Festivus Holiday Ale
Black Raven Brewing in Redmond, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.49
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The Festivus is our annual holiday beer. Brewed in the holiday spirit with cranberries, various citrus peel fruit and a brewer’s secret blend of spices. What better beer to enjoy while airing your grievances and performing your feats of strength? We know of none. Released annually in November/December.
Malts: 2-Row Barley, CaraRye
Hops: Nugget, Fuggles, Chinook, Palisade, Simcoe, 01210 Experimental
Malts: 2-Row Barley, CaraRye
Hops: Nugget, Fuggles, Chinook, Palisade, Simcoe, 01210 Experimental
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz can. Aroma has notes of coriander, nutmeg, floral, maybe cinnamon. Pours lightly hazy amber with a bone-white head that settles into a ring and skiff of foam after a minute. Taste is packed with spices, orange peel, cranberry, lightly bittersweet.
Tried
from Can
from
Pilgrim's Market
on 25 Dec 2024
at 06:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz can from Hops & Bottles. Clear amber, patchy head. Aroma is gingerbread and winter spice. Bigger gingerbread presence in the taste, snappy, orange peel.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2020
at 03:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong nutmeg and cinnamon. Medium body, spice, cinnamon, toasted grain, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2016
at 17:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Very herbal, spicy nose. Pretty amber orange color with a lacy head. This was very sweet and medicinal, with herbs and spices all over the place. Hated it really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2015
at 20:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours clear copper with a finely bubble beige head. Aroma is cranberry and mixed hop. And xmas spice. Near med body. Flavor is spice forward; then there’s some cranberry. Then there’s some orange zest. Light malt backbone. So spicy I’m not really getting into hop. Getting a little tongue burn, but that could be spice or zest. Goes down easy. Ratings are probably suffering because this ale isn’t really like anything else IMHO. Spices are nicely done. Zest gets more out front with time.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2015
at 18:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is highly spiced, with nutmeg and ginger. Flavour is huge on the ginger - not a whole lot else in this. If you like tastefully done ginger beers, this is it. But I'm not a huge fan. It's okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2015
at 00:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap. Pours a deep Amber with light head. Aromas of spice, toasted malts, and orang peel. Strong flavors of bitter Christmas spices and orange peel.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2015
at 13:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz bottle pour. Pours a copper color with a lasting head. Strange vegetable aroma with some spices. Not the most pleasant. Flavor has a lot of "holiday" to it. A bit of pumpkin, rye and chai. A ton of spice. Had no problem drinking this beer down quick. Tasty. Very flavorful. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2014
at 20:23