Yellow Snow IPA - Rogue Ales

vicsju1991

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22 oz bomber into pint glass
A - opaue light ambery yellow nice white head, stays for a minute
S - fruity, sweet, little bit of malts
T - nice, lightly fruity ipa
M - crisp and clean
O - pretty good ipa, not as good as I thought it would be from the hyoe, but most rogues are like that

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2012 03:01:45 | More by vicsju1991

ONUMello

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass
A: Pours a hazy golden with a one-finger head that lingers forever
S: Pretty standard but pleasant with pine resin & citrus zest with some caramel underneath.
T: An underlying maltiness throughout the palate, with a bit of a pine kick upfront then a lingering grapefruit pith taste; long finish.
M: Medium-bodied, though it feels a bit unbalanced. Nothing unpleasant or anything specific I can put my finger on, just an overall impression.
O: Nothing earth-shattering going on here, just a solidly-made middle of the road IPA. The best part is how long the finish lasts.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 23:33:38 | More by ONUMello

Samp01

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy orange with a lasting off white head with good lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus floral hops, some sweet grapefruit notes, some yeast. Taste is nicely balanced between sweet caramel malt and citrus floral hops, with some hints of grapefruit. Palate is a medium body with moderate carbonation. Finishes is nicely balanced sweet caramel malt, yeast with some good citrus floral hops ending leaves some nice sweet bitter notes on the tongue. Overall a very good, balanced and tasty IPA.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 20:49:49 | More by Samp01

EnojysAnyBeer

Colorado

4.55/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A- Lets a bit of light through it's copper colored body that gets a darker amber tone in the center. Very orange. The head is big and foamy and leaves an intricate web of lacing

S- Light, earthy, biscuit-like smells shine through in the aroma and there is a hint sweetness that makes me think of apricot.

T- Not as bitter as a 70 IBU IPA would lead you to believe it is. I guess amarillo hops impart a bitterness that is more similar to the tartness of tropical fruits and perhaps apricots. I would call this a balanced IPA.

M&D- Very smooth from the mini-keg with a medium body and frothy carbonation. MAy have some problems keeping this mini-keg around for more than a couple days.

Serving type: on-tap

07-25-2012 00:27:13 | More by EnojysAnyBeer

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.35/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours orange/amber with a large head.
Nose shows light fruit (apple, pear, pineapple) along with spicy hops. Underneath is soft clean malt.
Flavours aren't as interesting, with grapefruit being the main flavour. Some clean malt underneath. Finishes with a metallic bitterness.
Carbonation seems excessive.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2012 10:54:22 | More by CrazyDavros

Intrinsic

Quebec (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

YS IPA pours a cloudy orange colour similar to Hopfenweisse. The head dissipates very quickly and there isn't much carbonation to be seen. No lacing.
Despite the average appearance, the smell is really something to behold. It's hugely floral and the hops all on their own really win me over. Smells amazing. The taste is very good, albeit a little one-dimensional. The floral hops are all I can taste - not much balance by the malts. However, I don't consider this a bad thing for an American IPA so I'm happy. The mouthfeel is slightly dry, medium-bodied, medium carbonation. Overall, a good beer. Will buy again.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2012 00:30:34 | More by Intrinsic

berliner07

New Hampshire

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

The appearance is surprisingly cloudy. Aroma is good, a generic citrus character. First sip shows the same. A lot of hops, but a bit generic citrus. Can't really taste the Amarillo hops shining. The finish is a bit on the bitter side. A good IPA, but not what I was quite expecting.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2012 12:34:23 | More by berliner07

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance- Pours a foggy amber with a finger width of cream coloured head. Leaves a nice lacing on the glass.

Smell- Piney hops, caramel, passion fruit, barley.

Taste- Strong piney hops at first, followed by the malts. Finishes with a pleasant strong bitterness.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied with light carbonation.

Overall- A good American IPA. Its nothing over the top, but still a good hop fix for those hop-heads out there.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 04:33:58 | More by leaddog

jkrich

Indiana

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from an undated 12 oz. bottle: hazy, sunset-golden hue with a slightly off-white head.

Nice, mellow tropical fruit dominates the aroma, though for an American IPA it should have been stronger.

This is truly a balanced effort: The flavor begins with a flavorful, rounded maltiness that is complemented by bittersweet, American hops. The pleasant, hop bitterness lingered on the tongue. If this is an old bottle, it aged well. (The Rogue website states this is released in November, so the bottle may be old.)

The mouthfeel is soft and creamy with medium body and restrained carbonation.

I enjoyed this one very much, though it may not be in perfect condition due to age. It actually tastes more like a well-rounded American pale ale.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 23:16:25 | More by jkrich

Giggy

Michigan

3.53/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

650 ml bottle

A: Hazy dark yellow to slight orange in coloring with an off white head. Appearance correlates nicely with the name.

