Yellow Snow IPA - Rogue Ales

FlatRabbitRed

Arizona

4.81/5  rDev +26.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Personaly I love this beer ... High IBU brewed beers are not for everyone, especially if you are not used to them. Rogue has a special touch to the beers they make! ....I am a home brewer and would love to make this kind of beer.

Very nice golden color, very good aroma ... malt hop ballanced well concidering the high hop addition. Great hop flavor, ...don't plan on drinking any other kind of beer after this one, you won't really taste it!

If you like "Ruination, Hop Slam, ...ect, you will like this one!

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 17:34:01 | More by FlatRabbitRed

atr2605

New York

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A-Pours a cloudy golden, almost light copper color with an off white head that has great retention
S-citrus, lemon, grapefruit, hint of pine
T-Ton of citrus and lemon flavors, with the malt coming in the finish and providing a nice sweetness and leaving orange zest on the palate
M-medium bodied with a good amount of carbonation
O-really solid example of the big hoppy citrus filled American style of the IPA. Would most certainly drink again

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 01:13:02 | More by atr2605

scot_chale

Minnesota

3.3/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A- Very murky cloudy orange- there was some yeast sediment in the bottom of the bottle. I thought I should pour it like my homebrew, and leave the yeast behind, but I decided to pour it in as it did not say anything about leaving it behind. Heavy 3 fingers of white pillowy foam that recedes in 1 finger in about 2 minutes. It looks like head mountains.

S- Classic mild IPA aroma. Citrusy hops with an almost vanilla ice cream type sweetness.

T- BOY! IS THAT BITtER!? The amarillo hops are mean. Not for the faint of heart. Grapefruit, orange peel, pine needles, and lawn clippings in an aggressive hop package. Can't pick up much from the malt because the hops are so over the top.

M- Medium carbonation, nice soft liquid feel, not too dry. You can swish it around nicely and it doesn't get too spritzy or dry. It's a little creamy as well.

O-Too strong for this guy. I like my IPA's, but i like them to be balanced and the hops to be uniform. This is a good example of how the American brewery's are trying to make up for the European's insulting our beer tastes for so long. I fear we may have gone a little too far, but for those on a quest to try the biggest, meanest, bitterest IPA's America has to offer, this should be on the list.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2013 01:15:56 | More by scot_chale

swalesean

3.76/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a golden haze. Moderate white head dissipates fairly quickly though lacing is durable throughout entire glass. Nose consists of predominant sweet malts overlaying subtle citrus; ultimately charactersitic of while understated for the variety. Same hierarchy initially persists in taste before giving way to a peppery finish.

I need to taste this one closer to release.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 04:38:40 | More by swalesean

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.76/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served from tap into a shaker. Poured a golden (appropriate) yellow-orange with a one finger white head that subsided to a minimal amount slowly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, pine, pine hop, earth, and earth hop. The flavor was of sweet malt, earth, earth hop, pine, pine hop, and spicy hop. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a pretty decent brew. If you are a hop-head this brew is definitely made with you in mind. While the hops aren’t overly aggressive like some out there, this one is very hoppy and brings a nice hoppy spiciness along with it. This fact keeps your palate intrigued but does not fatigue it at the same time. Just wish that there was a little more sweetness to balance it out slightly. Definitely worth trying for any craft beer fan out there.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 21:33:29 | More by thagr81us

jaz58

Ontario (Canada)

4.55/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Another fine IPA. Served in a clear pint glass.

Very nice golden orange colour, cludy, with a very thin head.

Very good nose of carmel and malt

Citrus start to the taste finshed with a generous hit of hops that lingers for a decent amount of time.

Round mouthfeel.

An over all favorite to add to my IPA list..

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 00:01:04 | More by jaz58

NilocRellim

Minnesota

3.09/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

This beer poured out from a bottle. It was golden in colour with a cloudy, orange hue to it. The beer had a very light nose to it. There wasn't much going on except for a slight aroma of hop. The taste, however, was very bold. It was clean upfront, transitioned into a citrus-hop taste, and concluded with a strong, bitter aftertaste.

