Jester King Vulgar Affectation

I didn't like this one. The flowers are pretty prominent. Just an overall weird beer, my palate just wasn't feeling it. Based on what ive heard at the brewery, i could be in the minority here.

 

I was a fan of this beer. Loved the wildflower aspect, the JK house yeast culture was also able to really shine through. The horehound also gave flavors of mint and a touch of licorice but very subdued on the licorice.

 

Thanks, I follow now. But could Tenemu have picked a less readable font?

 

got to taste some, perfume is a big part of this. swing and a miss from JK.

 

Don't think bottling is an issue. It's not like they're some amateur, garage operation.

Bombers and 750 ml bottles are good for profit margins though.

 

They bottle everything by hand though.

 

As a homebrewer, who occasionally bottles. I hate bottling and I do it rarely and only 5 gallons at a time. I couldn't imagine having to do a few barrels. I would choose to use larger bottles if I could only because I'm lazy and I hate bottling.

 

I don't see what ABV has to do with packaging format. If anything, your logic works better in reverse, i.e. higher ABV beers should be smaller serving sizes. Petit Prince is a 750, and Equipoise was 1.5L. I think most De Garde beers are sub 5% in 750ml bottles. Like Chris said, it would double their work hand bottling 12oz bottles.

For anyone who thinks their motivation is profit, consider they could probably increase the price of their fruited sours 50% and still sell out every release easily.

 

While there is no doubt in my mind that this statement is most likely true let me play devil's advocate. IF they did raise prices they might be labeled as one of "those" breweries who was in it for the money and not the lover of beer, thus possibly losing a portion of their craft following, leading to less demand for a niche product, thus losing money. So perhaps the price point is a more calculated than some might think.

Again, just playing devils advocate, as opposed to beers advocate.

 

They could always lift bottle limits and let #newmoney buy it all up.

 

Sorry to disagree with you. Absolutely no insinuation that JK is an amateur operation but bottling is a PITA. JK also models the traditional Belgian/French farmhouse breweries, who have mostly released in 750mL format and it works well for these styles. I don't see 4-packs really having the same effect. Profit margins based on bottle format are most likely lower on their priority list.