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Festeroo Winter Ale
Hop Valley Brewing Company
- From:
- Hop Valley Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 8.85%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 17
60 IBU
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.25/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Treated as a winter warmer, this was poured into a mug. The appearance was a dark brown color with a good finger and a half worth’s of white foamy head. Dissipates mildly with a messy lace roaming all around. The aroma bleeds ginger, allspice, and caramel malts. Grassy hops seek to balance decently. The flavor leads with the same aromas. Sticky caramel malt backbone seems to really impound the aftertaste to run into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation feels fine. Overall, good as a winter warmer, maybe again.
Jun 30, 2017Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
4.13/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12 ounce glass poured to wine glass
sight: amber, hazy, cloudy, small tan foam
Smell: very fragrant, malty aroma
taste: delicious, medium bitterness, sweet
Mouthfeel: creamy, good carbonation, with long finish with sweet follow through, finish, bitter aftertaste
Overall: Very good beer will definitely try again
drank: Friday, May 05, 2017 5:03 PM
May 06, 2017sight: amber, hazy, cloudy, small tan foam
Smell: very fragrant, malty aroma
taste: delicious, medium bitterness, sweet
Mouthfeel: creamy, good carbonation, with long finish with sweet follow through, finish, bitter aftertaste
Overall: Very good beer will definitely try again
drank: Friday, May 05, 2017 5:03 PM
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.42/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Boise Co-op. Pours out a ruby tinged gold, with sparse head, yet leaves copious amounts of spotty lacing. Malt drives the aroma and taste, backup support comes from hops, spice and a bit of alcohol warmth. It all comes together quite nicely for a winter warmer.
Jan 08, 2016Reviewed by squidtrick from Ohio
3.42/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: red-brown with white lace foam
Smell: bready, malt
Taste: "It's an IPA."
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium body and solidly carbonated.
Overall: I didn't expect to open an IPA, it's an IPA. It's fine.
Dec 26, 2015Smell: bready, malt
Taste: "It's an IPA."
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium body and solidly carbonated.
Overall: I didn't expect to open an IPA, it's an IPA. It's fine.
Reviewed by rarigney from Washington
3.93/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reminds me, as another reviewer wrote, of an amber ale. Has a lot more hop character than most of the other winter ales I've been drinking recently. I'm enjoying it a lot.
Dec 25, 2015Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.64/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 22oz bomber into a dimpled mug.
Appearance: medium brown hue with plenty of haze and a thin layer of frothy tan foam. There's a bit of a lace left on the glass, too, which is nice.
Smell: bready, biscuity amber malt with a bit of a piquant lemon aroma. Rather a bit like a run-of-the-mill amber ale, but not too bad.
Taste: very, very malty flavor with lots of bread, biscuit and toastiness. There's a definite bitterness here as well, and the hop character is piney, piquant and a bit earthy. It's good, and it has a lot of character, but it's basically like a strong amber ale.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a rocky carbonation and a relatively decent creaminess. Not too bad.
Overall: this beer is not bad for what it is, but it's not strongly to my taste.
Feb 11, 2015Appearance: medium brown hue with plenty of haze and a thin layer of frothy tan foam. There's a bit of a lace left on the glass, too, which is nice.
Smell: bready, biscuity amber malt with a bit of a piquant lemon aroma. Rather a bit like a run-of-the-mill amber ale, but not too bad.
Taste: very, very malty flavor with lots of bread, biscuit and toastiness. There's a definite bitterness here as well, and the hop character is piney, piquant and a bit earthy. It's good, and it has a lot of character, but it's basically like a strong amber ale.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a rocky carbonation and a relatively decent creaminess. Not too bad.
Overall: this beer is not bad for what it is, but it's not strongly to my taste.
Festeroo Winter Ale from Hop Valley Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
45 ratings
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