Would I buy this beer again? Probably not.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 21:10:24 | More by NilocRellim

brewtus

Ohio

3.79/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours hazy copper orange. Smells are floral, pine, some lemon, crayon waxy smell. Tastes very clean and well balanced, a lot of lemon and sweet citrus fruits, and earthy pine. This is a very easy drinking IPA, very well balanced, great for any occasion. Like most rogues, its in your face, but it's not too complex. its very solid and definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 05:31:06 | More by brewtus

viverlee

Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

I was kind of hoping #50 would be a milestone. It is in a way. But the brew itself, while decent, lacks the celebratory pop.

STYLE: American IPA

ABV: 6.5%

LOOK: I need to get used my new surroundings, tasting downstairs instead of the guest bedroom. Apricot orange, dirty. Hazy in the right light and a nice little head.

NOSE: Soft pine and what else?

MOUTH: Cold, especially for a beer that’s been at room temp for nearly an hour. Hoppy bite at the end, but I’m missing the expected floral and citrus notes. I could chalk it up to being out of the game but that’s not quite true. I think it’s just wanting.

Beeradvocate Rating: 86

ratebeer Rating: 96

Hayward Abbey Rating: 78

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 03:10:37 | More by viverlee

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Single bottle from a six pack, picked up at the LCBO.

Poured into a Bells nonic glass. Hazy honey-grapefruit colour, big billowing head of foam, great sheets of lacing. Nice looking IPA.

Nose is sweet malt, grapefruit, citrus hops, orange peel.

Good IPA, bitter, bold grapefruit notes, strong bittering hops to the finish that oddly enough ends up feeling quite dry. Not overly complex, but nice nonetheless.

Carbonation is a bit sharp, but the feel is dry and slightly creamy.

There's plenty of good IPAs to be had out there, and I don't feel that this one cracks into that upper echelon of 'must-haves', but it's quite good and I wouldn't mind it in the fridge.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 19:33:54 | More by JohnnyBarman

MacQ32

South Carolina

3.78/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a nice orange gold color with almost 2 fingers of tan/orange tinted head. Absolutely fantastic lacing, good retention, 15 minutes later a thin layer remains across the entire surface.

S - Sweet caramel, grapefruit, mango and apple citrusy aromas, quite grainy (maybe even a little roasty?). Mostly citrusy sweet and grainy. Not overwhelmingly bitter or sweet smelling.

T - Quite (surprisingly) up front, sweet citrusy fruit flavors kick in afterwards (grapefruit mostly) while the bitterness lingers all the way through the finish which is dry and bitter (which I quite like). Pretty simple but very dry and bitter (which is a good thing IMO)

M - Medium bodied or less, very refreshing as I find most dry/bitters. Appropriate (medium) carbonation.

O - Really the only knock on this would be price (probably not going to spend 14.99 for a sixer of this again) and the simplicity of the flavor/attributes (although dry and bitter are two of the best qualities I could hope for). Good for what it is, but not work the price IMO.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 18:21:07 | More by MacQ32

kangarooAdam59

Maine

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Into my pint glass:

A: hazy yellow body, a large white one finger head appears and dies into hills slowly settling into the body. Spider web lacing is left.

S: muted hops with some citrus, some buttery notes come out in a skunky sort of way, hmmm (though there's no date on this, I wonder how fresh it is?).

T: bitter with all of the previously mentioned flavors coming out in a muted earthy way.

M: medium and very sharp all over (like an IPA should be). I'd say its fairly drinkable.

O: the mouthfeel is the best thing about this, other than that, I'm kinda wondering how fresh this is because the smell and taste just seemed more muted almost grassy/bland. I'd only seek this out again on tap.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 20:29:04 | More by kangarooAdam59

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

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

From notes taken last week while on tap at "The Kick-Off" in Waterloo. Long live the plastic, disposable keg!

Given the quality of beers that I have enjoyed from Rogue, don’t believe this is their best effort. Pours a hazy golden colour (almost eponymous) with little head, but still manages impressive lacing down the side of the glass. A rather simple aroma of bitter hops. Likewise the flavour is somewhat one-dimensional, an impressively bitter finish, but the body isn't as complex as it could be.

