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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

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerguy101 (4825) - Newark, California, USA - DEC 8, 2005
This saison pours a very cloudy golden color from a 22 oz etched bottle. Medium to large sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and spicy. A medium bodied saison. Malts are fruity, sweet and spicy. Hops are spicy. A Belgian style ale, brewed with some different spices, grain of paradise, ginger root and others, makes for a flavorful saison. Definite a saison, definitely brewed by Rogue. Interesting beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly spicy.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
KSS (102) - Plymouth, Minnesota, USA - DEC 8, 2005
Quite a head - huge. Excellent lacing. Orange murky color. Looks as interesting as it tastes and smells.Yeasty, spicy aroma with a hint of bread dough. Taste of honey, orange and ginger. Sweet finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BigBastard (668) - L.A., California, USA - DEC 8, 2005
There was so much going on in this beer, it was hard to really nail down a flavor. Very thick and cloudy looking. It had an odd bitter plain yogurt flavor, very rich and thick yet smooth drinking. Very interesting brew.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
heemer77 (4754) - Urbandale, Iowa, USA - DEC 8, 2005
Cloudy medium orange body with a large eggshell colored head. The arom ais sweet gingerbread and carrots. There is also some orange. The taste is light ginger snap cookies and some slight spice in the finish. There is also bread crust and some sweet peanut brittle. A decent Christmas beer.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Metalhead (606) - Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA - DEC 7, 2005
Poured a nice honey color with a large short lived head. All I can say about the aroma is it was "clean" tho non descript .Maybe a hint of dryer sheet. It was fairly bland with some subtle citrus/flower petal taste. Was expecting much more.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jeffin7 (610) - Silver Spring, Maryland, USA - DEC 7, 2005
Aroma is very chalky with a mild spice. Flavor is mild dry, slight apple, chalk, mild hay. Drinkable but the odd dryness bugs me.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Andrew196 (1091) - Katy, Texas, USA - DEC 6, 2005
A rerun of friends is on.....Friends is a really good show if you like to get F__ed in the a$$! Anyways, the beer is much better than the show, but that doesnt say much. Murky gold in color, lots of thick head. Aroma of acid and citrus. Slightly peppery on the tongue, fruity, yeasty taste....a kinda weird syruppy thing going on the back of the mouth....decent

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jasonp (1556) - Leesburg, Virginia, USA - DEC 6, 2005
Sampled at Argo & Kathy’s ’05 Hoiliday Gathering. Cloudy golden/orange with a white head. Aroma of citrusy orange peel and lemon. The flavor’s kinda banged up; notes of floral hops, lemon, orange, spice and a touch of sourness at the end. Just doesn’t come together that well IMO. Medium body with very spritzy, lively carbonation. eh.


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