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Jester King Brewery

Jester King is a brewery, restaurant, farm event hall on a 165-acre ranch in the TX Hill Country.
(2020)

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.

11/20/2024

🎨🖌️ 🖼️ We’re partnering with the Dripping Springs Art League this Saturday, November 23rd, from 11am to 5pm for an Art Market featuring 20+ local artists showcasing their work!

Free / open to the public. We’ll also have live music and Flight Ice Creams onsite!

Join us this Saturday to celebrate / support our local Dripping Springs artists!

11/20/2024

🥫🥫🥫𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄🥫🥫🥫

Bring in a can to donate to from Monday, 11/25 to Saturday, 12/1, and get 𝟐𝟎% 𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎!

Here’s what’s in store Thanksgiving Week at Jester King!

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟓 - 𝟐-𝟖

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟔 - 𝟐-𝟖

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟕 - 𝟏𝟏-𝟖
⏰ Open early at 11am
🎵 Dean Seltzer 4-6pm

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟖 - 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟗 - 𝟏𝟏-𝟗
⏰ Open early at 11am
🎵 Dom Francis 1-3pm
🎵 Deer Fellow 6-8pm

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏/𝟑𝟎 - 𝟏𝟏-𝟗
🎨 Christmas Tree Workshop with The Art Garage 3-7pm (see our website for tickets)
🎵 Mandy Rowden 1-3pm
🎵 Tammy Lynn & Colin Gilmore 6-8pm

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟐/𝟏 - 𝟏𝟏-𝟖
📸 Free Holiday Photos with the Goats from 3-5pm!
🎵 DeDe Lally 1-3pm

11/19/2024

We have extended hours for the week of Thanksgiving! Join us for some great food, drink, live music, wide open space, and fun times with family and friends!

11/18/2024

Our booth photo from the Texas Craft Brewers Festival didn’t turn out, but we swear we were there! 😂 Thank you for putting on another amazing festival this year, and thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Texas craft beer!

11/14/2024

🐸 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐇 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐒𝐍𝐄𝐑 🐸

We’re happy to release our second of two fresh hop beers this year — Crosby Fresh Hopped Pilsner!

Crosby Fresh Hopped Pilsner is a 100% fresh hop beer brewed with freshly harvested Strata from , then dry hopped with Crosby Amarillo CGX fresh hops!

In late August, we received 240 pounds of freshly picked Strata that were harvested and shipped overnight to Jester King. The Strata arrived in absolutely beautiful shape thanks to the excellent work of the team at Crosby in Oregon. The fresh Strata was bursting with bright notes of strawberry and citrus. We brewed a pale lager wort and converted our coolship into a giant hopback for the Strata. We then whirlpool with more fresh hop Strata.

After primary fermentation with lager yeast, we added Crosby Amarillo CGX fresh hops as a “wet hop, dry hop.” We’d never had the experience of adding fresh hops on the cold side, so this was a lot of fun for us to try!

After another six weeks of patient refinement through lagering, we packaged Crosby Fresh Hopped Pilsner into kegs and cans, which we’ve begun self-distributing around Texas this week! Look for it at a location near you in Texas, or find some at Jester King open 7 days a week!

11/08/2024

Join us tomorrow, November 9th from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. We will be hosting a BOOK SWAP and fun filled day to raise money for the new Dripping Springs Library!

We will be hosting a BOOK SWAP along with readings from local adult and children’s authors! Plus many more festivities and ways to contribute!

📚 Art activities @ 1pm and 3pm with
📚 Face painting with
📚 Yummy snacks from .creamz
📚 Local goods from
📚 Live music from and
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📚 Texas State Season of Science Research Rangers

Please bring your old books to participate in the swap. We ask that you please donate $20 to help fund the new library while participating in the swap.

🐐🐐🐐Donations of $100 will include a private evening goat walk with our herd of 75 goats on our property.🐐🐐🐐

11/06/2024

This Saturday, November 9th from 11am to 5pm, we’re partnering with The Drippings Springs Community Library to raise money for their new facility!

We’re hosting a 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐏 along with readings from adult and children’s authors, art activities with the Art Garage at 1pm & 3pm (), face painting (), Hays County Master Gardeners (), Texas State Season of Science Research Rangers, Beans Creamz Push Pops (.creamz), live music, and local shoppables from the Austin Vendor Market!

