Jester King Montmorency vs Balaton
Barrel-Aged Sour Beer Refermented with Cherries
Montmorency and Balaton® cherries from Michigan were added to mature, sour, barrel-aged beer, and allowed to referment to dryness. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned.
Balaton® is a registered trademark of Michigan State University.
Montmorency and Balaton® cherries from Michigan were added to mature, sour, barrel-aged beer, and allowed to referment to dryness. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned.
Balaton® is a registered trademark of Michigan State University.
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175 reviews
Austin, United States
Community reviews
On tap at AS 2019. Pours pinkish red colour. No head. Grapes and cherries in the aroma. Not so intensive aroma as Atritial Rubicite. Raspberries, slight notes of grapes. Quite sinple beer by taste actually, but tasty.
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle from wchesser poured into a glass. Translucent red with medium light pink head. Aroma is cherry, medium/light body, medium carbonation, and a little lacing. Taste is tart some what light cherry and dryer finish. Hoped for richer cherry.
From tap at MBCC 2019. Hazy crimson color with a lightly pinkish white head. Aroma of lots of cherries, nectarines, peaches, some tart berries, white grapes, gooseberries and some wood. Medium body with a light to medium acidity and a light tartness - very smooth. The flavor starts with cherries, unripe apricots and peaches, sour and tart berries, some lactic notes. Finishes dry with a light fruity tartness.
Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 8
Mouthfeel: 4
Overall: 14
MBCC 2019. Funky, tart and sour with loads of cherries, berries and farmyardy yeastiness. Pretty good.
Tap. Hazy pink color with white head. Aroma is light cherry, yoghurt. Taste is super nice cherry funk, but not too much of it, earthy-leathery as well. Dry finish, mineraly mouthfeel fizzy-ish carbonation. Great stuff!
had this on tap at the mikkeller beer celebration 2019. This beer for me didnt have a lot of cherry flavour. Was nice an sour though
Rød uklar skum hvid
Bær blomst korn gær
Bitter lidt sur modtate
Cremet
Slightly cloudy red with a light pink head. Aroma is cherries, funk, and light grains. Taste is medium sour, light bitter and light sweet.
Draught @ MBCC 2018, Red Session
Pours hazy red with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, tartness and funk. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a long dry, fruity, cherry, funky and tart finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
On tap. Reddish colour with pink head. Cherry, funk aroma. Sour, cherry, fruit taste. MEdium body.
500ml bottle at Kump's during the smashed week. Pours a murky purple with a rose head. Aroma brings out loads of dry cherries and barrel notes. Taste is similar. Very nice.
Tap @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Tokyo, Yellow Session. Nice pink pour, bright red with white foam. Nose has pithy cherries and cherry stones. Super pithy. Light tartness. Tastes tart, vanilla, light spice, some extra tartness. Pretty good cherry representation here, enjoying this quite a lot.
(2017 blend on tap @ Himmeriget, May 8/18) Pours nearly clear pinkish-red with a small pink-white head. Notes of fresh and bright tart-to-sour cherry flesh to the fore, subtle notes of cherry pit (almond/cinnamon/spice), lots of drying oak, subtle fruity sweetness, fairly high lactic acidity, mineral, very light hay-type funk, lingering tart cherry notes persist into the otherwise dry finish, faint dusty yeast. Rather light-bodied with soft carbonation. Nice flavourful cherry but not overly intense, fairly acidic but not out of balance. Rather easy drinking and quite well-made. Even better blended 50/50 with Atrial by inbreak ;)
2016 bottle. Pours dark pink, no head. Nose is cherries and yeast. Middle is mellow cherries, tart pixie stick yeast, lightly kilned malt background. Finish is tart, but not full blown sour. Another nice offering.
Draught st Mikkeller SF. Crimson color, pink head. Sour taste with cherry, tart, gooseberry, wheat, earthy notes, berries and grass. Sour finish with cherry, tart, gooseberry, wheat, berry, a bit of vinegar and red currant. Excellent sour ale.
