanks to 77ships! Pours a hazy apricot color with a big light tan head. The smell is tart, fruity hops, citrus, grass, wheat. The taste is milder than the nose and very nice with citrus, yeast and wheat. The carbonation is active and the bobby light.

4.0 Bottle - Wheat and hoppy goodness and a bit of citrus. Cloudy yellow with a creamy white head. Lots of grain and citrusy, juicy hops and a bit of bitterness. Stunning session ale.

3.6 Bottle shared at Hunahpu Day in Tampa. Pours a golden haze into my snifter with a one finger white head and decent lacing. Aroma of wheat, light fruits, slight spice, and flowers. Taste is light floral hops, light fruits, bread, cereal, and a balanced malt presence. Dry finish with flowers and cereal.

2.8 Bottled: unk Pours a cloudy blonde ale with a solid sheet of bone whites. Nose is mostly dry with some dust, grain, a bit of resin and citrus - but faint. Flavor is fairly tame with some initial bitterness and then some wheat flavor and some nuttyness that reminds me of Belgian yeast. Thin body et high. Biting carb. Decent beer, nothing special.

3.5 (Backlog) Slight haze, golden in color, whitish head. The smell is wheat, definite citrus fruity hops. The taste is wheat, hops, fruits, citrus, mango. Seems like a bigger beer than it is good aroma and taste packed into 4%.

4.1 Color: nice godly blond beer with medium carbonation and big white foam. Smell: wheat, malt and bread with hops. Taste: amazing hoppy taste with good malt equilibrium. Aftertaste : wet hoppy bitterness.

3.4 Pours a clear gold with lots of bubbles. Tremendous foamy head that settles eventually leaving sporadic sticky lacing. Smell is great. A nice wheat base with some crisp clean citrus aroma. Taste is a bit of a let down after the appearance and smell. Very little of the wonderful citrus from the nose makes an appearance in the taste. Really just a bit of wheat, finishing with a sharp spicy bitterness. Fairly light and medium-high carbonation levels. Just ok. If more of the citrus made a flavor appearance this could be a very good beer. As is it’s good for a lighter ABV beer, but not much more.

3.7 Location: 750 ml bottle from a Spec’s, 9/24/13 Aroma: The aroma has some hop notes, some bready malts, citrus, and a little pine Appearance: It pours a cloudy golden color with a small, fizzy white head, and spots of lace Flavor: The taste is much the same, it is mild sweet, with some decent spice, and a mid bitterness Palate: The body is light-medium, it isn’t too watery, had a softish carbonation, and a dryish finish Overall Impression: I thought this one was decent, but I didn’t think it was great. As an overall beer, especially one this low in alcohol, this one has an impressive amount of flavor and character. Jester King tends to nail stuff regularly, and, here, they do it again.

3.7 750ml bottle. Pours a slightly hazy, light copper color with a fluffy white head. Aroma is fruity, piney and floral hops. The hops dominate the flavor, but in a pleasant subtle way. Slight grapefruit and apricot notes. The wheat and malts compliment very well with a nice biscuity backbone. Crisp and light with moderate carbonation.

4.3 This is the finest hoppy wheat ale I?ve had. It is so clean and bright. Wonderful session ale. You do not sip this beer. You take big manly gulps and sniff back a few tears when the bottle empties.

3.5 Bottle from a trade with Errl. Thanks, Chris! This one’s a bit long in the tooth. Slightly Amber light brown. Wheat and some lemon.Taste follows with bit of citrus zip on the end. Malty but wheat prominent. Nice complex for a 4%er. Wish I’d tried it fresher but couldn’t bring myself to drink this in the winter.

3.6 750 ml bottle poured a clear gold with a small lasting white head. Aromas of wheat, straw and lemon zest. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of wheat, lemon zest and straw with a crisp dry bitter finish.

3.6 Since now didn’t knew style - wow. It is overall more IPA flavored - hops oriented, pours hazy pale yellow with good white cap. Very intense noble American hops, a bit flowery, taste was semisweet with good bitter, long dry finish also bitter. Seems medium body, watery texture. Light sour flavor notes also. Very nice, refreshing one. update: loads of grapefruity-juicy, spruce-perfume hops in aroma; reminds me of German weizen with loads of hops. White, thick, rich lasing.

3.6 Cloudy yellow with medium white head. Lacing. Aroma.. nose very enjoyable fruity hoppy. Wheat, citrus, hops, decent malts Quite bitter for wheat. Medium Sweet, bit dry. Very enjoyable and refreshing quality brew

4.2 Now this is the type of beer you can drink on a sweltering Texas day right after mowing your acreage and feeling like you deserve a light airy reward. Floral aroma with hints of raspberry. Unfiltered wheat with a delightfully refreshing citrus, mildly yeasty taste. A "close your eyes and smile" sort of beer! Thank you again, jester king!

