Festivus Holiday Ale
Black Raven Brewing in Redmond, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.49
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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.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Festivus Holiday Ale from Black Raven Brewing 5 years ago
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.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Festivus Holiday Ale from Black Raven Brewing 9 years ago
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.
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.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Festivus Holiday Ale from Black Raven Brewing 10 years ago
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.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Festivus Holiday Ale from Black Raven Brewing 11 years ago
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.
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.
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.