Jester King Brewery

Jester King Brewery Jester King is a brewery, restaurant, farm event hall on a 165-acre ranch in the TX Hill Country.
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Jester King is an authentic farmhouse brewery committed to mixed culture and spontaneous fermentation, as well as pure culture beer that incorporates local and Texas ingredients and our own natural groundwater. Our beer and food incorporate our natural surroundings and local agriculture, so as to make beer uniquely tied to a time, place, and people. Our restaurant and trails provide a beautiful, relaxed setting to enjoy the Texas Hill Country with friends and family.

๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฅง Happy Thanksgiving from Jester King! Wishing you and yours a wonderful time with family and friends!
11/27/2025

๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฅง Happy Thanksgiving from Jester King! Wishing you and yours a wonderful time with family and friends!

๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š๐’๐†๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐„๐„๐Š ๐€๐“ ๐‰๐„๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐†โฐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌWednesday, 11/26 โ€” 11am to 8pm Thursday, 11/27 โ€” Closed Friday, 11/28 โ€” ...
11/26/2025

๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š๐’๐†๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐„๐„๐Š ๐€๐“ ๐‰๐„๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐†

โฐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ
Wednesday, 11/26 โ€” 11am to 8pm
Thursday, 11/27 โ€” Closed
Friday, 11/28 โ€” 11am to 9pm
Saturday, 11/29 โ€” 11am to 9pm
Sunday, 11/30 โ€” 11am to 8pm

๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ” Brandied Pear Burger โ€” Double smashed Springerhill Ranch beef patties, grilled onions, Brandy compressed pears, bacon, brie, arugula, potato bun
๐Ÿ• Shorty โ€” red wine braised short ribs, tomato & beef stock reduction, caramelized onions, smoked gouda, pickled jalapenos, crispy shallots, chives

๐ŸŽธ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ
Wednesday, 11/26 โ€” Zac Hyde 4-7pm
Friday, 11/28 โ€” Marsha Craft 12-3pm
Saturday, 11/29 โ€” Jessica Ledbetter 12-3pm
Sunday, 11/30 โ€” Five and Dime 1-4pm
Sunday, 11/30 โ€” Dom Francis 5-8pm

๐Ÿ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ & ๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐š
Wednesday, 11/26 โ€” Goat Walk 5pm
Friday, 11/28 โ€” Goat Walk 5pm
Saturday, 11/29 โ€” Doom Metal Goat Yoga 10am

๐Ÿ”ฅ Cooler weather means weโ€™ll have the flaps down and heaters on in the pole barn! We hope to see you this weekend for some fun times with friends and family in the Hill Country on the outskirts of Austin!

Join us for our 15th Anniversary Party at Jester King Brewery! โ€จNext Saturday, December 6th, weโ€™re celebrating 15 years ...
11/26/2025

Join us for our 15th Anniversary Party at Jester King Brewery!
โ€จNext Saturday, December 6th, weโ€™re celebrating 15 years of brewing wild, sour, and wonderfully funky ales โ€” and highlighting the art of fermentation.

Weโ€™re hosting two hands-on workshops to dive deeper into the world of funk:

๐Ÿฅ’ Pickle Fermentation Workshop: 12โ€“1 PMโ€จLearn the basics of lacto-fermentation and make your own tangy pickles from fresh local produce. Led by

๐Ÿž Sourdough Starter Workshop: 4โ€“5 PMโ€จStart your own sourdough culture and explore the world of wild yeast. Led by

Raise a glass, embrace the funk, and celebrate 15 years of wild ales with us. ๐Ÿป

For our 15th anniversary on Saturday, December 6th, weโ€™re very lucky and excited to be pouring beers from some of the be...
11/25/2025

For our 15th anniversary on Saturday, December 6th, weโ€™re very lucky and excited to be pouring beers from some of the best farmhouse and wild ale producers in America. Having our beer poured side by side with these small, artisanal brewers will make it a special commemoration of Jester Kingโ€™s 15 years.

