Rock Art Jasmine Pale Ale

Brewed by Rock Art Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Morrisville, Vermont USA

Bottle: Poured a deep amber color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of caramel malt with some very subtle notes of jasmine and some floral hops. Taste is also dominated by some medium full caramel malt with some very subtle jasmine and some floral and lightly bitter hops. I would have expected more dominant jasmine notes but still very enjoyable and easily quaffable.

22oz bottle: Bottle conditioned. Pours to a pale amber colored body, very slightly hazy (probably because I carried the bottle up stairs and roused the yeast a bit), with a small off-white colored head that quickly faded to a small ring. The aroma shows very slight hints of jasmine, herbs, light hops, and sweet malt. Taste shows more jasmine than I was expecting given some of the reviews on ratebeer - yes, it doesn’t take over the beer but it’s noticeable and I thought extremely well integrated into the beer. I wouldn’t want to drink pure jasmine anyway. After the light refreshing jasmine hits your mouth you get crisp, lightly sweet pale malt, very mild hops, and slight hints of wood or dusty grains - hard to place. Light body, medium carbonation. Finishes with light notes of jasmine. I like the jasmine much better in the beer than I thought, and really felt it made the beer more refreshing and crisp. Compliments go to the brewers here for their restraint rather than over usage of spice.

22oz bottle at Flatbread, clean amber beer with just enough jasmine to know it’s there. I found it to be somewhat refreshing and perhaps best paired with deserts.

22 oz bottle. Deep amber beer with a creamy white head. Aroma is lightly fruity and caramelly. There is a light orangey citrus aroma along with a light floral note. A soft berry-like fruitiness also makes itself known. Flavour is quite floral. A bit of jasmine but mostly a herbal/fruity hoppiness. Nicely malty swetness as well. Quite a soft restrained floral jasmine flavour on the back. Decent brew.

Pours copper with a thin white head. Smells of citrus, jasmine, some caramel. Tastes floral and crisp with a dry malty finish. I really like the unusual flavor and bitterness to this one. Good experiment.

Bottle. Pours a copper color with a small off-white head. Aroma is herbal with jasmine, citrus, and some floral hops. Flavor is malty sweetness with light caramel, subtle jasmine, floral, citrus and is slightly bitter with a thin body and a clean and refreshing finish.

Pours a thin layer white head that fades quickly leaving no lace. Hazy amber color. Light carbonation and light-medium bodied. Sweet flowery nose. Flavor is sweet, flowery and hints of hops, not nearly as hoppy as an APA. $3.99 for a 22oz bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.

Bottle. Spicy floral aroma. Copper body, medium off-white head. Flavor is VERY different. The jasmine is forefront, lending a distinctly floral character. But there’s also some sweet fruitiness, and the finish is soft and spicy. Interesting, and very pleasant if you’re in the mood for something unusual.