About Rogue Yellow Snow IPA: Pale golden in color with a hoppy fruity aroma. Big hop flavor up front complemented by medium body and hoppyness mid-pallet. Finishes with a characteristic lingering bitterness.
Beer Advocate Score: 85 points
Food Pairing: Beef, Hot & Spicy
Ingredients: Cara Foam, Melanoiden & Great Western 2-Row Malts; Amarillo & Perle Hops, Free Range Coastal Water & Pacman Yeast.
Plato: 15º
AA: 76
Lovibond: 14º
IBUs: 70
Alcohol by Volume: 6.5%
Case Cost: $51
*website: http://rogue.com/beers/yellow-snow-ipa.php
It's...good. Hard to stand up to the last two IPA's but this has been my favorite of the 3 Rogue beers in this line up. Not sure its worth the price of admission but def a solid IPA.
ReplyDeleteI'd drink it again but dont think I would ever seek it out.
Thank God this is the last IPA - HOLY SHIT this was terrible. I take back everything I said about last night's beer. Last night was a walk in the park compared to this thing. I expected the overpowering bitterness but this beer goes the extra distance and has a weird aftertaste to punctuate it. I think last nights was by far the best of the IPA line up. Like the Grinch song states, "I would rather be with a sea sick crocodile"
ReplyDeleteBut remember I really don't like IPAs so many of you will probably LOVE this!
Rating - 73
I always believed the Grinch would like lingering bitterness in his beer.
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ReplyDeleteGrade based on taste of beer: D-
I grew up with the mantra; " don't eat yellow snow", no one never said anything about drinking it. I guess it was sorta implied. Yellow snow had a nice golden color but I never got the big hop tastse or bitterness at the end. It was pretty forgettable beer but wouldn't turn it down if it was offered to me. C
ReplyDeleteI don't even know what to say. I can't say that I don't like it, but I can't say that I would buy a six pack of it. The bitterness floored me on the first sip, but mellowed a bit after that. I find that there is a lingering sweetness if I allow time to pass between sips. This is another one of those beers that may be better with food, but I'm not sure that I will ever try to find out.
ReplyDeleteOn an unrelated note, if anyone is looking for a good beer nog recipe, I found one over at Draft magazine that I have used for the last couple of years and enjoy. (http://draftmag.com/recipes/detail/181/) I am going to make it again this weekend with Troeg's Mad Elf and see what magic happens! :-)
Mad Elf egg nog? That sounds wonderfully evil.
DeleteWith this name, they got to know they are setting themselves up for piss water references, right? I love my IPAs, but this one didn't do it for me. The problem is I did get much besides some hop (not a lot) before it melted into a lingering bitterness. The initial flavor just didn't bring much to the table for me.
ReplyDeleteSo I've had this a few times before back in the rotating Rogue Reef heyday. Remembered it fondly. Maybe the last two days IPAs destroyed my taste buds but this seemed real bland and basically watery. Ro decided she really liked it so she took 4 ounces instead of her customary half ounce. I caught a weird whiff and taste on the first sip but after that it went down in about 15 seconds. I don't even really remember it. Definitely nothing offensive about it, but pretty basic and unremarkable.
ReplyDeleteI liked this one! I had to skip the first IPA in this run of three, but compared to last nights overly sweet entry, I thought this one was more true to the IPA style. I can't say it's my favorite style, but I appreciate it, and I though this was a good example. Bitter up front, but not too lingering on the back end, and a full ale taste in between. I'd have several of these if someone else was buying.
ReplyDeleteStrike one: the name. Yellow snow?!? Seriously?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteStrike two: More overpriced mediocre quality Rogue beer
Strike three: The bitterness. Even the triple IPA wasn't this bitter.
Not a fan of the beer or brewery. D+
Average. Don't think I'd order it again. Also, could be the worst beer name of all time.
ReplyDeleteI'm playing catch up. Had to drink wine last night because was my 8th year wedding anniversary and was trying to look more sophisticated. I tasted the beer today and am moving right on to the next beer to get the taste out of my mouth from this one! Bluck!
ReplyDeleteSince I love IPA's, I enjoyed this one. Nice and bitter. Nothing spectacular, but yummy to me. The name was slightly off-putting for about half a nano-second and then I got over it :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm playing some catch-up now that my vacation has finally started. And I decided to start with this one because the name was hilarious IMO. It was a really weird beer for me, and it looks like the same for most of the other commenters. I love IPAs and was glad to see a few of them on the list. Hadn't tried this one before, and I am glad I only had one bottle of this one. It was a very bitter offering, which I liked, but there wasn't any malt backing to stand up to the hops and offer any sort of balance. I take back what I just said actually. I would probably buy a six-pack and give them as a gag gift.
ReplyDeleteSo I am drinking this right after drinking the Green Bullet because we are catching up tonight...so since I said I have already had a green bullet, you know I've got a good buzz going on. I don't think this really stands up to the Green Bullet I just had. After my first couple sips I wondered if they used yellow snow to make this beer. If I tried this alone I might have a different opinion, but the Green Bullet put this beer to shame. This is the third Rogue beer and while they are decent in quality I think they have all been over priced. Rating on taste alone 7 of 10, C. Rating considering price 5 out of 10 D-
ReplyDeleteEverything about this beer is just wrong. And the name sucks too.
ReplyDeleteSince I'm playing some serious catch up, I had this right after the Schlafly Taz, and it although it's solid and fairly balanced, it just doesn't stand up to the previous selection. I would like to try it again without the unfair disadvantage.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a pretty standard IPA - after reading Tony's comments above, I agree that this shouldn't be a pricey beer because there isn't anything special about it.
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