๐€๐Œ๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐ ๐’๐Ž๐‹๐„๐‘๐€ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐„๐‘๐˜
Petit Cochon โ€” Sour Ale Aged in Oak Tanks With Montmorency Cherries

๐€๐‹๐‹๐€๐†๐€๐’๐‡ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‚๐Ž.
Coolship Resurgam โ€” Three year blend of spontaneous beer
Once Upon an Orchard โ€” Wild Saison blend on Paw Paw Fruit
Means and Strategy โ€” Foudre-aged wild blonde ale w/ muscadine grapes

๐…๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ๐ˆ๐’๐‹๐„ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐ˆ๐๐†
Hima โ€” saison refermented with caramelized quince

๐…๐Ž๐๐“๐€ ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐‘๐€ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐„๐‘๐˜
Estate Saison 2025 โ€” seashore black rye, hopi black dye sunflowers and seeds, safari tangerine marigold flowers, and lemon basil

๐†๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ ๐๐€๐“๐‡ ๐…๐„๐‘๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐
The Spontaneous Ferment 5-Year Anniversary
The Little Horse Around โ€” oak-fermented table beer

๐‡๐ˆ๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐€๐‘๐Œ๐’๐“๐„๐€๐ƒ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐„๐‘๐˜
Anna Farmsteadยฎ Ale โ€” Vermont wildflower honey, farmhouse yeast, well water
Works of Love: Keeping Together Barrel-Aged Farmsteadยฎ Ale โ€” locally foraged medicinal chaga, Vermont wildflower honey
Self-Reliance: Amarillo & Strata Farmsteadยฎ IPA โ€” conditioned in oak barrels, hopped copiously with Amarilloยฎ and Strataยฎ

๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡๐‡๐Ž๐”๐’๐„ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐ˆ๐๐†
Ona โ€” Sour cherry Amber
Spontaneous cave beer with blackberries

๐’๐€๐๐“๐„ ๐€๐ƒ๐€๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐”๐’ ๐‘๐”๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐‹๐„๐’
West Ashley โ€” Barrel-aged saison with apricot
Veiled Alchemy โ€” Blend of barrel-aged beers aged in vermouth barrels

๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“ ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐ˆ๐๐†
Bramble โ€” Missouri Wild Ale refermented on Oregon Red and Black Raspberries

๐˜๐€๐™๐Ž๐Ž ๐๐‘๐„๐–๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐€๐๐˜
Maizonne โ€” Saison with grapefruit zest, Kampot black peppercorns, honeysuckle and Riwaka hops.
Deux Rouges โ€” Flanders Red ale blend aged 13-20 months in Merlot French Oak

In addition to this spectacular lineup of beer from our friends, weโ€™ll be hosting a Lambic share in our beer garden from 12-1pm.

We hope to see you on December 6th to celebrate 15 years of Jester King!

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐“—๐“๐“ก๐“ฅ๐“”๐“ข๐“ฃ ๐“ž๐“• ๐“๐“ข๐“—๐“”๐“ข ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’€A Hazy IPA for the season โ€” hay-colored haze for the weeks when summer heat gives way to cold fron...
11/25/2025

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐“—๐“๐“ก๐“ฅ๐“”๐“ข๐“ฃ ๐“ž๐“• ๐“๐“ข๐“—๐“”๐“ข ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’€

A Hazy IPA for the season โ€” hay-colored haze for the weeks when summer heat gives way to cold fronts and the Hill Country shifts to bronze. It nods to the Texas wildlife that share our corner of Austin โ€” Mexican free-tailed bats youโ€™d be lucky to spot at dusk, and the coyotes and rattlesnakes you hope not to meet on the trail. Orionโ€™s autumn wreath โ€” bone, leaf, and bramble โ€” carries that feeling onto the glass.

Hops โ€” hand-selected Rakau, hand-selected Riwaka, Nelson Bliss (blend of early/late harvest Nelson Sauvin), Citra, and Mosaic Cryo hops with Southern Cross hop kief

Flavor profile โ€” pale hay in the glass; soft, layered bitterness. Rakau leads with apricot/pear, Riwaka lifts the mid with lime leaf and white-grape, Mosaic Cryo rounds with berry/tropical, and a final Southern Cross hop-kief spark adds pine/citrus brightness. Juicy, plush mid-palate and a long, aromatic fade. 6.8%

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Weโ€™re back with another round of trivia inside the Jester King Goat Pen โ€” and this Tuesday is the night! Join us Tuesday...
11/24/2025

Weโ€™re back with another round of trivia inside the Jester King Goat Pen โ€” and this Tuesday is the night!

