Rogue Juniper Pale AleType of beer: Pale Ale
Container Type: 355 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.30%
Country of origin: United States
Rating: 67% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $1.25
Tasted on: 6/7/10
Colours of label: Black/Turquoise/Red
Drank From: Mug
Label Reads: "Dedicated to the Rogue in each of us", "Ale brewed with Juniper Berries".
website: www.rogue.comBest for: letting lying dogs sleep. Er...
Ratings:
Taste: 13/20
Flavour: 13/20
Buy again: 12/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 8/10
Complexity: 7/10
Intangible: 7/10
Handwritten notes: I wouldn't call this a "spiced beer", no matter what my beloved and precious Beer Advocate says. The juniper, if it is there, is simply a background and passing fancy. Calling this a juniper beer would be like calling the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers a "multi-ethnic team". Technically true, but c'mon. With that said, this is a pretty good pale ale, with a lot of roundness and not a lot of bite (or spice). Those of you gin-fiends will be out of luck, as this beer tastes like beer and nothing like the UK's favourite breakfast beverage.
---------------------------------------------Beer #397 of 3,652
3 comments:
I'm slow. What's the connection between the beer and gin flavor?
I'm not a gin kinda guy...
-Lost
Juniper berries, my man, the dominant flavour in gin.
I don't care for Gin either, unless I'm rollin' down the street smokin' endo.
Ugh. Just kidding.
You know what's hilarious? That song has been in my head all day and I only just now figured out why.
-Lost
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