Cherry Grisette
Jester King Brewery
- From:
- Jester King Brewery
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Grisette
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 5.06%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 26, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We're pleased to release our next fruited Grisette! Our latest is with Montmorency and Balaton cherries! We added equal parts of each variety to Grisette-style beer at a ratio of about 1.25 pounds per gallon. Our goal was to make a very drinkable beer, low in acidity, with present but not overwhelming fruit character. With an emphasis on balance and drinkability, we primary-fermented the Grisette in stainless steel for a few weeks, then added the cherries for secondary fermentation in stainless as well. Our intent is for our fruited-Grisettes to be enjoyed fresh, while the fruit character is still vibrant and the fermentation character is "clean". It's unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.02/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The barely foggy pale peach-salmon body builds a moderately short white head that disperses to a creamy but short curled collar.
A delicate acidity makes for a quaffable sour delivering a mild funk and even a little gassy, Heine-like hops, ultimately creating kriek-Lite characteristics. It's Ultra Lite at that, even at times exhibiting rosé qualities where the cherry seems to emulate a blend of red and white grape containing a little florality.
The medium-light body is given its weight by a crisp fizz that comes to a semi-dry finish.
Oct 04, 2022A delicate acidity makes for a quaffable sour delivering a mild funk and even a little gassy, Heine-like hops, ultimately creating kriek-Lite characteristics. It's Ultra Lite at that, even at times exhibiting rosé qualities where the cherry seems to emulate a blend of red and white grape containing a little florality.
The medium-light body is given its weight by a crisp fizz that comes to a semi-dry finish.
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.64/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Batch# 1 Aug 2020
Pours a pinkish gold with traces of cream colored head. Some head retention & lacing
S: Cherry & grassy notes
T: Follows the nose, mostly tartness from the cherries, a little dryness up front. More cherry tartness, a little sweetness, & dryness as this warms. Some fig notes mix with sweet/tart cherry & dryness in the finish, a little Golden Delicious Apple as well
MF: Light body, low carbonation
Decent take on the style, nothing special
Oct 24, 2021Pours a pinkish gold with traces of cream colored head. Some head retention & lacing
S: Cherry & grassy notes
T: Follows the nose, mostly tartness from the cherries, a little dryness up front. More cherry tartness, a little sweetness, & dryness as this warms. Some fig notes mix with sweet/tart cherry & dryness in the finish, a little Golden Delicious Apple as well
MF: Light body, low carbonation
Decent take on the style, nothing special
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.76/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: The beer is relatively clear pinkish red in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It left a thin ring of white bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of yeast are present in the nose along with hints of cherries, the latter of which get a tad stronger as the beer begins to warm up.
T: The taste follows the smell, except that the cherry flavors are a bit stronger and also contribute faint hints of sweetness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a low to moderate amount of visible carbonation. There is a slight amount of tartness.
O: This beer smells and tastes first and foremost like a saison but the subtle aromas and flavors of cherries are very interesting and lend some complexity to both the smell and taste.
Serving type: bottle
Dec 08, 2020S: Moderate aromas of yeast are present in the nose along with hints of cherries, the latter of which get a tad stronger as the beer begins to warm up.
T: The taste follows the smell, except that the cherry flavors are a bit stronger and also contribute faint hints of sweetness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a low to moderate amount of visible carbonation. There is a slight amount of tartness.
O: This beer smells and tastes first and foremost like a saison but the subtle aromas and flavors of cherries are very interesting and lend some complexity to both the smell and taste.
Serving type: bottle
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