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Roots Organic Festivus Olde Ale 3.38 14

Roots Organic Festivus Olde Ale


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
143.65/5.03.38/5.07.5%34.6Snifter, 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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 BückDich (4857), 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.


 WeeHeavySD (3041), 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.


 beerinmarch (2829), Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 27, 2007  
My third time trying this beer, first two times I thought they served me the wrong beer. Pours thick cloudy amber with a soft off-white head. Big citrus hop nose with a sweet resin note to it. Not as much sweetness as I was expecting from a strong ale, more just like a winter IPA aiming for a big bitter finish with a lot of grapefruit character.


 Vac (2394), 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 (2385), 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.


 Angeloregon (2036), 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!


 IndianaRed (1562), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 17, 2007  
OnTap at the BP. Hazy deep majogany with a small white head. Dark fruit aroma, apples and raisoms. Flavor was malty and a touch cidery. Very lttle hop presence. Soft trailer ackong any bitterness. interesting abd drinkable.


 SuzyGreenberg (1408), 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



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