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Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Saison
Newport, Oregon USA
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RATINGS: 347   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.06   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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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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2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (26244) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - 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.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
yespr (25932) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - APR 26, 2007
Sample from bottle. Pours unfiktered orange. Aroma of sweet, spicy, orange/citric. Carbonated. Flavour is bitter and citric/sour. Finish is fruity dry.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Papsoe (25131) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - APR 27, 2007
(Bottle 65 cl) Completely unclear orangey golden with a handsome, off-white head. Spicy, tart, citrusy nose. Medium body with plenty of fruit flavours - citrus in particular - and spices. Has this light and refreshing tartness. The finish is distinctly bitter. Another interesting American Saison. 230407

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (17339) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - APR 29, 2007
Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with an off white head. Fruity aroma of spices and citrus. Flavour of spices, citrus and fruits. Very carbonated.

1.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
fiulijn (12179) - Malmö, DENMARK - DEC 5, 2007
Cloudy blond color. The aroma smells of malt but also of orange soda (Fanta?). Some malt body, but the spicy mix (and orange peels) makes of it a horrible brew.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bu11zeye (11111) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - DEC 1, 2005
(Bottle) Pours a thick, murky orangish brown body with a average-sized off-white head. Aroma of florals, citrus, and ginger. Flavor of orange peel, banana, nutmeg, and ginger. The second half of the bottle was quite gritty and lost my appeal for this beer.

1.5
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
Oakes (10936) - Savusavu, FIJI ISLANDS - NOV 25, 2005
Dull amber colour and big - a little too big - head. I hate when I have to take five minutes to pour a nice looking glass of beer. The aroma is rough as guts - musty with rotting fruits. I went back for a second smell and it was just as bad. A third try halfway through the glass was no improvement. Just a bad smelling beer. The flavour isn’t a whole lot better, though at least it bordered on palatable. It’s astringent, with faint orange notes peeking out from behind a wall of choking yeastiness. Way too much yeast taste in this one. There’s hardly anything else. Unbalanced and unpleasant. It’s been so long since my last Crustacean that I forgot Rogue can make horrible beer but now I’m reminded.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
harrisoni (10909) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - OCT 29, 2006
650ml bottle from Rogue, Portland. Cloudy orange/gold, lasting beige head. Nice orangey Belgian yeast aroma. Lovely fruit, bit of passion fruit, vanilla, orange, gorgeous. Hot summer day drink. Great Belgian style fruity, wheatish beer. Belgian yeast is everywhere. Good beer.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kp (10887) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
UPDATED: DEC 15, 2009
Date: October 15, 2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Sandy Springs
Appearance: muddy orange, scant head
Aroma: rich malt aroma with a bit of spicyness, hint of fruit
Body: big body
Flavor: good complex malt flavor, mostly dry, nice fruit character well mixed with an array of spices, touch of farmhouse funk that blends into a bit of bitterness in the finish, upon warming the fruit takes on a nice orange character

Date: December 03, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
funk is picking up nicely and becoming a bigger component and adding complexity,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
argo0 (10382) - Washington DC, USA - OCT 23, 2005
(draft, labeled as Saison, at Max’s on Broadway, identified as 7% ABV) Cloudy amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, maple, grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, pine, caramel, maple, light herbal, herb, metallic. Medium body with some syrup. Seems more like a muddle than a Saison.


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