Vesuvius
Full Sail Brewing Company in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.37
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Bitterbill (4335) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From Aug 2007
I got this bottle in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!
Pours from 22oz bottle(2006 vintage) a hazy orange-gold with a large head of foam
The smell is all fruity and yeasty and spicy. I get sweet malt, sour apple, coriander and probably more.
The taste is very sweet and tart at the same time. The tartness is from the sour apple while the sweet is from candy sugar and they balance each other out pretty nicely. I'm also tasting some banana and some pepper after a few more sips and the alcohol is starting to become more noticeable...tastes stronger than the given 8.5%abv. Btw, I'm drinking it near room temp to get the most out of the flavours and well, it's pretty tasty but I find the finish is kind of bland and watery. Oh, and peppery. Man, there's a lot of that in here now that I've had a few more sips. The mouthfeel is light as is the carbo. I see some sediment at the bottom of the bottle so I'll save the rest of my comments until that's poured in my glass.
Ok, I'm sipping on the last of this Belgian Strong Ale and nothing's changed. I think it's decent but there are much better out there in the style. Still worthy of a try though.
LeninCat (7985) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Bottle @ home. I just found this still on the shelf in Denver. I remember liking it two years ago- lets see how the sucker held up in fluorescent light the last two years. Somewhat cloudy, golden orange appearance with an off white head. Soapy floral, a touch earthy (?), bready, herbal, slight citrusy aroma. Herbal, soapy, floral hoppy, light orange citrusy, bready yeasty flavor. I thought I enjoyed this two years ago but maybe I was just a shithead. This is ok.
Leighton (34888) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at the Funky 6. Pours gold with a moderate, white head. Strong malt aroma with yeast, spice and Belgian sugar. Sweet flavor, malty, with light yeast and fruit. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Finishes sweet with Belgian yeast notes. Good.
nuplastikk (10387) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22oz bomber. Hazy, unfiltered golden-tan color. Thin, steady off white head. Sweet, sugary Belgified aroma. Doesn’t really do the style justice, very par to sub-par US version. A little bit thick, chewy, with some clove-like balance. Rich, with some alcohol laced fruit tones..banana, orange, tangerine. Lacks the effervescent mouthfeel and delicacy that can make the style great. Sort of goes for an Orval like thing, but doesn’t quite get there. OK.
madmitch76 (40205) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
10th October 2008. GABF. Clear gold beer. Aromatic hops and malt. Sweet dry finish. Competant take on the Belgian style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bomber. 2009 vintage. Smells of pepper, grain, faint banana esters. Pours golden with minimal head, mediocre lacing. Peppery taste; somewhat sweet. Ful-bodied with a nice tasty long finish. A bit sour in the aftertaste. Tastes like an American take on a Belgian style, but that’s not a bad thing. I enjoyed this beer quite a bit. Addendum: I had to change the score on this from a 4.0 to 3.7. The beer gets a little watery towards the end of the bottle. Still a fine beer, however.
notalush (7333) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Fizzy, clear golden, frothy lace - nose of dusty, dry, biscuity malts, some phenolic character, light tartness - taste is light, biscuity, flinty. crackery, peppery - some underlying sweetness - I usually like most of these characteristics in a beer, but this is beer is too strong for its light and crisp flavors, because a strong, boozy/alcoholic character dominates in the long term, and the other qualities of the beer are too delicate and/or weak to support this - alcoholic finish, lingering dry malts - meh.
caesar (10859) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Tap @ Full Sail Pilsener Room. Slight hazy golden color, short head. Flowery aroma, blossom, green apple. Good for summer.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma is has notes of yeast, malt, and spices - very Belgian. The flavor is sweet and very malty with notes of yeast, dusty hops, and some spice, leading to a yeasty finish.
Troopie (5640) reviewed Vesuvius from Full Sail Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Yeasty aroma with some malt nose. Tart flavour with a lot of maltiness. Not much staying power, the flavour disappears from the tongue quickly. A little bitterness on the finish, but not a full finish. Still a fair blonde