Please bring your old books to participate in the swap! We ask that you please donate $20 to help fund the new library while while participating in the swap!

We hope you’ll join us for a great cause featuring great activities, fun, and fall weather!

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween y’all! 🎃

10/29/2024

CLOSED TONIGHT FOR FUNK N’ SOUR FEST!

Jester King is closed tonight for our annual Funk n’ Sour Fest. LINK IN BIO for tickets or visit our website.

We’ll be back open tomorrow, Wednesday, for our normal open 7 days a week experience.

10/28/2024

Here’s the festival map for Funk n’ Sour Fest tomorrow night!

Tickets available at LINK IN BIO or our website.

Come experience some of the very best central Texas has to offer featuring these amazing restaurants, breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries!

Odd Duck x Nice n Easy

Sour Duck x Pinthouse

Emmer Rye x Still Austin

JK Kitchen x TX Keeper Cider

LeRoy & Lewis x Jester King

Fella x TX Sake Co

Olamaie x St. Elmo

Better Half x Balcones Distilling

Dai Due x Hold Out

Uncle Nickys x Zilker

Otoko x Crowson Wine

Juniper x Revolution Spirits

Dockside x Meanwhile

Ezov x Austin Winery

Casa Bianca x 512 Brewing

Uchiko x Cruz De Comal

Loro x CL Butaud

Spicy Boys x Oddwood Ales

Uptown Sports Club x Fierce Whiskers

Abby Jane x Acopon

Lichas x Fast Friends

Bufalina x Live Oak

Chapulin Cantina x Desert Door

Lenoir x William Chris Vineyards

Vespaio x Bell Springs Winery

10/22/2024

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑 🩸🔪🌽

We’re excited to introduce a new lager brewed with Texas-grown Bloody Butcher Corn from our friends at Barton Springs Mill!
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Working with Texas-grown grain is one of our favorite things to do in brewing. In this case, we were very excited earlier this year when Barton Springs Mill in Dripping Springs told us they’d have Bloody Butcher corn this fall. We’d known about Bloody Butcher for quite some time having first discovered it in beer from our friends at Fonta Flora in North Carolina. We loved the character of their Bloody Butcher Appalachian Grisette. Bloody Butcher is an heirloom variety from 1840s Virginia. It gets its name from the Krubrickesque “bloodbath” it creates when it’s processed. 🩸🔪🌽
We decided to brew a simple pale lager as a relatively blank canvas to show off the character of the corn. We added 20% unmalted Bloody Butcher to 80% Weyermann® Isaria 1924® pilsner malt and kettle hopped with German Magnum and Saaz. The result is a crisp, dry, drinkable lager beer with a copper/amber hue. We feel the character of the corn is fairly prominent and get earthy notes of multigrain bread with caraway seeds and a nutty sweetness.
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Special thanks again to our friends at Barton Springs Mill for the opportunity to work with heirloom grains locally grown here in central Texas!

10/17/2024

2024 Autumnal Dichotomous 🍃🎃

Mixed fermentation bière de coupage (blend of young beer and mature barrel aged beer) with grilled pumpkin, sage, and Hoja Santa (aka Mexican Pepperleaf).

Self-distributed 🚐 around Austin and the surrounding areas this week.

10/17/2024

🐶🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺 All About Dogs Fall Vendor Market this Saturday, 11am-5pm!

Come check out the vendors below this Saturday, plus adoptable dogs from Dogs Landing House!

Followed by Sip n’ Paint from 5-7pm! Paint a portrait of your pet!

Treatos & Co.
Dogs Landing House
MK Photography (Photo Booth)
Winston on Pine
Nito Nibbles
Jack & Buddy Co.
Kawaii Cositas
Rhinestone Queen Blings
Monet Makes .co
Zoomin Groomin
Fetching Fido Fotogrpahy

10/10/2024

👻GHOST CANNON👻

Hazy Double IPA

Whirlpooled with 2024 Mega Terps blend of Southern Cross, Motueka, Rakau, and Phantasm for tropical aroma intensity.

Dry hopped with Citra, Citra Hyperboost, and New Zealand Nectaron.