S: FRESH/GREEN. Hops, citrus, and pine.

T: Bitter. Can't tell for sure if it is more from the hops or from the citrus. Both are prominent.

M: Dry finish, medium body, & crisp carbonation.

O: Unique IPA. Glad I tried it but probably wouldn't buy it again. But if someone gave me one I would drink it.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2012 21:29:41 | More by Giggy

mattcrill

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Aroma: Musty dank grassy aroma up front. Light bread crust-like malts in the background. Clean fermentation character.

Appearance: Hazy amber pour with an off-white moussy head. Appears still in the glass.

Flavor: Grassy bitterness up front. Background crusty bread-like malt persists. Balance is firmly bitter. Finish is clean and dry.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium carbonation. Slightly oily.

Overall impression: A slightly malt forward IPA. Many other good West Coast examples that would trump this one but enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 23:45:45 | More by mattcrill

KajII

North Carolina

2.63/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

[Best served in a Shaker glass]

The pour was a hazy medium orange with a large (2-3 finger) off white rocky head that lasted throughout and produced some good streaky lacing.

The aroma was kind of mild of floral and pine hops, a straw malt and a mild earthy cobweb yeast with a hint of caramel and citrus (lemon peel and orange peel).

The taste was moderately bitter with an ever so slight trace of caramel at first, and then very quickly became extremely bitter with a huge dose of a harsh bitter citrus peel at the end. The flavor hung around longer that I would have liked being mostly of a harsh bitter citrus peel taste and not much else.

Mouthfeel was just above light in body with an extremely dry texture and an almost prickly carbonation.

Overall an IPA that was just a bit harsher that I would have liked, to much citrus peel taste for my liking...

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2012 13:46:55 | More by KajII

scottfrie

California

3.08/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

22oz bottle into snifter. Reviewed from notes.

A: Pours a burnt golden color with a thin white head that faded into a bubbly, fuzzy, film.
S: I get some cat piss hops on the nose with notes of lemon.
T: Flavor is of dank hops, urinal cake, a touch of pine with stereotypical Rogue bready yeast in the finish and an herbal aftertaste.
M: Medium body, slightly greasy mouthfeel, even carbonation.
O: Not as bad as I describe but I’m still not a huge fan of this one’s hop profile.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2012 00:08:28 | More by scottfrie

metter98

New York

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is very hazy yellow in color with some orange highlights and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation along with fine particles visible floating in suspension. It poured with a finger high frothy off white head that gradually died down but consistently left a thin head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: There are light to moderately strong aromas of citrusy hops in the nose.
T: The beer is a moderate to strong amount of hop bitterness and has flavors of citrus and hints of caramel malts. The bitterness lingers in the aftertaste.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This IPA is quite drinkable even though it is packed with hop bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2012 23:31:23 | More by metter98

DirtyPenny

Massachusetts

2.38/5  rDev -37.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured into a pilsner glass.

A: Stoplight yellow with 2 fingers of off-white head and a couple of yeasty yellow blobs on top. Pretty impressive trick with the lacing; it actually looks like hundreds of tiny snowflakes.

S: Sharp piney hops.

T: Piney hops that take on more citrusy notes as it warms. Very bitter. Wasn't this a winter release? I'd expected the hoppiness of this to be somewhat less than it was. If there's a malt presence in this, it's undetectable. Even the hops are buried under their own bitterness.

M: Medium but with a foaminess that makes it a bit thick.

O: Eh. A completely off balance IPA with nothing to set it apart from the pack. Nice lacing though.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2012 12:12:30 | More by DirtyPenny

BUNZILLA

Indiana

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass

Thanks Larry for hooking me up with this beer

Appearance : cloudy yellow color with tons of fluffy white head with lots of sticky lacing . The fluffy white head has long retention

Smell : very pleasant aromas of citrus and pine. The aroma is inviting but not overwhelming

Taste : flavor is very solid. Lots of yummy hop bitterness that really lingers. Not much sweetness detected

Mouthfeel : medium body brew that has a pleasant dry finish

Overall : I was pleasantly surprised by this brew. Very good beer that is well done

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2012 03:33:18 | More by BUNZILLA

stro26

Kentucky

3.45/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I like this beer dont get me wrong but I have 1 huge huge problem with it....

This beer costs me $15.35 a six yes SIX pack....

the most ive ever paid for beer before this was $12 a six pack for hobgoblin.

okay...

It smells piney and resionous hops (amarillos)

the color is a deep golden yellow.

taste is pretty balance between sweet/bitter but the underlying flavor is piney bitterness..

