Rogue FestiveAle

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Saison
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in Tulip

2006 Bottle. Spicy aroma and flavor and a sourness are appealing in this saison, but everything does not necessarily go together as well as in others in this style. Average to large white head that diminishes. Clear body that is yellow-orange. Aroma is heavy with malts, particularly toffee. Orange spiciness is apparent. The yeast is quite noticable — sweat and horse blanket. The flavor is lightly acidic, moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body with a slick texture and less than adequate carbonation.

Pours orange with a big head from a bottle at Woodmans. Plenty of spicey hoppy flavor. Citrus and yeast with good bitterness, an enjoyable brew.

Amber-gold, with a ridiculous, billowy, white head. Very spicy aroma, with coriander and cloves over orange being the best description. Fairly heavy, with a smooth, almost flat mouth feel. Not much of the citrus carries into the flavor. The aroma and appearance are the highlights of this beer.

Orange-copper in colour, large off-white head, good retention and lacing. The aroma is slightly sour, good amount of citrus, yeasty, some spice. Some mustiness comes through in the flavour along with some chalk, some sour and funk, lemon citrus, light spice. Medium bitter mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes quite long, musty with some lingering citrus. Not bad, a different step from Rogue, gone are the usual hops.

650ml bottle from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Purchased on June 30, 2006 for $5.49, opened on December 31, 2006.
No best before date.

2006 bottle: Pours a golden straw with a receding dish soap head. The aroma is very upfront and gassy - notes orange peel with a heavy plasticy layer beneath that I also encounter with Orval. The honey malt in the body has difficulty finding balance with the onslaught of earthy yeast esthers and underattenuated sugars. A bit out of whack for me.

The beer pours hazy dark orange with off white head. It definitly has a fruit aroma Malty fruity flavor with other spices i cant place.

This ale pours a hazy orange with a huge, white, meringue-like head. The aroma is of bread, fruit and spice. It is medium bodied and extremely smooth. The flavor is spicy, fruity, wooden, grassy, a touch sour and a touch bitter. Unique.

Hazy golden liquid with firm head of tan bubbles. Nose of full of hops and banana esters. Taste is hops and fruit. Nice body. Finish is a little tart.