Jester King Brewery Bitter Death

16oz Single Can 

5%ABV

Dry, bitter, drinkable, low-to-moderate ABV with some interesting fermentation character — that's a key mantra of ours when it comes to beer. And that's what Bitter Death is all about. We brewed a 5.0% abv pale beer with San Jacinto 2-row malted barley and Denton County wheat malt from TexMalt, Perle, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, and Tettnanger hops. We fermented in stainless steel with Antwerp yeast from White Labs, as we really like the clean, crisp character we get from it with just a background note of fruity esters. After fermentation we dry hopped with more Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and Tettnanger. The result is beautiful, drinkable blend of herbal bitterness, crisp-cracker malt, and soft, mellow, subtle Belgian yeast character.

5.4%

For over a decade, we’ve had a great affinity for well-attenuated, crisp, hoppy, herbal ales with subtle but interesting pure culture fermentation character.

Bitter Death was brewed with Texas malted barley and malted wheat from TexMalt and a touch of flaked oats. It was hopped aggressively at nearly 3 pounds per barrel with Perle, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, and Tettnanger. We probably were more aggressive with the hopping than tradition would dictate, but dry, herbal, and bitter was our M.O. here. 100% naturally conditioned.

We get notes of white tea, dried hydrangea petals, bread dough, Texas toast, Euro-skunk, cannabis, dehydrated lime citrus wheels, caraway, and walking through the Hill Country on a spring day after it rains

-Jester King