Overall I must like it cause ive bought 4 six packs since ive seen it recently ...

Its hard for me to get good beers (craft beers) as I live in a tiny tiny town and mostly have to get things special ordered just for me.

I will buy this again but only when on paydays like today..
im actually drinking one of these now.

What really kills me is I know of better beers that I can get in 6 packs for cheaper.. a good craft beer should be tops $10.50 a six pack...

Hell I can even get the best IPA (in my opinion) Bells Two Hearted Ale cheaper than the yellow snow....

if I saw this beer and sam adams latitude 48 side by side i would buy the lat. 48 and save $$ about 7 dollars a six pack..

Im sorry rogue but I just cant get over the 15$ six pack price

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2012 03:21:05 | More by stro26

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I had this on tap at O'reilly's served in a pint.

The color is a light golden amber with mild haze and slight white head that settles with little lace and small bead. The smell is mostly citrus and herbal yet there is a hint of yeasty fruitiness and light floral attribute. The feel is mostly bitter with slight sweetness and generally dry body with a moderate astringency.

The taste is good with some very piney hops and mild malt backing, lasting resinous and slight bitter citrus pithy grapefruit tinges round out with a gentle yeast tanginess. The overall is good but could use more hop aroma and is a little on the bitter side with more focus on the flavor of the hops it could be a very decent IPA, it is good but I wouldn't say great.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2012 14:36:52 | More by Slatetank

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The Rogue Yeloow Snow IPA is a decent IPA. The beer pours ann orange copper with thin white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The smell has some bitter (grapefruit) citrus hints, but not much else. The taste is very similar to the smell. The taste starts mild then builds to a bitterness that is left on teh pallet. The mouthfeel is medium body with smooth carbonation. Overall not too shabby.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2012 00:59:07 | More by WoodBrew

IllNate

British Columbia (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy yellow. Heaps of white head, good retention. Aroma is predominantly citrus and floral hops, bit of pine. Big hop flavor, hoppier than I was expecting from the nose and much more pine. Big pine, citrus (orange) and floral. Medium bodies with a nice finish. Bitterness leaves you thirsty. Overall a very fine IPA, not over the top.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2012 03:29:58 | More by IllNate

Yoda22

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- Pours a hazy light-orange with 2 fingers of thick foamy head with great retention and lacing.

S- Light hop smell - maybe a light orange/citrus. Good but could use more of it.

T- Good flavor up front on the sweet/citrus side at first but then finishes with all hop bitterness. Hop taste really lingers with a little dryness.

M- Medium body with light to medium carbonation.

O- A pretty good IPA and true to style - i'd prefer it a little less dry with more aroma. I wish some of the sweet/citrus carried over into the finish but it just turns very bitter/dry.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2012 21:16:48 | More by Yoda22

Hoptometrist

Oregon

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Served from a growler into a pint glass

A- Poured a very hazy orange with two finger frothy head that leaves lots of coating lace

S- Big floral and piney notes

T- Big floral, piney, perfume and herbal hop flavor, caramel malt. Pretty balanced tasting IPA, more flavor from the hops than malt, but not the most bitter IPA

M- Medium bodied, lower carbonation for the style, does not finish dry (kind of sits of the palate)

O- A really solid balanced IPA with nice floral, herbal, and piney flavor profile. Very drinkable

Serving type: growler

02-25-2012 02:42:32 | More by Hoptometrist

kylehay2004

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Single finger with some lacing on a golden with crimson hues body. Light citrus and hops. Very nice aroma just not very strong. Initially this one is very bitter but it mellows out some where the hops are more dynamic. The hops are well represented. Medium body and moderate carbonation. This is a very complete but simple IPA. A nice offering from rogue.

Serving type: on-tap

02-22-2012 01:20:43 | More by kylehay2004

aasher

Indiana

3.18/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

I had to try this since it uses 100% Amarillo hops.

This beer pours a light bodied somewhat tinged, orangish gold in color with a soapy one finger head. The nose is softly hoppy, with soapy characteristics as well as almost a candied malt aspect. The flavors are straight bitter. There is little else. No complexity. It drinks dry and finishes very, very bitter. The bitterness lingers too. This one is instantly not very drinkable. It's too in your face. I'd avoid this beer if I were you.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2012 00:24:41 | More by aasher

BeerCon5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a bright, cloudy yellow color with about one finger of fluffy white head.

The scent is of strong citrus and floral hops.

The taste is again of strong citrus, some notes of sweeter fruit maybe apple, also moderatley bitter floral hops.

Medium body, very smooth and dry feel, moderate carbonation.

I thought this was an above average IPA, very easy to drink. I wouldn't mind having this again.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 15:55:43 | More by BeerCon5