NightShift brewing barrel society installment #2 - Jester

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  1. BleepBloopBlap

    BleepBloopBlap Zealot (503) Aug 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    Curious to hear/read the early reviews on this one.

    From the brewery: After a six month slumber on red wine and brandy barrels, the Jester stirs, ready for guile and play. His voice is light, his humor dry, his music wild and merry. He wears a costume made of leather, plays a fiddle made of oak, and juggles whimsically with pineapple fruit. He’s the Jester – he refreshes, perplexes, entertains, and delights.
     
    #1 BleepBloopBlap, Apr 24, 2013
  2. Auror

    Auror Pooh-Bah (1,641) Jan 1, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Haven't cracked a bottle yet, so just going off the sample. I thought it was decent. Fairly balanced, but I hoped it would be funkier and/or sweeter. I'd probably have liked it better with a different base beer, but I'll enjoy it and see if the brett comes out more with time.
     
    #2 Auror, Apr 24, 2013
  3. Patrick

    Patrick Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    Do you guys know if they just add lactic acid to their sour beers? Is that how they churn them out so fast?
     
    #3 Patrick, Apr 25, 2013
  4. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Maven (1,338) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    Anyone in the society wanna trade me a teku?
     
    #4 Jnorton00, Apr 25, 2013
  5. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    They ferment with lacto (referenced here under batch #6)
     
    #5 BearsOnAcid, Apr 25, 2013
  6. Auror

    Auror Pooh-Bah (1,641) Jan 1, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Think you're confusing the sour futures and the Barrel Society. They've released 2 beers in essentially 4 months (longer if you count the time it was first announced) for the NSBS. The sour futures are berliner weisses and not lambics or spontaneously fermented. That would take much longer.

    The glasses arent ready yet, unfortunately. They seemed hopeful by next release.
     
    #6 Auror, Apr 25, 2013
  7. tehzachatak

    tehzachatak Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    Will be picking mine up this weekend and expect to drink a bottle of this immediately, unlike Elixir. I'll post back here once I drink. High hopes for this one - never had a pineapple beer before!
     
    #7 tehzachatak, Apr 25, 2013
  8. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Maven (1,338) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    More time to schmooze with people for one I guess. Thanks for the info.
     
    #8 Jnorton00, Apr 25, 2013
  9. cbeer88

    cbeer88 Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    Anything in Brandy barrels interests me, so I'm looking forward to this one.

    How have people been enjoying Elixir? Only one review... I still need to get my ass over there and pick my bottles up...
     
    #9 cbeer88, Apr 25, 2013
  10. BleepBloopBlap

    BleepBloopBlap Zealot (503) Aug 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    Had my first on Patriot's day. Has already really smoothed out since when I first tried it. I was very pleased.
     
    #10 BleepBloopBlap, Apr 29, 2013
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  11. BleepBloopBlap

    BleepBloopBlap Zealot (503) Aug 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    RE: the tekus... When I was picking up my Jesters they said "May 3 - give or take a couple days."
     
    #11 BleepBloopBlap, Apr 29, 2013
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  12. tehzachatak

    tehzachatak Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    ooh. sounds like i need to crack one then. thought the sample i had at NS when i picked it up was very hot. will need to evaluate tonight!
     
    #12 tehzachatak, Apr 29, 2013
  13. Flashy

    Flashy Pooh-Bah (1,767) Oct 22, 2003 Vermont
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    Thought that was kind of douche chill inspiring.
     
    #13 Flashy, May 1, 2013
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