Join us Tuesday 11/25 at 6:00 PM for a one-of-a-kind trivia experience surrounded by our herd of 74 goats. Test your knowledge, enjoy some drinks, and see how it goats! ๐Ÿป

Space is filling up fast, so an RSVP is strongly encouraged! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ
โ€จTickets are FREE โ€” grab yours at the link in our bio!

Come for the trivia, stay for the goats! ๐Ÿ

2025 Urban Mutation ๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ๐ŸงฌFirst released in 2017, Urban Mutation is our Texas Hill Country ร— NYC handshake. Itโ€™s a mixed...
11/19/2025

2025 Urban Mutation ๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ๐Ÿงฌ

First released in 2017, Urban Mutation is our Texas Hill Country ร— NYC handshake. Itโ€™s a mixed-culture farmhouse ale, brightened and reshaped around a vivid lift of New Zealand hop varieties and the wild sweetness of 200 lbs. of Texas wildflower honey. Brewed in collaboration with our friends at Other Half Brewing in Brooklyn, NY.

Fermented in stainless, blended with oak-aged tart farmhouse ale, and refermented on Texas honey, Urban Mutation marries glow and grit โ€” the snap of bright Motueka and the stonefruit of Rakau, with a living farmhouse core. We finished with a fresh dry hop of Motueka & Rakau and a final dusting of Motueka hop kief before bottling. The result is a bottle-conditioned, 9% amalgamation of what we love most right now: mixed culture, NZ hop expression, and local ingredients working in tandem to mutate something familiar into something a little wilder.

Flavor profile: aromas of wildflower honey, lemon-lime leaf (Motueka), and stone fruit (Rakau) over a gentle oak-touched base. The palate opens bright and lightly tart, moves through honeyed grain and herbal hop-tea, with flashes of citrus peel and apricot/pear. Dry, lively finish; the 9% abv drinks gracefully and nuanced.

Look for it in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, DFW, and at select locations abroad.

We have extended hours for the week of Thanksgiving! Bring your friends and loved ones out for some Hill Country vibes a...
11/18/2025

We have extended hours for the week of Thanksgiving! Bring your friends and loved ones out for some Hill Country vibes and holiday good times! ๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Sunday, 11/23 โ€” 11am to 8pm
Monday, 11/24 โ€” 2-8pm
Tuesday, 11/25 โ€” 2-8pm
Wednesday, 11/26 โ€” 11-8pm
Thursday, 11/27 โ€” Closed
Friday, 11/28 โ€” 11am to 9pm
Saturday, 11/29 โ€” 11am to 9pm

Weโ€™re very honored and flattered to have been voted the number one โ€œFavorite Sour or Wild-Aleโ€ brewer in the world by th...
11/18/2025

Weโ€™re very honored and flattered to have been voted the number one โ€œFavorite Sour or Wild-Aleโ€ brewer in the world by the readers of Craft Beer & Brewing. We were also voted the number six โ€œFavorite Saisonโ€ brewer in the world. Itโ€™s particularly flattering to be mentioned alongside the very breweries that inspired us to make these styles in the first place.

Itโ€™s pretty much no secret at this point that wild and sour beers are no longer our exclusive focus. Their popularity sustained us for over a decade, but weโ€™ve adapted to make a range of styles for a beer market that has evolved significantly. In our experience, wild and sour beer still has a committed following and is still a viable style category. Can it sustain a production brewery like Jester King? No, not anymore. But these styles still have an important place in the beer world and are far from dead.

For instance, in 2025, weโ€™ll release about 500 barrels of wild and sour beer. At the height for us, we released about 2,500 barrels annually. Weโ€™ve taken a few extra steps back in volume as weโ€™ve had to focus on making the best IPA and lager we can, while also developing a self-distribution model to get new styles to market. While work here remains (and always will), we feel poised to hopefully produce around 800 barrels of wild and sour beer in 2026. Thatโ€™s just one-third of what we previously made by volume, but still very significant. We love making wild and sour beer and still feel its call. The sense memories we get from making it today transport us back to when we fell in love with the style and the seemingly limitless room for creativity and experimentation it presented.