A brilliant name, but not my favourite Rogue beer.

Serving type: on-tap

12-22-2012 18:31:39 | More by hopsolutely

TheQuietMan22

Iowa

3.6/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Serving type: 12-ounce bottle. No freshness date.

Appearance: Poured into a pint glass. The color is truly similar to yellow snow: hazy yellow with a slight amber tint. Three fingers of fluffy, off-white head dissipated slowly and unevenly.

Smell: Muted citrus, which is mostly grapefruit, mango, and orange. The hops offer an earthy graininess and it smells a little skunky, too — which I suppose is fitting.

Taste: Thick, grainy mouthfeel. Loads of bitterness with a tinge of grapefruit and mango citrus. And that is about it. The flavor does not make much of an impression. It is there, but it is mostly inconsequential.

Drinkability: Though there is not much to it, it is okay.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 06:04:29 | More by TheQuietMan22

KevinGordon

North Carolina

2.1/5  rDev -44.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

this is my first review, so please bear with me

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a standard 16oz glass.

The color was an orange-ish yellow-ish mix, with a slight head on top

The aroma was slightly citrusy, slightly hoppy

The taste was simply awful. Maybe I had a bad bottle or bad batch, but it tasted like straight stomach acid. I love IPAs, I adore them even. This is probably the worst one I've ever had. And its very rare for me to find a beer I do not like.

Made my mouth feel the way it does after you've been throwing up all night, and there's nothing left.

Overall, I finished it, because I leave no soldier behind, and I had to wash the taste out with a Flying Fish Exit 16 Wild Rice Double IPA.

Mom always told you not to eat the yellow snow, listen to her!

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 16:14:39 | More by KevinGordon

mikeg67

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle, thank you SamP01 for sharing. Pours hazy golden with long lasting, foamy head. Aroma is of orange, citrusy hops and biscuit malt. Body is medium and tangy. Taste is citrusy hops, biscuit malt and ripe fruit. Finish is long, grapefruity. Nice IPA.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2012 16:24:33 | More by mikeg67

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a pint glass.

Appearance
Hazy gold with 2 fingers of white fluffy head. Excellent retention and lacing. Moderate carbonation.

Nose
Sugar coated navel oranges, pineapple, papaya, lemon, caramel and pils malts.

Taste
More bitter than the nose lets on. Pineapple, lemon juice, papaya and grapefruit. Light caramel backing along with some breadiness. Finishes with resinous pine needles, lemon zest and grapefruit zest.

Mouthfeel
Medium bodied, crisp, bitter and dry.

Overall
The taste was a step down from the nose, but it's still a solid American IPA. All 70 IBUs are accounted for. Hopheads rejoice!

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 20:37:04 | More by justintcoons

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.58/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – Pours a very hazed orange amber color with a big two finger off-white head. The head has a really nice level of retention. The big bubbles that compose the head slowly pop over time to leave a very nice level of lacing on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is rather light overall. It consists of citrus and piney hops smells as well as a little bit of a biscuit aroma.

Taste – The taste begins with a bready and slight tangerine and tropical fruit sweetness. Mixed with these smells is a grapefruit hop bitter flavor. More toward the middle a lighter caramel sweetness and some pine hop flavors come to the tongue. The bitter pine and grapefruit hop tastes get rather strong at the end and leave a bitter hop taste to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the average to just above average side in terms of creaminess with a carbonation level that is rather average. Both are pretty nice of the style as they accentuate the hop and malt without taking too much away from the very light sweet fruit flavors of the brew.

