Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale

Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale
Jester King Craft Brewery
Austin, Texas
6.70% ABV
Style: American IPA

C: Cloudy with some nice "yeasties" in the bottom of the bottle
H: Orange/Amber
N: Citrus Notes, Caramel, Touch of Grass and Floral Aromatics

The Ferm: Well I am not gonna lie, writing has been quite hard lately. My head just isn't in the game. No I did not go on another cleanse or decide to take a week off of beer. Still drinking some fun stuff and building up the tasting notes in my head. Just hit that wall where I didn't feel like getting back on the horse. Just when I thought man, maybe it is time to hang the old hat up, I had a beer that brought me back to the beginning. No, I didn't crack a Dogfish 60 minute or a Ruination IPA from Stone. I had the Wytchmaker, for the first time.

Big thanks to EvilTwin for bringing this bad bad over to the house the other day. Since my review of Black Metal Stout, I have been looking for any and everything from Jester King Craft Brewery. This beer again lived up the my self made hype.

The beautiful thing about this orange-ish/amber liquid of the Gods, was that it made me sit back and think...not of grade school and the teacher that was a witch, or the time when I was in a haunted house and the witch jumped out at me and it scared me to...well you get the idea. This beer brought me back to about 3 years ago when I was just getting into beer. The sweet caramel flavors mixed with the bite from the hop and the all around refreshing flavor of the beer, reminded me why I love this industry so much.

Going out on a limb and saying this is one of my favorite IPA's to date, and without a doubt the BEST RYE IPA. This was a huge treat!

Score: 4.49

ISO: EVERYTHING JESTER KING!

Black Metal Imperial Stout

Black Metal Imperial Stout
Jester King Craft Brewery
Austin, Texas
10.40% ABV
Style: Russian Imperial Stout

C: Too dark to tell how clear it is
H: Piss Yellow....NO.....THIS IS BLACK METAL STOUT BABY!
N: Dark Chocolate, Roasted Malt, Hint of Smoke

The Ferm: The beer is named properly. Everything about this beer says METAL. The beer is black with a light mocha head. The massive nose leads to Chocolate, Roast, and what is that....a smoke machine?!? Naaa just s hint of smoke.
The flavor follows suite, but is dominated by the dark chocolate. Thankfully the smoke doesn't come across nearly as strong as it does in the nose. Hints of Toffee linger on the back end of the taste. The mouth feel is thick and creamy....smooth operator.
Overall I actually really enjoyed this beer. The mouth feel was honestly the most enjoyable that I have had in quite some time. The flavor is on point....and look at that label....EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BEER SCREAMS SEXXXYYYY!

Score: 4.12