Finished with Motueka Hop Kief right before canning.

8.5% abv base of pilsner malt, raw wheat, and flaked oats.

We get Orangina meets Painkiller.

LOOK AROUND YOU for it this Halloween season. Self-distributed to stores and bars around Austin this week!

10/04/2024

Past is present tonight at Draught House! We’ll be at the location where we sold our first-ever beer in Austin (Wytchmaker and Commercial Su***de) back in October of 2010. We’ll be buying the first 30 pints of Wytchmaker, as well as handing out some stickers and glassware. Hope to see you at Draught House!

10/03/2024

FREE Pop-Up Community Workout with Hill Country MVMT Saturday from 9:45am — 11:00am!

Workout led by Bane Evans — Best of Dripping Springs Trainer of the Year

Coffee by Coffee Heaven
Cold plunge recovery by SweatHouz Belterra

LINK IN BIO to RSVP or visit our website’s events calendar!

10/02/2024

As we’ve talked to brewing friends in North Carolina over the last few days, we’re beginning to understand the scope and impact of the devastation. We’ve felt a kinship over the years with North Carolina, as it’s home to so many great breweries and beer industry friends.

This weekend $1 from every pint of Wytchmaker Hazy Rye IPA will go towards Hurricane Helene relief efforts. We wish our friends in the impacted areas the best as they begin their road to recovery.

10/01/2024

We’re saddened to learn of the passing of our friend, mentor, and brewing idol, Ron Jeffries. If it weren’t for Ron Jeffries, there would be no Jester King. Full stop.

Back in 2007, when I was starting to homebrew, I heard about this rogue, almost mythical brewery in Michigan, seemingly breaking all the rules with the playfully mischievous name “Jolly Pumpkin.” At the time, I had a friend studying at the University of Michigan who I convinced to procure some bottles and ship them to me in Texas. When I opened the package, my eyes gazed upon these beautiful bottles that looked as though they’d adorn a chest of hidden treasure on a lost isle. I was soon transported into a world of swashbuckling cats, adventurous seas, and chalices of gold, all under the “beguiling” influence of wild yeast. I don’t recall ever experiencing a sensory “wow” factor as great as drinking Jolly Pumpkin for the first time. I was hooked from the instant, and all I wanted to homebrew from that point on was wild ale.

I soon went about reading and listening to everything about Ron Jeffries and Jolly Pumpkin that I could. I must have listened to Ron’s “Can You Brew It?” episodes on Brewing Network half a dozen times where he talked about his recipe and process behind Oro de Calabaza and Madrugada Obscura. Before going pro in brewing, I’d sit in my office daydreaming about Jolly Pumpkin and aspiring to one day maybe, just maybe, make beer like Ron. Eventually, I worked up the courage to reach out to him to ask him a few questions, and is often the case amongst the brewing greats, I received a detailed e-mail back going deep into barrel selection, recipe development, and fermentation process. Eventually, I met Ron and got to know one of the most thoughtful, patient, humble, and talented people I’ve met in the beer world. His mellow persona belied a wry sense of humor and whipsmart intellect. [rest of post in comment section].

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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

Website

https://www.jesterkingbrewery.com/

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✨ 2024 FUNK N' SOUR FEST PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED! ✨https://jesterkingbrewery.com/main-blog/2024-funk-n-sour-fest-pairings-announced

We just returned from our first hop selection! We were hosted by our friends at Yakima Chief Hops in Washington to select the Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, and El Dorado we’ll use in our beer over the next year. It was an eye-opening experience seeing how different lots of Citra, for instance, grown at different farms had profound differences in aroma. We feel we found lots that will bring our beers to a higher level. Why did we select hops? Well, as the beer market has gone through heavy adaptations since the pandemic, we find ourselves making more IPA and other hoppy styles than ever before. If we’re still seeking to make some of the best examples of beer styles that we can, which we are, we feel it’s crucial to take this next step forward. What was also cool was the close connection with terroir we experienced smelling fresh hops at their source. Despite differences in how we’ve expressed terroir in the past, the philosophical kinship was palpable. We’re grateful to the folks at YCH and Crosby Farms for their fantastic hospitality and for having participated in such a cool experience. @yakimachief @crosbyhops

