First off, lets talk about the full name of this beer. Jester King/Live Oak Kollaborationsbiermittschechischemhopfenundwilderbakterienhefekombination.
Yes, for real.
It means “collaboration beer with Czech hops, wild yeast, and bacteria.”
Jester King (Austin, TX) and Live Oak Brewing Co. (Austin, TX). Kollaborationsbier starts with a low gravity wort brewed at Live Oak with head brewer Dusan Kwiatkowski. (Decoction mash for those brewers out there.) It was loaded into containers and brought to Jester King. From there it was added to fermentation tanks with Jester King brewer’s yeast, wild yeast, and bacteria.
Jester King/Live Oak Kollaborationsbier will be available in bottles and draft, starting Friday, October 24th.
Style: Farmhouse Ale/American Wild Ale
Availability: 750ml bottles (3,300), Draft.
Arrival: 10/24/14
4.2% ABV, 42 IBUs
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- Brew day at Live Oak
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- Transporting work from Live Oak to Jester King
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- Racking Live Oak wort into fermentation tank at Jester King
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- Jester King/ Live Oak Kollaborationsbier
Images via Jester King
