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RATINGS: 1092   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.29   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 34   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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Juniper Pale Ale: the new package for Yellow Snow Ale (winter 2004/2005). While the recipe (a pale ale infused with whole juniper berries) on the label remain the same, the name and label are new for 2005. Juniper Pale Ale is available in the classic 22-ounce bottle and on draft. Also known as Pale Rain. Measurements: 13 degrees Plato, IBU 34, Apparent Attenuation 77, Lovibond 3.2.


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2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
MrDick (324) - San Francisco, California, USA - NOV 2, 2002
Pours as a light IPA. A light juniper smell permeates through the taste of this beer. A litte bit of citrus. I am not too excited to drink this.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jazz88 (2467) - San Francisco, California, USA - OCT 31, 2002
Tap. Slightly hazy golden color. Floral aroma. Somewhat like gin from juniper berries.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
JPDIPSO (4956) - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA - OCT 24, 2002
Slightly cloudy golden peach color. Fluffy off white head that clings to the side of the glass. Light fruity aroma. Slightly watery Bitter vegetable flavors. I hope this is an old sample, but this was purchased at a new high end wine store, so I doubt it. DO NOT drink his after the Brutal Bitter! You would think this was made by an entirely differant brewery. Ahh, piss on the pine trees.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
joet (1919) - Santa Rosa, California, USA - OCT 20, 2002
Tastes a lot like yellow snow, citric, urine, light bodied, bright slight herbal flavor more like parsley to me than juniper. Not very aggressive.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
PorterPounder (4611) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - OCT 9, 2002
UPDATED: JUL 23, 2005 Rerate Flavor not quite as pronounced this time around - still a good pale ale - just had so many more that anything with citrusy hoppiness now does not immediately blow me away. Original 4.1 Very drinakble pale ale from the king of Hops! Hops do not blow you over like in some of their offerings - but are mellowed to some degree by the hybrid mixture of malts. Pleasant, flowery aroma and a thick pour with a cloudy appearance. Brings back fond memories of the brewery in Newport.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Brodie (540) - Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA - OCT 9, 2002
Kind of like an American/English Pale Ale hybrid. Flavor and aroma of American Hops, but with the even malt-hops balance of an English pale ale. Didn’t notice the juniper berries. A very pleasant pale ale.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Gusler (2654) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - OCT 8, 2002
The pour a clear amber color, the head is off white, frothy, dissipates rather quickly, leaving a fine sheet of lace. Nose is malt, light hints of citrus, and just a touch of the hop flower. Front is malt, the top is light to medium, the finish is quite acidic, tart, dry, and fairly well hopped. A very drinkable beer, and well worth the sample. Ranks #659 on my current 1000 beer masterlist.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Uglyradio (791) - Greenville, South Carolina, USA - SEP 28, 2002
Pours a nice golden color with a frothy whit head. Very smooth with a slightly bitter finish. Brewed with juniper berries, but I did not detect them. Overall, a smooth and refreshing brew.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Admiral (524) - Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 23, 2002
Oddly unremarkable. I expected a crisp gin-like note from the juniper, but it wasn’t apparent at all-- probably hiding behind the typical Northwestern hop load. Docked a few points for this.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
krisbierjaeger (844) - dolores, Colorado, USA - AUG 24, 2002
’ten ingredients!’, boasts the label, five malts, two hop varieties, juniper berries... makes us think they’re cooking up something pretty special. but it’s all leftovers awash in lots of that happy free-range water. daisy yellow, perfuntory head. nose is pretzel toasty, i sniffed like an asmatic bellows but couldn’t find a single friggin’ juniper berry--perhaps it’s like that one in a million chips-ahoy cookie that is bankrupt of even one chocolate chip--just my luck! dry parchment smack of hops on the palate, not hugely bodied or flavorful. obviously a recipe brewed by a foxy blonde intern at the rogue brewery. (i can tease these infrequent rogue misfires because they know i love them.)


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