500ml bottle @ Matt's DEWC Green Tasting. Pours a very hazy red colour with a pinkish head. Nose is soft tart cherries, some tang, and hints of barrel. Flavour is soft cherries, a light tartness, and some wood character. Medium bodied, light carbonation, an upfront sweetness that lingers a bit and finishes clean. Nice and easy.
Draft.
A- Cherry pie filling,
A- Red color, hazy liquid, pink head.
T- Cherry, tart, mild almond, mild vanilla.
P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish.
O- Wow, this is some good stuff. Definitely more on the sweet side rather than the funky side. In fact, the funk is really muted here. Don't really get any barrel aging notes either.This is like drinking cherry pie filling. Outstanding stuff.
Bottle: Reddish brown, little to no head, no lacing, appears still...but thats all in this game for a Sour/Wild Ale ey? Big aroma of unripened cherries, a touch of oak, some more cherries. Pretty strong with the cherry aspect. Very tart and dry up front, lingering unripened cherries on the backside. Smooth overall, tart, dry, and clean. Moderate body and mouthfeel. Finishes with lots of unripened cherries and oak. Pretty simple, but fairly tasty. Thankfully not overly done that makes me over salivate. Yeah, bordering on sour. Thanks Bill for this one!
Intense deep ruby red color.
Tart nose
With cherry pits, sourness, cherry pie. Tart,
Excellent cherry pits, light body really well
Balanced. The cherries just shine. Love
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Bottle into a wine glass showing moderately filtered deep cherry red and sparse white foam.
The nose shows pronounced notes of clean sweet ripe cherries.
The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Dry and moderately tart with intense fruit forward ripe cherries throughout.
Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Red Session. Bright pink color. Aroma has juicy cherries and acidic fruit juice. Taste is really dry, mineral with wet stone flavor. Fruity but not too intense with light cherry pit notes.
duft: rød bær hindbær funk lime frugtig
smag. tør rød karakter hindbær lime og citrus surhed til slut
Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Draught at MBCC 2018, red session.
Red, hazy body, with a medium, fluffy, light pink head.
Aroma with lots of smooth cherries, red wine, dried fruits, slight wood.
Tastes similar.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes medium sweet, a bit wooden, with lingering cherries, some berries.
Tasty. Very smooth, with lots of lovely fruit notes throughout. I really like the cherries here, which aren't too sweet, but also not very sour. Beatiful, elegant stuff.
0,05l from tap at MBCC Red Session 2018. bourdeaux like color, small white head. smells of cherries, marzipan, nutty, earthy, grassy, some wood. lovely smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of cherries, bit musty, lightly lactic, earthy, some citrus, wood, marzipan. finishes rather dry and lightly sour with notes of cherries, citrus and some marzipan. very nice one, great balance, enjoyed this very much.
8, 4, 9, 3, 18
Rerate 2019:
0,05l from tap at MBCC yellow. redish color, small off white head. smells of cherries, sour cherries, marzipan, nutty, earthy, grassy. very nice smell. full body soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of marzipan, cherries, sour cherries, earthy, grassy. finishes dry and medium sour with notes of cherries, sour cherries and some marzian, nice one, bit on the simple side.
8, 4, 8, 3, 16
Pours cloudy red with low pink head. Aroma of raspberries, strawberries, red currant. Taste is medium tart with an astringent dry finish. Light crisp body with soft carbonation.
Pours cloudy raspberry with minimal head. Aromas tart of cherries, red berries, green apples. Taste has tart and funky notes of cherries, green apples, grapes, citrus
Pours hazy red with a low white head. Aromas of cherries, bitter almond, citrus, sour notes. Taste is very fruity with almond and vanilla notes and quite sour.
From tap at MBCC18. It pours red with a pink head. The aroma is sweet cherries, acid and almonds. The flavor is cherries and a good acidity. Almonds and wood. Quite sour woody finish.
Tap at MBCC red. Aroma of citrus, hay, funk, cherry and mild almond. Light Sweet and heavy tart sour with lingering fruity sourness. Good.
Deep red with a small white head. Aroma is cherry, berries and tart. Taste is cherries, berries and ribes