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Rogue FestiveAle

Rogue FestiveAle - Saison

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Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Saison

Newport, Oregon USA

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3413.05/5.03.05/5.06.2%13Tulip
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A SAISON FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON! Made with traditional farm house brewing methods from the Flanders region of Belgium. A unique Belgian yeast coupled with avaiable spices, Belgian malts and European hops deliver a delightfully pleasant Belgian-style Saison. FestivAle is made from Weyerman Pilsner Malt, Belgian Malted Wheat, Saaz Hops, Grains of Paradise, Ginger Root, Sweet Gale, and Curacao Orange. No Chemicals, Additives or Preservatives. Measurements: 14.5 degrees plato, 18 IBUs, 12 AA, 8.5 lovibond, 6.2 ABV
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 badlizard (2326), Berkeley, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 9, 2008  
bottle from lone hill. Clear golden with a fluffy white head. Strong sharp earthy barn yard aroma. Pleasantly crisp fruity taste.


 BuckeyeSammy (454), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/511/20
Mar 8, 2008  
1.50 per bottle, what a steal! Had to pick up two. Unfiltered darker amber color, large white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of sweet spices, orange,malt, ginger and light hops. Zesty, sharp carbonation, a little overpowering. Ginger, malty, sweet flavor. You know i started this what a deal, but truthfully 1.50 for a 22 is about right. Not awful, but wouldnt get another one of these.


 lampeno420 (321), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Didn’t know quite what to expect with this, but gave it a shot anyways. filled the room as soon as it was opened, and split it with a friend. Grassy hops and spiceys everywhere in the nose. First sip, and everyone after that left me with a dry, cotton mouth feel that could only be fixed by having another. Quite strong yeast, almost thought of it as a grassy trippel without a lot of fruit. Pretty good overall. I’d buy it again.


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/104/515/20
Jan 20, 2008  
750mL bottle. The body is hazy colorful orange. I can’t remember the head situation. The aroma is orange and spice. The taste is some sort of fruit that I couldn’t identify. I thought this was a really good beer.


 wcampbell (572), Central, South Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 20, 2008  
I am surpised this is rated so low. Very complex taste of fruit and malt. The taste begins sweet and is followed by a citrus flavor and lightly bitter finish. Although slightly bitter, ther is not much hop character. Not the usual beer.


 bhensonb (4189), Woodland, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/513/20
Dec 12, 2007  
Aroma of spice and orange with a bit of candi. Golden amber color with tiny bubbles. The beige head is a monster. Near medium body. Creamy fizzy carbonation. It’s sweet, with orange and ginger. Malt and hop tend to get lost in the complex blend. As the sweet oozes away a veg/ginger/bitter taste remains. Seems more bitter than 18 IBU, so perhaps the ginger is fooling me. The orange comes out best in the end, although it is arguably detectable at the beginning. It’s really a bit different, but it’s pretty innovatively good.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/52/101/55/20
Dec 5, 2007  
Cloudy blond color. The aroma smells of malt but also of orange soda (Fanta?). Some malt body, but the spicy mix (and orange peels) makes of it a horrible brew.


 GG (1613), NorCal, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Nov 28, 2007  
I’ve had good saisons, bad saisons and middle of the road saisons. This fits squarely in the "middle of the road" catergory. The nose is malty sweet, with a bit of light fruits and spices coming off it. Nothing overwhelming or outstanding. Appearance is a hazy orange color with lots of floaties..uh...floating about. The flavor was just not interesting enough to get higher marks. Heavy yeast (perhaps that’s the floaties) really trumps the fruits that are there but can’t escape the yeast’s shadow. Slightly spicy with a tannic finish. Far from being a drainpour, but far from being a repeat purchase too.



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