Rogue FestiveAle

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Saison
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in Tulip

On tap at the Rogue Ales bar in San Francisco. This brew was a very well balanced blend of malt, tart, spice and hop flavors, mouthfeel is light with ample carbonation. An interesting and enjoyable beer.

draft at Rogue’s Portland brewpub - This ale pours a reddish-amber with a moderate head. The flavor is malt dominated with the expected spiciness at just about the right level. The hops kicks in a good balance and leaves a mildly hoppy finish. Very enjoyable.

copper pour, slight haze, white head. earthy, burnt nuts, spice, ginger, pils aroma. slightly mettalic. big carbonation. very fresh, earth, wheat, ginger, tart, mild malts, almost a white wine taste. very interesting. the carbonation is over the top.

This was good siason. Hard to nail the nose, going to say yeasty, Taste was grainy. Wish this had a bit more % to it, would make drinking it worth it.

Bottle from Casa De Oro Liquor. Pours a hazy dark orange/golden color. Musty aroma of yeast. A little sweet and a little sour. A little citric bitterness. Slightly sweet spicy flavor up front. Some creamy yeast flavors. Slightly hoppy bitter finish that also reaveals of hint of sweetness. Some citrus peel in the finish as well. Enjoyable enough.

24 oz. bomber bottle. Pours a murky orange with a sizable, off-white head with microbubbles that fade slowly, leaving decent lacing. The aroma is a very faint orange scent with a slightly malty undertone. Medium to lazy carbonation. What a complex taste though! It starts with a strong orange citrus burst with underlying hints of honey, hoppiness and an unknown herbal taste (assuming it’s the myrrtle leaves). The finish is earthy, and slightly blunt. The palate treatment is wonderful, being silky, smooth, slightly bubbly but not too astringent. A must buy and try saison.

22 oz. bottle, great sour saison flavor mixed with hops... this is the hoppiest and spiciest saison that I have tried... yummy sour fruit and bitter hops... i’ll purchase this bomber again.

Bomber; Cloudy orange with a white head, starts and ends lightly bitter,earthy notes in the finish, a good but not great beer.