Overall – A nice IPA. It starts out on the smoother and beadier side but comes rather bitter as the taste goes on.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 01:24:05 | More by Darkmagus82

harrymel

Washington

2.98/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottled: unk

Pours a cloudy yellow with some nearly a finger of white foam. Smells of pine, some resiny hops, not particularly impressive on the nose. Taste is bitter with some malts and a bit of harsh character in the sharpness. Medium bodied with excessive carb and a semi dry finish. This is a decent beer for PNW subset of IPA's

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 07:35:38 | More by harrymel

facundoCNB

New Jersey

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

a hazy yellow-orange pour with 2 fingers of foamy white head, great lacing.
smells very citrusy... grapefruit, pineapple, mango, spruce with a bready yeasty smell.
a grapefruit bitterness up front, followed by lots of sweet subtle fruity citrus flavor. really good use of hops in this one. an earthy overtone in the malt bill as well.

medium body with moderate carbonation, creamy on the lips.. drinks pretty easy.

a pretty solid choice from rogue. i don't drink many of their beers these days because it seems like they just keep putting out some really gimmicky stuff that ends up being sub-par. this was worth getting again this year.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 22:22:13 | More by facundoCNB

StJamesGate

New York

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

Color matches the name: deep goldenrod with a stiff craggy creme-colored head that leaves wisps of foam.
Grapefruit and mango with maybe a bit of shortbread on the nose - bright and fruity.
Breadsticks, yellow plum and white peach up front with lots of sour tangerine hops plus a bit of pine needle.
Lemon rind finish and long tight powdery linger.
Light to medium, some chew, dry, a bit of oil.

Lean and mean. Pils malts mean not much sweet backbone. Punches about its 70 IBUs without any real Amarillo citrus.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2012 11:43:00 | More by StJamesGate

thedoubler55

New Jersey

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

A: A cloudy yellow color, a big off white head at the top, the head stayed for a while, and the lacing was all over the glass.

S: Strong notes of pine and citrus fruits, but nothing over the top

T: Taste was very bitter up front, but lots of strong fruit and pine throughout.

M: Medium Bodied and perfect amount of carbonation.

O: A good IPA, but nothing wild, I was expecting a bit more from Rogue on this, at least the name is great.

Serving type: on-tap

11-16-2012 21:52:57 | More by thedoubler55

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap today at the River Rd Tavern
Comes to the table in a pint glass a dark golden color with a stingy off white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of citrus and pine with a bready malty toffee and brown sugar malt base. The flavor is really nice actually. A solid shot of citrus and pine hop flavor with enough of a caramel and bready malt backbone to provide some balance. Light to moderate hop bitterness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slick resinous mouthfeel. I haven't had a rogue beer in a while, I'm glad I tried this one its a nice brew.

Serving type: on-tap

11-04-2012 22:18:33 | More by johnnnniee

TheSixthRing

California

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Pours a hazy, golden sap color with a white, thick 3-finger head. Excellent retention. Nice, sticky lacing.

Smell - Aroma consists of caramel, floral hops, a hint of citrus and a woody character.

Taste - Follow the nose. Starts woody and with a hint of caramel, then floral notes kick in before bitter orange pith finishes it off. Not a hop bomb, but well balanced throughout.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Average carbonation. Nothing especially great here.

Overall - Nice IPA. Great balance with a fair amount of hop bitterness in the back end. Rogue's not known for their hop bombs, and this one follows suit. Not an outstanding IPA, but it's unique in it's own right.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 04:47:35 | More by TheSixthRing

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

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

Funny, Yellow Snow IPA isn't yellow. Hazy orange brew with a dirty amber glow. Inch of head, kind of laced down as it fell.

Dank hop oils meet fresh lemon and orange citrus fruits. Zesty, yet creamy in odor. Rather mellow with some pale malts backboning, but zingy with fresh hops. Quite the interesting nose on an American version of the style.

Lemon zest and spicy hops lead the way. Some background floral notes are dry, bitter, and quite interesting. Very refreshing taste. Warming up, we get more and more of the flowery hops, peaking in the finish with a spicy and semi-astringent bitterness. Finishes close-to-clean with some soapy residuals. Pale malts border on English with a very light semblance of toast. Still picking up some creaminess, but onto the feel.

Coarsely sudsy in the carbonation, with a rich and IPA-heavy body. Excellently creamy and swigging.

An off-kilter, but enjoyably unique IPA. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 01:33:35 | More by thecheapies