Jester King RU-55

Red ale aged in oak barrels with wild yeast and souring bacteria. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and bottle-conditioned. This beer is a tribute to our good friend Russ Beadie. Thanks, Russ. Thuss.

3.7

255 reviews

Austin, United States

Community reviews

3.6 Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a rust, blood orange amber color with a finger of foam that dissipates. Tart cherry, vinegar and creamy oak aromas. More of the same on the palate. Some light must as it warms with more oak and some raspberry bramble as it warms. Lingering vinegar acidity on the finish.

3.6 Good barrel-aged sour, hitting all the notes you want in the style, offering up an intense citric tartness with hints of berry and yeast rounded off by vanilla-oak and a subtle sweetness on the fade. Nothing groundbreaking, but very drinkable.

3.6 Draft. A- Cherry, caramel, mild oak, mild funk. A- Brown color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Caramel, sour, cherry, mild oak. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Decent but I want a little more fruit and sourness from my sour reds. This was pretty mild by all means. Good but lacked much complexity.

3.6 Shared 750 ml. bottle poured to a small snifter showing a hazed, deep amber color, with a modest layer of off white/tan froth that quickly diminished to a ring & film, and minimal lacing. The nose was initial, lurking alcohol scent, yeast & must, and a tart to sour combo of cherry, berry, & grape. Medium bodied, with moderate effervescence, the taste was similar notes, supplying a pleasantly tart sting, and earthy, oaky/tannic astringency.

3.5 On tap in Paris. Of course I go to Paris to sample beers from Texas, don't you? Soft malt aroma with minimal sharpness, some chocolate cheesecake. Okay look to it and soft cream foam. Flavour is heavy sourness with a beefy leather back end. Not bad but it's missing that je ne sais quoi of the Belgians who do this kind of thing which I adore.

4.5 Tart Cherries. Funk. Wood. Murky dark brown/amber. Thick light tan head. Good retention. Fair amount of lacing and a thick ring around the edge. Dry. Tart. Woody. Funky. Fruity (Cherry and a little hint of citrus). A hint of lactic-ness. Thick mouthfeel. Clean finish. Very nice.

3.8 8-9-23 Shelter Prev 4.3 Taster Sovereign 1-31-18 Prev 4.1

3.9 Tap at brewery. Pours clear light strawberry with some head and some lacing. Notes of red wine, tart berries, barnyard. Medium tart light/med sweet. Medium sticky body with lasting acidic finish.

4.0 Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer. CBC #40 Bardzo udany Flanders. Klasa.

4.0 On tap at CBC 2016, yellow session. Pours hazy amberish, off-white head. Dark fruit, caramel, malty, citrus, wood, yeast. Bit vinous. Moderate acidity. Medium body. Nice.

3.5 Sample @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016. Cloudy amber body with a small white head. light yeasty, tart, vinegar, light oak.

3.5 Bottle at Bulls, notes of oude bruin and red vinegar, wet oak, cherry. Pours red with small off white head. not bad overall but not into this style these days, still rated it against other examples I’ve had though.

3.7 Draught @ CBC 2016. Pours slightly hazy amber with an offwhite head. Aroma of sournes, malt, wood, wet oak, redwine, vinegar, berries. Flavor is light sourness, malt, wood, vinegar, oak, berries. Medium body, average carbonation, light acidic finish. 130516

3.5 At Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 Yellow session. Pours amber orange. Sour taste, russian feel.

3.9 Bottle share @ DLD 2016. Pour is red/brown with a basically no head. Flavor and aroma of yeast, brett, cherries, candi sugar, vinegar, and oak. Finish is sour and fruity with a touch of yeast.

3.5 Tap at CBC 2016, yellow session. Aroma of red berries and grapefruit. Funk and lactic. Wooden notes. The flavour is mainly sour, tart. Light vinegar. Medium and juicy.

3.5 Draught at CBC. Pours amber copper. A tart brew with a taste of gooseberries.

3.6 On tap at CBC 2016. Hazy ruby with a tan head. Farmhouse funk, oak and fruit sourness.

3.2 Tap cbc. Pours muddy deep orange with a white head. Aroma of vinegar, red berries, barn, light citrus. Taste is quite heavy vinegar berries, and a touch of herbs.

3.3 From tap at CBC 2016. It pours reddish amber with a creamy beige head. Berries and acid with light vinegar in the nose. Sweet and tart flavor. Some berries and vinegar.

3.7 750ml bottle pours out a amber color topped with a small head. nose is tart fruit peach pepper spice some light sweetness. Taste is more of the fruit notes a tart funk note and a nice spice.

3.7 Thanks Nic. Clear light red-brown. Small head. Chocolate, vanilla, not overpoweringly tart; wood, leather. Medium body. Nice.

4.3 (Bouteille): Le cocktail bactérien est superbement équilibré, l’acidité jamais encombrante et la finale fruitée, boisée impeccable.

3.6 On tap at CBC 2013. Pours a clear brown with a small off-white head. Sweet and bitter. Hoppy aromas of grapefruit. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Long bitter finish.

4.0 Bottle shared by a friend. Pours clear amber with a medium beige head. Aroma of malt, peach, sour citrus and peppery yeast. Malty and caramelly flavor with peach character before a sour citrus and peppery yeast finish.

3.5 Où, Quand, Comment : Bouteille, dégustée le 10/3/2013. Visuel : Couleur : ambrée-brune. Apparence : voilée. Arôme : Levures fruitées sûres (cerises sûres), épicées (poivre) aux notes sauvages, léger houblon herbeux et floral, notes de bois humide. Goût : En entrée de bouche : Goût de levures fruitées légèrement acides (cerises sûres, citron), légèrement épicées (poivre) et aux notes sauvages. Un léger support de malt doux est également présent avec une légère amertume de houblon herbeux et floral ainsi qu’avec des notes boisées vineuses. En bouche : Corps : moyen-mince. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : légèrement huileuse. Finale : moyenne et asséchante, composée d’une légère acidité de levures fruitées avec des notes herbeuses et boisées.

4.1 Hazy reddish Amber in color... Aroma of sour berries, vinegar, oak... Flavor is lightly tart throughout, berries, vinegar, oak, sherry notes... Delicious

3.5 Tap at JK. Pours a hazy reddish brown, lacy white head. Aroma is tart, reddish fruit, leather. Taste is lightly tart, leather, rasins, faint oak and woody spices. Medium body and low to medium carbonation. Pretty good!

4.1 From tap. Red copper color with off White head. Yeasty aroma, light funky, fruity, berries,light hoppy, wood. Sweet and light acidic tart fruity taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.

4.0 Pouring at Where The Wild Beers Are 2014. Pours a hazed brown amber with a thin white head. Musk and funk, acid and a bit of toast on the nose. Soft acid, toast. Tart and lively. Long wood, acid, musk and funk.