Rogue FestiveAle

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Saison
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in Tulip

huge foamy white head. grains and malt dominate the aroma with hints of spices. bitter grainy flavor. I don’t notice the usual Rogue hop character. lacks the sweetness of belgian saison’s.

Heavy aroma of yeast and cheese. True to the Belgian Saison style as far as I can tell. Decent flavor, but keep your eyes shut and nose closed. Good if this is what you like, but very different. Very very different.

Poured a cloudy orangish color. Aroma was filled with yeast, and an unpleasant cheese like smell. Sediment settled out after a while to give a nasty looking brew, I found this to be Rogues worst attempt at a beer. Besides the yeast, this whole thing was just funky.

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2005 The aroma is heavy with yeast. It gives it a cheese like quality with lots of spices and maybe just a little ammonia, smoke, and dirty feet. The appearance is exactly what Saison should look like. It’s a cloudy gold with a small head. The flavor is cheese taste and the spices really dominate the taste as well. The bitterness from the hops hit you in the finish. Overall it is a really good beer if you can handle the aroma.

Seductive body of murky cider appearance. A light yeasty aroma further tempts the senses. The taste is a mixed bag of herbal flavors with none really standing out. The finish is of yeasty citrus. Perhaps this would be better with aging. Unfortunately the flavors were not developed enough to truly pique the senses.

Foggy orange pour with a solid and steady fluffy white head. Aroma is herbal and fruity with a light wiff of alcohol. Slow but dependable carbonation bubbles rise in the glass. Flavor is Grainy, citrusy, fruity and finishes rather acidic. I find this to be a bit hard on the stomach and harsh. I was suprised by the low ratings but I must admit sadly.... I agree.

Cloudy orangish body at first with a huge bubbly head. Later as sediment poured it looked like orange milk. Hello yeast! Everything good ends there. The nose was extremely weak. Some grass hops and hints of spices, but otherwise just dominated by plastic. To summarize the aroma, it was like a watered down Saison with some funk added. The flavor was just the same, again pretty watery. Easily the worst Saison I’ve had. C’mon Rogue! Even though I rated Old Crusty higher, I still think that is their worst offering so far... this is number 2.

Cloudy orange in color, just like OJ in the morning. Spicy, malty, hoppy, citrus flavor. Smooth and malty palate, great going down. and a long acidity finish.A decent holiday brew. Expected better from Rogue, but I geuss they can’t all be great.