beer_name: Juniper Black Ale (JBA) - Beer Camp #16
text: Poured into an imperial pint glass, it's a dark brown color. Clear around the edges with an inch-plus of creamy off-white head. Good looking beer! The aroma is a lot of roasted chocolate with just a hint of juniper and a slight hop spice. If I didn't know to look for the juniper I'd probably miss it. The flavor is a lot of the same but the juniper is there a little more and the hops are a little less. Definitely more roasted than expected. This is more like a porter than a winter warmer to me. It's a little thin too, the 8% abv is very well hidden but there is an awkward roasted bitter aftertaste. I was expecting more, I think this is lower on my list from the Beer Camp series.