Hoptoberfest

If the people who actually brew the beer don't know, why would you trust the opinions of random USENET readers?

Hey! Hey! .... Hey!

I am not random!

RANDom... RANDal... coincidence?

On the original question, I say they're brewing it. And if it turns out to not actually appear on the market it's due to a slight shift in the business plans of the Underpants Gnomes.

ObBeer: Last night I had a beer only described as "Rogue Ale." It was light in color, average in body and alcohol, and somewhat somewhat Wit-ily. What was it?

I think the Soba Ale fits that description pretty well...

_Randal

I don't recall the Soba as being spiced (that first "somewhat" up there was supposed to be "spiced). Now I'm thinking it might have been their new Festivale, which they call a Saison. The first glass tasted good. By the time I got around to a second glass after trying al sorts of other, more straightforward beers the spicing seemed overdone.