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Roots Organic Festivus Olde Ale


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86
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An American Strong Ale brewed by
Roots Organic Brewing

Portland, Oregon USA

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123.63/5.03.53/5.07.5%44.3 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Festivus is a malty combination of Crystal and Chocolate malts with a copious amount of Galena, Centennial and Noble hops. This winter warmer olde ale is an ale for the "rest of us" during the winter season.

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 Vac (2184), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20

Apr 28, 2008  
On tap at Hamiltons. Pours with a deep amber body topped by a pencil thin head with little lacing. It’s sweet and malty yet bitter and hoppy with a some pine notes. Full bodied and warming.

 badlizard (1380), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 27, 2008  
On tap at Hamiltons. Dark brown with no head. Malty, musty, lime aroma and taste. Decent.


 WeeHeavySD (1564), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 8, 2008  
10th rating of this beer, 4th Brewery 07-08 Brew Trip with Bikesandbeer. Listed as festivus winter ale, pours dark orange with an off white head. Nose holiday spicey but light. Taset is sweet with a slight spicey edge. Not bad.


 SuzyGreenberg (799), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Jan 14, 2008  
draft @ brewery - cloudy amber with very slight white head; aromas of caramel, malts, citrus and hops; flavor combo of malts, fruit, sugar and hops is very tasty; deliciously creamy texture drinks very smooth


 SamuraiArtist (292), portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 2, 2007  
Draft at Roots and Belmont Station: Pours a dark amber red with a big creamy and peachish head. Aroma is veyr caramelly with floral hops. Flavor is very malty with toffee and caramel, toasted malts, moderate bitterness throughout with a nice oily resiny hop finish.




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