Jester King Bière de Blanc du Bois — the brewery’s farmhouse beer brewed with Texas grown Blanc du Bois grapes, returns seasonally on January 6th.
This creation first debuted in 2014, the brainchild of Adrienne Ballou, Jester King’s barrel program lead. To create Jester King Bière de Blanc du Bois, Ballou simulated orange wine fermentation techniques. During this process, the grape skins, seeds, and stems are left in the wine during primary fermentation. (As opposed to separating the skins prior to fermenting.)
Jester King Bière de Blanc du Bois is fermented and matured in oak barrels with wild yeast and souring bacteria. After fermentation, it was refermented with the Blanc du Bois grapes.
Batch 2 of Jester King Bière de Blanc du Bois will be available at the brewery starting January 6th, 2017.
Style: American Wild Ales (w/ Grapes. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 500ml bottles. 1,800 available. $20
Return: 1/6/17
6.7% ABV
Pics via Jester King
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- Blanc du Bois grapes refermenting with sour beer in an oak barrel
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- Adrienne Ballou performing punch downs on Blanc du Bois refermentation
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- Sampling and performing punch downs on Blanc du Bois refermentation
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- Jester King Bière de Blanc du Bois
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- Jester King Biere de Blanc du Bois
