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Roots Organic Festivus Olde Ale


 Percentile 
86
overall
Brewed by Roots Organic Brewing
Style: American Strong Ale

Portland, Oregon USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
133.62/5.03.52/5.07.5%46.1Snifter, Trappist glass

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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 boFNjackson (1233), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 14, 2009  
This seemed like the definitive winter ale. Tap... Poured reddish with a white head. Floral aroma. Good American strong ale with plenty of hops and sweet alcohol flavors. A little of a soapy finish, but not in a bad way. You know, this was a great beer, it may have gotten a better rating from me if it wasn’t overshadowed by their Epic ale and Flanders Red ale.


 Vac (2389), 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 (2325), Berkeley, 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 (2940), 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 (1318), 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.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 26, 2007  
On tap at Roots Organic Brewing in PDX--Poured a rich mahogany-amber body with a minuscule off-white head. Nose of sweet malts and piquant PNW hops. Nutty, earthy, and piny with a rich bountiful mouth feel. Very enjoyable brew!


 BückDich (4785), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Tap @ Brewpub: Mahogany, no head or lacing. Nose of sweet light caramel and sugar, lots of melanoidins. The flavor is a bit spicy with hops, earthy, nutty and spruce and tangerine in the finish. Not doing much for me but it’s good. Malty tail.



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