Jester King Snörkel (75cl, 5.5%)

A wild-fermented specialty saison brewed with oyster mushrooms and alderwood-smoked sea salt at Jester King Brewery in the Texas Hill Country. The grain bill uses pilsner malt and wheat, brewed with Texas well water and noble hops, then fermented with brewers yeast, wild yeast and native souring bacteria. After fermentation, 60 pounds of fresh oyster mushrooms and alderwood-smoked sea salt are added, and the finished beer is unfiltered, unpasteurised and bottle conditioned. It smells earthy and gently funky with barnyard notes, brininess, lemon pith and white bread; the palate is soft and lightly tart with umami, earthy mushroom flavours and smoked salt; the finish is dry and briny with lingering salinity.