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Rogue FestiveAle

Rogue FestiveAle - Saison

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 Percentile 
49
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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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Commercial Description:
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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 Prostman (1077), Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/511/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Not a bad beer. I never really thought of this as a saison...but not bad. I wouldn’t seek it out again I don’t think.


 Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 12, 2007  
Huge head from the pour but with minimal carbonation once it settles. Stinky cheese aroma. Some sour cherries, candied fruits. You know the gelatinous ones that are in fruitcake. Cloudy golden orange. Palate is chalky, bitter and dry. Fizzy in the mouth with light fruit and some bitter hops. Some lingering spices but your typical nutmeg and cinnamon holiday spices. A strange but ok brew.


 shintriad (698), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/101/59/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Kind of a muddled cider scent and flavour, despite all the exotic ingredients. I see what they were going for here, and the flavours are rather straightforward, but the end result is painfully fizzy. It was so gaseous that it made it tough to drink. Looks good and all, but it’s not what I’m looking for in a beer.


 crushinat0r (227), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Orangy peach and opaque. Very fizzy with a thick dissipating head. Based on the description there seems to be a lot in this beer. The smell however, is so varried that I can’t really identify anything from it except that it smells very fruity and sweet with a hint of orange. Tastes a little bit like a cider with a bitter aftertaste. It’s not great, but it’s certainly drinkable.


 walleye (876), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 29, 2007  
from the bottle. poured a cloudy dirty honey color with no head. aroma, a sour sweetness combo, orange, wheat, hops, some ginger. flavor, sour orange, hops, ginger, fruity, the alcohol comes out when it warms up and orange becomes more prominent


 fro2218 (466), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/101/56/104/510/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Dark yellow in color with haze and solids. A little too sweet. The spice is about just right. An OK beer.


 Ungstrup (14757), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Sep 26, 2007  
Bottled. A unclear orange beer with gunk floating around under a fast disappearing beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of spices, fruit, yeast, and coriander, leading to a dry and slightly alcoholic finish.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/57/20
Sep 15, 2007  
Pours a clear gold...this is a saison? Nose is like dirty sweet tarts. Dirty sweet tarts. The candy. Yeah. Flavor is like drinking those dirty sweet tarts. Feel is standard for a regular old beer...but I don’t feel like this is anywhere near what a saison should be. Drinkable? Hell no. This is my least favorite saison out of all I have tried. I love Rogue and all they do, but really man. This is just bad. Bad with all capital letters. Bad as in a waste of money. Bad as in a waste of water. Ack. Really. What were they thinking. This is a saison? I can’t believe I am considering flushing a Rogue brew. Atrocious.



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