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Jester King – Black Metal (Batch #17)

Brewery: Jester King Brewery
Location Austin, TX
Style Farmhouse Imperial Stout
 ABV 10.8%
 IBUs n/a

 

Best Quote During Tasting

Must be a thing I don't even know about yet.

Justin:

Aroma - Big chocolate: milk chocolate and chocolate powder. Malt comes across as dry and chalky.  Here's where my description gets weird: It smells like a freezer burned iced cream sandwich...but not in a bad way.
Score: 10/12
Appearance - Pours black with a tan head that settles slowly. The beer is nearly opaque before it's tilted.
Score: 3/3
Flavor - Milk chocolate, some funk from the wild yeast but there's a predominant bitter dark malt coming through.  No hops to be found and there's a slight "musty" note as well.
Score: 16/20
Mouthfeel - Thin body, medium carbonation, and a dry finish.
Score: 3/5
Overall Impression - While unique and definitely delicious, this one left me wanting more.  The mouthfeel really takes away from what you'd expect from a typical stout and while this isn't a "typical stout" I was really hoping for that thick mouthfeel.  With that being said, I would definitely try this one if you had the changes.  It's good, even great but it's less than what I expected.
Score: 8/10

 

Black Metal (Batch #17) Final Score
  • Aroma
  • Appearance
  • Flavor
  • Mouthfeel
  • Overall
4
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Justin Phelps

Co-Founder at Saint Brewis
Justin Phelps is a Certified Cicerone® who was born and raised in St. Louis. His passion for beer goes beyond just drinking it as he is also an award-winning home brewer. While he may be a marketing professional by day, he's a blogger, brewery hopper, and beer enthusiast by night.

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