Moccasin Bend Juniper Pale Ale

Brewed by Moccasin Bend Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Chattanooga, Tennessee USA

Pours with a heavy haze. Bubblegum esters are evident in the aroma. Very much like a hefeweizen, but several of the brewery’s beers were showing some noticeable yeasty esters.

Smells a bit like Gin, was one might expect. also has just a touch of juniper flavor at first, before morphing into a more traditional Pale Ale finish. Rather uniqu and enjoyable, would make a good session ale. Sampled at 2008 open house.

Appearance: Pours an exceptionally cloudy, turbid, gold body with a small, fizzy, white head. Smell: Pale malts and a vague wheat cracker character. Mild juniper note in the slightly yeasty scent. Taste: Pale malts with a slight sugary sweetness. Again, I can’t shake that tangy wheaty taste. Fruity, with delicate tastes of peach and apple juices. Hint of juniper. Light citrus hops with a restrained bitterness. Crispy, floral finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: It’s alright.

Pours a hazy straw yellow color with a white head. Aroma is malty, grainy, some vanilla, floral, and juniper berries. Flavor is grainy, malty, toast, and a spicy juniper finish.

Date: November 04, 2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Appearance: hazy light orange, whispy white head
Aroma: light sweet aroma
Flavor: light sweet malt flavor, nice flavorful bitterness, flavor dries out over time leaving a nice dry pale ale

Date: May 31, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Appearance: muddy yellow, wispy white head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a fruity character balanced by a floral character
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of fruityness, light lasting bitterness

Date: May 02, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Words: once in a blue moon
picking up a sweet bready character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On tap at the brewery 5/31/08: Pours a cloudy golden with a spotty-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of lightly sweet pale malts and some floral piny juniper notes. Has an average fullness with a light toasty pale sweetness and a drier finish. Pretty well-balanced, unique and quite drinkable.

Poured a hazy amber color with an off-white head. I personally didn’t get much juniper out of this. Aroma and flavor of light semi-sweet malt, light citrus. Kind of grainy.

Can... Hazy, straw-colored ale with no head. The nose is mainly clover honey and pale malts. Perfectly balanced flavor. A touch tangy, but mostly nondescript. Light-bodied and watery with medium carbonation. Crisp, clean finish. Thanks to goldtwins for sending the can my way!