Schlafly Junga Pale Ale

Brewed by Saint Louis Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Maplewood, Missouri USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Clear gold but with lacing. Smells like dirt. Earthy. Ok it’s like a light body ipa. Somewhat fruity.

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2012 Tasted on tap at the Bottleworks in a nonic pint glass. It poured a mostly clear golden color with moderate off-white head and a little lace. This single malt, single hops series reminds me of the Mikeller concept. Except, instead of IPAs, this is along the lines of Schlafly’s flagships Pale Ale and Pi Common, which can be so balanced as to mute the hops. I spoke with two of the brewers, and we all agree we look forward to learning more about Junga hops in an upcoming hops-forward recipe. Nonetheless, this was a nice beer, more akin to a classic English IPA: malty sweet, faintly bready, nutty, biscuity, caramelly, with even fainter fruity ale yeast esters. Despite being so low in the mix, I’m pretty sure I picked-up some of the minty, earthy, licorice-y, cedar-y hops notes of Northern Brewer and Marynka from which Junga is descended. Good stuff, I went back for a growler fill.

October 29, 2012 on tap at bottle works. Clear yellow pour with big head that faded quickly and nice lacing. Sweet, malty and fruity aroma and taste. Finish had some spice and mild bitterness. Thin to medium bodied and light carbonation.

Pours clear yellow with a white head. The aroma has spicy / grassy hops notes with some pale malt and bread. Medium / light slick body with a small amount of fairly soft carbonation. The flavor starts with a refreshing spicy / grassy / herbal hop character then some pretty sweet maltiness comes into the mix. There is a bit of pepper as well. The finish is pretty spicy and some more alcohol than I’d expect for a 6.5% beer. Interesting beer - I like the hop presence from Junga, but the maltiness gives more sweetness than I’d like.