We like to post about the things we get excited about, and this is certainly one of them. Our friends at Barton Springs Mill down Fitzhugh Road from Jester King just received Texas-grown Bloody Butcher corn! The corn was grown in New Braunfels, TX by Kameron Koepp and was just harvested. Bloody Butcher is a deep red-colored dent corn developed in Virginia in 1845. We first heard about it from our friends at Fonta Flora in North Carolina. Barton Springs Mill describes its flavor profile as "earthy notes infused with classic corn flavor." Today, we mashed in Bloody Butcher corn from Barton Springs Mill along with some pilsner malt to make a Bloody Butcher corn lager. We like the clean, simplicity of pale lager to show off the flavor and aroma of the corn. We get excited about these things because working with a new ingredient that supports local agriculture and shows off the character of our Texas terroir is a big piece of why we got into brewing in the first place. Look for our Bloody Butcher corn lager in about eight weeks!

The Phoenix pizza -- Texas flour from Barton Springs Mill, red sauce, mozzarella, bacon, pepperoni, pickled jalapeno, pecorino. Try one Labor Day weekend at Jester King!

SIP N’ SLIP FAMILY FUN WEEKEND! Join us the weekend of August, 23rd to 25th at Jester King for summer fun for the whole family! Enjoy craft ice cream and sorbet push pops from Flight Ice Creams @flighticecreams and Beanz Creamz @beanz.creamz, New Orleans Style Shaved Ice from @snoasisdstx, a plant workshop by Austin’s Leaf Lovers Club @leafloversclub, mosaic making by The Art Garage @theartgarage_atx theartgarage_atx, face painting by @zirenart_ig, live music, and a water slide for the kids! Don’t miss out on this one! Here is the Sip n’ Slip weekend breakdown. The water slide will be running all weekend long. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD SnoASIS — New Orleans Style Shaved Ice Leaf Lovers Club Plant Work Shop — 6-7:30pm (Ticketed — LINK IN BIO) Fallon Franklin live 6-8pm @fallonfranklin SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH Face painting by Zirenart Mosaic Making with The Art Garage — 12-3pm Beanz Creamz ice cream and push pops Moving Blues @movingblues — 12-3pm Billy Hartman @billyhartmanmusic — 4-6pm SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH Mosaic Making with The Art Garage — 12-3pm Flight Ice Creams Bluegrass Pals @bluegrasspals — 1-4pm

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊!!!....𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 This week we made our first self-distribution run to Houston (at least since like 2012)! We dropped off a fresh and funky array of IPAs, Lagers, Farmhouse Ales, and Fruit Beers at the places below, so check them out soon! We plan on making a monthly run to Houston for now, so this week won’t be our last. Retailers, if you’d like to have Jester King beer at your establishment, hit us up at [email protected]! Flying Saucer @flyingsaucerhou D & Q Beer Station @thebeerstation Brews Brothers @brews_brothers The Cove Craft Beer & Wine @thecoveonhamblen HEB 656 Fairfield Market @heb HEB 709 Tuckerton HEB 596 Grand Parkway HEB 109 Bunker Hill HEB 687 San Felipe HEB 756 MacGregor Market HEB 748 Market at Gosling

𝕁𝔼𝕊𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝔹𝕌𝔾 𝔽𝔸ℝ𝕄 Bug Farm is back for 2024! Working with seasonal fruit is one of our favorite things to do, and fermenting summer watermelon in beer is delicious. Bug Farm is farmhouse ale made with rosemary, lavender, and spearmint and refermented with watermelon. We processed about a ton of watermelon by hand over the course of two days at Jester King. We diced the watermelon, pureed it, then added it straight to the tank for re-fermentation. The rosemary, lavender, and spearmint were all added cold side as well. Bug Farm has roots at Jester King going back over a decade. It continues to be one of the favorite beers we make. Available at Jester King now (open seven days a week) and self-distributed around Austin starting today!

Hazy IPA canning day \m/

𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑰𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑵 -- Garlic oil, basil, mozzarella, Calabrian chilis, sliced lemon, dill, hot honey! Enjoy one at Jester King this weekend (or anytime)! Open 7 days a week

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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.