Juniper Black Ale (JBA) - Beer Camp #16 (Best Of Beer Camp)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Juniper Black Ale (JBA) - Beer Camp #16 (Best Of Beer Camp)Juniper Black Ale (JBA) - Beer Camp #16 (Best Of Beer Camp)
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 10.69%
Reviews:
370
Ratings:
536
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 15, 2021
Added:
Jan 14, 2010
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  10
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Rated: 4.03 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
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Reviewed by Exec_Crawfish from California

4.24/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Vintage 2011 bottle into dimple pint.

Pours a deep black, with a vigorous mocha head that lingers well - five minutes in and there's still a full finger.

Smell is a nice mix of dark and caramel malts, with the expected juniper bite.

Flavor profile is very close to a stout, but the finish has an excellent crispness and there's a lingering herbal note in the finish along with the dark malt. The mouthfeel is more ale-like and the beer doesn't coat the palate. I was surprised by how well the juniper worked - it came through at every stage.
Jan 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by csfcmitchell from Texas

Jun 29, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Black ale, black pour. Solid 1" tan head. Aroma brought the juniper, truth in advertising, also brought some pine, was real nice that this still went with tree like hop aromas instead of a roasted scorched earth policy like so many black ales.

Bitter, roasty, much like a hoppy porter. Dry finish, excellent at covering the substantial alcohol, you wouldn't know it until you look at the label. Good format, professional stuff, would bang again.
Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Oct 31, 2015
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.93/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Vintage 2011. Due to age, rating given as average. Floral notes emerge, and their sweetness pervades.

Beautiful our pour, with pine, juniper, resin, grapefruit,a touch of chocolate, roast malt leaping from the glass. Very aromatic for the age.

Flavor reveals a deeply roasted malt backbone, which becomes coffee-like mid palate and a touch charred in the finish. Muted citrus plays nicely against it, but the rest of the hop profile has faded.

Held up amazingly well. There's just a touch of cardboard dryness in the finish.
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ovaltine from Indiana

May 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Techichi from Texas

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by nealbert from California

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GClarkage from California

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BigV from California

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by ChipChaight from New York

Jun 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

May 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by WVUbrew from North Carolina

Jan 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by aszatk01 from Pennsylvania

Dec 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Nov 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by RBorsato from Virginia

Oct 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Kopfschuss from Oregon

Aug 17, 2013
Juniper Black Ale (JBA) - Beer Camp #16 (Best Of Beer Camp) from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 536 ratings