Again, weโ€™re very grateful to the readers of Craft Beer & Brewing for this honor, and props to our friends at Pinthouse and Meanwhile for the great recognition they received as well.

Weโ€™re pouring our beer at the Texas Craft Brewers Festival! Thank you to the Texas Craft Brewers Guild for putting on a...
11/15/2025

Weโ€™re pouring our beer at the Texas Craft Brewers Festival! Thank you to the Texas Craft Brewers Guild for putting on a stellar event and for working to promote Texas craft beer! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Yesterday, we got to brew a beer with our friends at Hold Out Brewing for their upcoming Best Fest in December! Weโ€™ve be...
11/14/2025

Yesterday, we got to brew a beer with our friends at Hold Out Brewing for their upcoming Best Fest in December! Weโ€™ve been fans of Hold Out and their flawless brewing ex*****on since the day they opened. Weโ€™re also fans of their sibling establishment Better Half, under the direction of our friend Matt Stowe. We have huge respect for what owners Matt and Grady Wright have created there (and elsewhere in Austin).

In particular, it was wonderful to brew with Hold Outโ€™s Director of Brewing Brent โ€œSchmittyโ€ Sapstead. The craft beer industry is pretty small in the grand scheme of things, and Schmitty was one of the first people we met back in 2009. At the time, my brother Michael and I were looking for somewhere to learn a little more about pro brewing, and our friends at Real Ale were kind enough to let us shadow them. The Director of Brewing Operations at Real Ale, Tim Schwartz, told us to show up bright and early around 5:30 am for a brew day, and waiting to greet us when we arrived was Schmitty. So for the first production batch of beer we ever witnessed, Schmitty was at the helm. That made it extra special to brew with him sixteen years later at Hold Out. Craft beer is full of stories like this, which is why itโ€™s a special industry.

For the yet-to-be-named beer, Schmitty and I got to connect during harvest out in Yakima and talk hops. Weโ€™re pairing some hot-side Rakau and Nelson Hyperboost with our favorite lots of Nelson T90 and Superdelic Cryo cold-side in the context of a clean, well-attenuated Chico yeast fermentation. Check it out at Best Fest soon! Thanks again to Hold Out (and Better Half) for being awesome people and for being the proprietors of true excellence.

Jester King is celebrating our 15th anniversary all day on Saturday, December 6th, and we have an epic lineup of music, ...
11/12/2025

Jester King is celebrating our 15th anniversary all day on Saturday, December 6th, and we have an epic lineup of music, food, drink, fermentation, and fun planned!

Check out the details below. FREE. ALL AGES. Hope to see you on the 6th to celebrate 15 years of Jester King!

๐ŸŽธ MUSIC
Rippleberry
The Peterson Brothers
Moving Blues
Cilantro Boombox

๐ŸŒฎ FOOD
Pueblo Viejo food truck
Garboโ€™s food truck
Goodie Dumplings
Jester King pizza
Jester King Kwik Kitchen food truck

๐Ÿป DRINK
Special Jester King releases and cellar selections
Guest farmhouse and wild ales from our friends (list TBA)

EVENTS
๐Ÿž Sourdough Starter workshop with Barton Springs Mill
๐Ÿบ Fermentation panel (details TBA)
๐Ÿฅ’ Pickling workshop with Pickle Envy
๐Ÿงต Makers market with Austin Flea
๐Ÿป Founders tour
โœ’๏ธ Live tattooing with
๐ŸŽจ Face painting with
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ Live painting with
๐Ÿ‘š Live screen printing with ..and more to come!

Address

13187 Fitzhugh Road
Austin, TX
78736

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 8pm
Tuesday 2pm - 8pm
Wednesday 2pm - 8pm
Thursday 2pm - 8pm
Friday 2pm - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm

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Jester King

Jester King is a brewery, restaurant, kitchen, farm & event hall on a 165 acre ranch in the TX Hill Country. We make food & drink uniquely tied to a time, place & people. We're a welcoming place for people of all ages to enjoy community.