There’s a new feature in my blogging software (Wordpress) that allows me to quickly post something to the blog. Maybe it will help me be less long-winded. I thought I’d try it out with a beer I didn’t like very much.
Recently someone sacked our infamous work beer fridge while we were away and replaced some excellent West Coast beers of t-bones with “Whole Foods Beers,” that is, beers of respectable provenance but not necessarily high quality. Amongst the gems such as Avery’s “The Czar” and Stone’s “Ruination” was a Rogue beer I hadn’t tried — the Juniper Pale Ale.
It poured a very thin looking yellowish gold that got me excited for something drinkable. I was disappointed by the complete lack of Juniper flavor or aroma, and even more let down by its biting dryness — without any body to back it. No malt character, a completely clean aroma profile, and nothing else to be said for it. Vaguely bitter, vaguely beer, barely interesting.
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