Festeroo Winter Ale
Hop Valley Brewing Company in Eugene, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Winter Out of Production|
Score
6.76
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the taproom, 10/11/14. Almost clear chestnut brown topped with a moderate beige swirl. Nose is nutty, light dung, brown bread, sugar. Taste comprises earthy hops, pine, biscuit, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Muddled - pretty so so.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
35cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Slightly hazy chestnut colour, off-white head. Aroma of toast, light roast, rye, light spicy, light hoppy, light confit fruits. Flavour is light to medium sweet, caramel, rye, light spicy, toast, some nuts, hoppy bitter finish with a light fruitiness. Light to medium bodied. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark chestnut brown pour with a thin magnolia head, caramel and piney hop aroma, taste has resinous pine, sweet caramel, some alcohol burn, plastic, a hint of spice, bitter on the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Rooie Dop brewdungeon, large sample. Clear copper to brown color, short head. Aroma of caramel, biscuit and cookie, slight earthy hop. Bit sweet in taste, bit bitter. Easy drinker actually. Medium body, soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
@Mitra Lwd, helder rood/koper met schuimige kaki kraag. Aroma van caramel, den, hoppig en fruitig. smaken zijn matig zoet, redelijk bitter, matig moutig, caramel, den, iets gebrande caramel, toffee, medium body, dun van textuur, lage co2, mwah.. erg beperkt allemaal --- Beer merged from original tick of Festeroo on 17 May 2018 at 16:14 - Score: 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Dark red brown colour with thin, wispy head. Aroma has quite a lot of piney hop as does the flavour. There’s an earthy taste to it too, slightly spicy with a warming finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared with dEnk. Clear amber color, small off-white to beige head. Smell malts, grassy hops, some fruity hops. Taste malts, hops, lightly fruity, nicely bitter, lightly some alcohol. Decent body, medium carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours clear amber brown with a cream tan head. Aroma of herbs, caramel malt, citrus and pine. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from ABCBeers shared with Kermis. Thin creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Herbal aftertaste. Very drinkable winter beer.