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Festivale
Terminal Gravity Brewing Company
- From:
- Terminal Gravity Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
Ranked #42 - ABV:
- 8.4%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,188 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 9.97%
- Reviews:
- 36
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 18, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 04, 2004
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by RJLarse from Washington
3.76/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a reddish brown color, hazy with a bubbly tan head. Smells of brown sugar and molasses. Tastes like dark fruit, dates and raisins, with some burnt sugar flavor and a hint of bourbon. Slightly cloying with a sweet and bitter finish.
Jan 23, 2023Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho
3.7/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into a pint nonic; clear amber with an attractive fluffy off-khaki head that leaves some lacing; malty caramel and citrus-rind hopping, with a decent bitterness to balance the sweetness of the malt character. Hints of toffee and nutty malt character with some dark fruit and a little warming alcohol. Medium mouthfeel, a bit sticky with a nice warmth.
Dec 26, 2020Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
this is certainly sturdy, a couple of them had me pretty loose last night and now i am kind of intimidated by the rest of the six pack in the fridge! i thought this might be some kind of spiced winter warmer, without looking at it too closely when i picked it up, but i was pleasantly surprised to find out its just a big malty strong ale. the beers these guys make always seem a little rugged to me, not quite amateur, but like, not incredible well refined either, and all sort of brutish and big and in your face, and this is no exception, its not a bad thing, its kind of their identity, at least to me, and this works nicely in that context, definitely wintery too, even without spices kind of built like a big amber, toasted and nutty with some long boiled tasting caramelized grain sweetness, toffee and honey notes, some yeast character here too, sort of english and bready and needed for dynamic balance. this feels really full too, heavy body, even with good carbonation, definitely a stick to the ribs kind of drink for cold weather. i like the flavor, i get a little chestnut, some light smoke, an oak note, and its not all that sweet to finish, considering what it is, almost has a baby barleywine vibe to me. a little something different as a winter seasonal and i dig that, i think this beer plays well to their identity and is one of their more well rounded and complete offerings i have had.
Dec 05, 2020Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
4.06/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: Opaque reddish-brown with a quick-forming off-white head that settles quickly, leaving good lacing on the glass
Aroma: Brown bread, toffee, dark malts, a little booze, earthy hops, and dried dark fruit notes
Taste: Prunes, raisins, dates, dark maltiness, and brown bread intermingle on the palate before a strong note of toffee comes in to grab the spotlight. Earthy hops and dark malts tango in the middle before closing with more dark fruit notes along with a little alcohol heat
Mouthfeel: Full, medium-high carbonation, and a little sharpness and booze on the finish
Overall: I dig it. This beer doesn’t leave much doubt at any time nor any phase that it isn’t a big beer. Alcohol warmth can be detected throughout but I don’t feel it is overwhelming or overpowering of the deeper aromas/flavors in the beer. Plus, I kind of dig it in a winter strong ale. Good malt presence along with earthy notes and lots of dried dark fruit. Tasty stuff and a classic
Dec 05, 2020Aroma: Brown bread, toffee, dark malts, a little booze, earthy hops, and dried dark fruit notes
Taste: Prunes, raisins, dates, dark maltiness, and brown bread intermingle on the palate before a strong note of toffee comes in to grab the spotlight. Earthy hops and dark malts tango in the middle before closing with more dark fruit notes along with a little alcohol heat
Mouthfeel: Full, medium-high carbonation, and a little sharpness and booze on the finish
Overall: I dig it. This beer doesn’t leave much doubt at any time nor any phase that it isn’t a big beer. Alcohol warmth can be detected throughout but I don’t feel it is overwhelming or overpowering of the deeper aromas/flavors in the beer. Plus, I kind of dig it in a winter strong ale. Good malt presence along with earthy notes and lots of dried dark fruit. Tasty stuff and a classic
Reviewed by MobBarley from Oregon
4.15/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Quite god indeed. Gorgeous dark amber brew with a tight tan head of about an finger. Herbal, medicinal hops give way to burnt caramel on the nose. Full bodied hop profile with a bit of alcohol warming and a rich sweetness that emerges later. Very nice sipper for a chilly November night.
Nov 02, 2020Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.34/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Winter warmer color, brown, red, auburn. Almost an inch of beige head. Toffee, cascade hops.
Plenty of toffee, caramel, warming alcohol. Bitterness around the 50ibu mark. Chewy. Doesn't drink as hot as you'd think. Relatively well done, standard affair.
Jan 09, 2016Plenty of toffee, caramel, warming alcohol. Bitterness around the 50ibu mark. Chewy. Doesn't drink as hot as you'd think. Relatively well done, standard affair.
Reviewed by bhyndthebottle from Oregon
3.37/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Normally a winner for winter strong ales, this iteration missed the mark. Alcohol is present throughout, and hops are in conflict with the malts. Better luck next year.
Nov 17, 2015
Festivale from Terminal Gravity Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
68 ratings
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