Rogue John John Juniper Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: American Pale Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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22oz bottle from Total Wine, Durham. I’d not have thought that Dead Guy would be so easily susceptible to fairly interesting variations, but this beer - while I don’t think it’s quite as good as the bourbon JJ - still sorta revitalizes my interest in Rogue. Caramel pour, with an abundant creamy head and lively carbonation. The familiar malt aroma of DG is certainly there, and I wasn’t sure that the gin and juniper would necessarily work here. While they don’t mesh perfectly, they’re tastes I generally enjoy, and that forgiveth a multitude of sins. They tend to activate the floral qualities of the beer to me, and it enlivens things in a fairly interesting way. Still a pretty basic beer, and still a fairly high price point, but I enjoyed this.

on tap at uber tavern, friday june 11. medium orange color with a mild but present bitter aroma. Palate is balanced.

22oz bomber. Pours wonderful golden orange with light cloudiness and a big white long-lasting head. Lots of bubbles streaming up from the bottom of the glass. Malty aroma with hints of sweetness and grassiness. Pleasant and interesting notes of spice and gin (subtle) blended with aromatic hops. Flavor is pleasant and bittersweet with vinous and bready malts, hops, and an interesting fruity bitterness (that I think is the juniper berries). Medium dry finish with firm fruity and earthy bitterness with some spice (maybe spruce or gin? hard to tell with the hops, but something in there...) and dry, crackery, biscuity, toasty malts. Soft boozy gin notes pick up slightly in the very end. Mouthfeel is medium-full in body with luxurious creamy carbonation. Overall, very interesting. The gin character is very mild but just enough to be noticeable and complexity (which is probably the perfect amount).

pours a light, light orange. I got a hot heat of gin barrel goodness on the first sip. That fades (or I got used to it) as I drank. A lot of juniper notes. Not too spicy for me. Does not surpass the heights of the rum barrel hazelnut. Great experiment though.

22oz. i get excited about some rogue named brews and i am often disappointed... this is no exception. i am hoping for some big gin notes... hardly any found:( there is a touch of juniper in a beady brew that did not live up to the title...

Bottle, shared with Parksy. Pours a hazy golden with a lasting white head. Aroma is pale malts and green hops that you can convince yourself are juniper-ish. The palate also is moderately hoppy, but to me there was no juniper in the flavour-- more grassy really. Still tasty though!

Fluffy orange gold appearance, aroma of light malt and juniper. Flavor is chipotle pepper and old vegetables. Palate is very warming. Bottle from a tasting at Barrios’s house.

From a bottle. Shared with Duffman. Very hoppy pale ale. Never disappointed with Rogue!

Golden amber body. Tastes of juniper and vegetal. Slightly hoppy with a chopotle like spice and spruce. Not my favorite.

Pours a lacing beige head with a golden-amber body. Aromas of spruce, hops, and some malt. Flavor is much the same. Finish is clean, dry, evergreen.