Dont walk, run to your nearest beer store and pick a bomber of Rogue Juniper Pale Ale. This stuff is incredible! I'm not sure how I've missed it till now - although its probably safe to say that my local distributors hadn't carried it till now. As I was pouring it out of the bottle I was slightly disappointed at the lack of head, but once poured a nice frothy head foams on top that stayed till the last half of the glass - leaving foam rings on the side of the glass. The smell is not particularly inspiring but grab a mouthful and your taste buds are unexpectedly filled with an awesomely bitter hoppyness that's uniquely crisper than most IPAs. I suspect its the Juniper berries that are to thank for the crispy dry finish.
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dry finish in beer is due to attenuation, a taste that is created by overly warm sparge temperatures or an over drawn grist. The juniper berries are naturally hard to brew with as they have a high percentage of chlorophyll that is difficult to fully extract before final product(this could count for a dry or attenuated flavor) but mainly the taste of the juniper will come through as 'piney' and can be detected most prevalently in the aroma or in the same taste spike as the hops. good beer I wish new mexico had it!
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