Jester King Adding Crosby Fresh Hopped Pilsner

Today I have a new canned lager coming from Jester King in Austin, TX.

This is Crosby and it will be a fresh hopped pilsner brewed with fresh-hop Strata and dry-hopped with fresh Amarillo CGX hops from Crosby Hop Farm. The beer will hit 4.8%-AbV and it will be packaged in 16oz cans. Stay tuned for release details.  zzubreebym

This 15 Nov 2024 update from Jester King:

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 @crosbyhops, 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! Look for it at a location near you in Texas, or find some at Jester King open 7 days a week!