3.8 Spicy rye and daffodil nose. Milky amber, thick head. Tangy whole lemon and tangerine flavor, dry. Rye present. Light body and refreshing.

3.5 Bottle pour is a cloudy gold with a mice white head..Nose is.orange.peel, spice,hop,floral..Taste is light floral,citrus,bitter,hops,light sweetness..Palate is light

3.6 750ml bottle in a shaker. Pours cloudy golden with a lacy, white head. Aroma of floral and citrusy hops, a little wheat, some pale malts, and light fruits with hints of herbs. Flavor the same with a nice blend of everything. Average to lighter texture. Definitely a beer that I would drink all day if I were hanging out in the sun.

3.7 20th January 2012 Cloudy amber beer with a good white head. Light frothy palate. Mild zingy orange. Seltzerish minerals. Elderflower floralness. Finishes soft and frothy. Well joined up and easy going.

3.7 0.75l bottle shared with the Tasting Crew. This is good looking golden-honey one with a big lacing off-white head. Looks really nice. Good hoppy aroma, some hints of yeasty flowers, mild citrus, grapefruit and it’s really noseable in general. Good body for a low alco with a nice average carbonation. The taste has lot’s of citrussy hops, grapefruit, a good dryness with a lingering hoppy finish and aftertaste. Really easy drinking and scary sessionable tasty! 27.07.2012

3.6 Bottle from secret Santa 2012 - blutt59. Pours slightly hazy golden color with big white head. Citrus, lemon and wheat aromas with some bread dough. Wheat and dough flavors with some lemon and grassy hops. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Bob.

3.3 Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a weizen glass. Pours translucent pale yellow with fluffy bright white head. Little lacing, medium body, medium carbonation, and herbal hop aroma. Taste is herbal hops.

3.7 Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a velvety white head of foam. Aroma is more on the hoppy end of the spectrum. Not much wheaty influence, really. Taste is slightly bitter with an orange citrus presence. Overall, good.

2.0 Cat pee and grapefruit aroma. Pours a cloudy yellow with fizzy white head. Way too hoppy but a dryness that tempers the bitterness slightly

3.9 Bottle shared at my "Massive Mikkeller" tasting. Not sure how long ago this one was bottled up but the age hasn’t seemed to affect it at all. The hops are still in your face with a slight hint of wheat and citrus. Very enjoyable and I’d love to try this again.

3.9 Bottle at home with my dad. Pour is golden lemon in appearance with a big white head and great lacing. Floral, citrus, lemon, wheat, biscuit, and straw in the aroma. Taste is straw, biscuit, grass, flowers, light honey, pine, and lemon zest, with a light bitter finish. Light body with lively carbonation. Crisp, light and refreshing, with a really great hop presence. One of the best wheat ales I have ever had.

3.5 25.4 oz bottle. Hazy orange brown with a thick foamy head. Smells super sweet and fruity with clementines and key lime pie. Creamy with sharp carb and a sappy finish. Taste is pine, green pepper, toffee and sour banana. Finishes dry and earthy.

3.5 Got this bad boy in a trade, thanks cfh64! Poured from a 750ml bottle into a pint glass. A: Pours a semi-hazy light orange with with yellow hues intertwined around the edges. Two finger white head forms on the pour that is very bubbly and has some great retention. Nice spider web lace follows down the glass. S: Nice citrus hops with some grassy notes as well. Slight wheat peaks in on top of that. T: The taste was a little different from the nose. Grassy with a slight woody note. Mild citrus. Very different. M: Crisp and light with nice carbonation. Had a very airy mouthfeel and drank just like water. O: This is the best sessionable beer that I’ve ever had. This bad boy drank just like water. I could drink this all day. Great taste and drinkability. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-29-2011

4.5 Notes from 10/7/11: Poured 750ml bottle into pilsner glass. A: Golden-honey colored with large fluffy white head that settles into a nice rim that sporadically laces down the glass. Bit hazy from the yeast. S: Clean, fresh. Lemon hops, wheat, and a faint sweetness hit the nose. T: Taste follows the nose. Bready malts with the wheat. Lemon/citrus hops are great. M: Light, but not thin. Very drinkable and refreshing. I wasn’t careful enough toward the end of the bottle to avoid the yeast sediment. O: Another winner from Jester King. I found this to be a great summer brew alternative to a Hefe. This hop-forward wheat beer is something different in a very good way.

3.4 75cl Bottle @ RBBSG, Courtesy of 77ships. Hazy yellow coloured beer with some light carbonation and a small white head. Yeasty light fruity complex aroma. FUll palate. FInish is again some yeasty wheaty fruity touches (almost like hint of blackbarries). Not bad.