Jester King Introduces Part & Parcel

Part & Parcel, made from just well water, Texas barley, hops, yeast, and bacteria, is a great example of our philosophy on farmhouse ales. In this case, the land told us what beer to make, not the other way around. We didn’t set out to create a specific flavor/aroma profile. Rather, we took what was available to us from our surroundings, which then determined how the beer tasted and smelled. We didn’t “master” the beer by bending nature to our will. We took what nature gave us and presented it as straightforwardly as we could.

Specifically, the barley from Brownfield was rich in protein, which develops color and flavor more easily in the kiln. According to Brandon, high protein grain is best used to make darker malts because they can develop rich melanoidin compounds and phenolics (or the “yummy stuff”, as Brandon puts it). So again, the character of the grain helped determine the type of beer we made, not the other way around. We think this embodies farmhouse brewing and was befitting the first ever Texas grown malt.

The label for Part & Parcel was created by our in-house artist Josh Cockrell. The artwork is literally an aerial view of Brownfield, Texas (where the malt came from) depicted in water color. Here’s a photo of Josh creating the artwork for Part & Parcel:

Part & Parcel will be released at Jester King on Friday, March 10th at 4pm. Brandon Ade from Blacklands will be at Jester King at 1pm on Saturday, March 11th during the release weekend. Please come out and meet him! It will be available by the glass and in bottles to go (750ml/$14). Aside from special events, Part & Parcel will not be available outside our tasting room.