Atrial Rubicite's story began in February when Jester King added raspberries to oak barrels of mature sour beer. Over the course of several months, the beer re-fermented and the final product is certainly a sight to behold. It doesn't even look or taste like beer.
Atrial Rubicite pours a beautiful bright red with a pink head and lacing on the glass. You get a ton of raspberries in the nose and taste up front. Very quickly after the raspberry flavor subsides, Atrial Rubicite hits you in the back end with a mouth watering sour flavor that is actually very pleasant. I had my tasting four hours ago and I'm getting a Pavlovian response to my taste buds right now just thinking about it.
Jester King has been hit and miss with their sour beers in the past, and this is definitely their biggest hit yet. Judging by the large early crowd that gathered when the brewery opened today to get a first (and second and third) taste, it's should to be a huge success.
Unfortunately, Atrial Rubicite is an extremely limited release, so you'll likely only be able to sample it at the brewery this weekend and next. Although you can finally buy bottles from the brewery to take home, if you didn't reserve a bottle of Atrial Rubicite online last week, you won't get one.
I've been tracking the release of this beer ever since Jester King posted photos of the raspberry filled barrels. I jumped on the sign-up form as soon as they posted it to their Facebook and was able to reserve a bottle for myself.
Hopefully they will make another batch some day, and it looks like they're working on a strawberry version as well. I'll keep you posted on any news.
If you're in the Austin area over Labor Day weekend or even the following weekend, get your ass out to Jester King and try Atrial Rubicite.
Drink pairing for this post: Jester King Atrial Rubicite
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