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Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Saison
Newport, Oregon USA
Serve in Tulip

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RATINGS: 347   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.06   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Crit (2768) - New Westminster, British Columbia, CANADA - DEC 19, 2005
Cloudy amber,lasting white head.Somewhat spicy nose.Watery flavor, slightly tart,spicy yeast taste. The general trend seems to be watery

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
jefcon (1104) - Arlington, Virginia, USA - DEC 19, 2005
Great looking brew, with a soapy head and translucent orange body. Plenty of lacing. Aromas are snickerdoodle -- cinnamon, sugar cookie, butter -- and some soap. Flavors are also lightly soapy, but there is a good spicy hop presence. The beer mellows on the middle and latter part of the profile. A bit thin on the palate.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
trokini (1027) - San Diego, California, USA - DEC 19, 2005
Looks like a hefe with the pour, murky yellow with a massive white head Aroma is...unusual. Fruity and wheaty, with some soap and something sour. The taste is okay. Its mostly malts with ginger and orange flavors, but nothing really stands out. The mouthfeel is sticky and the finish is thin. I wanted this to be better.

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
TheBeerCollector (601) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - DEC 19, 2005
Probably my least favorite Rogue beer so far. I guess that I’m just not a big fan of this style. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with a decent head. Flavor and aroma are of fruity yeast. Body is thin and quite fizzy. Has a dry champagne finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
FoolishMortal (973) - San Diego, California, USA - DEC 18, 2005
22oz. bottle. Murky orange brown with a creamy white head. Spicy, fruity aromatics, rather complex. Vegetal spices and orange flavors. Spicy ester finish. Mouthfeel is medium, slightly dry.

1.6
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
NYHarvey (2153) - New York, New York, USA - DEC 17, 2005
UPDATED: JAN 3, 2006 Wow it really does smell like dirt and cat urine. I thought that was embellishment, but no this indeed smells of loamy soil and cat pissings. Hazy orange color with a mostly diminishing head...it starts out nice, but fades very fast. Color is good however. Tastes like soap and orange peel with the emphasis on the suds not the peel. I’ve had first time attempt homebrews that were better than this.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
grat (433) - ST. Louis, Missouri, USA - DEC 15, 2005
Terrible Shite. Smelled of cat urine and lactic wheat. no spices. Flavors are reflective of this shite. Poo

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Zeswaft (1144) - Seattle, Washington, USA - DEC 15, 2005
UPDATED: FEB 8, 2006 This beer is kind of gross. Doesn’t taste like any saison i’ve ever had. Smells like dirt. Pours with really fizzy head. the bottom 1/6 of the bottle was all yeast...really gross. Kind of tastes like a Steel reserve without the alcohol bite. Avoid this.


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