Fullsteam Brewery

Microbrewery in Durham, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Fullsteam Brewery (Fullsteam R & D Tavern)

Established in 2010

Contact
726 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Description
We launched Fullsteam in 2010 with a single mission: to explore what it means to be a Southern brewery. Sometimes that definition means brewing with foraged and farmed adjuncts. Other times it means making innovative beers with local grain. And sometimes it means just making true-to-style beers more Southern in temperament.

In our nearly ten years focused on this mission, Fullsteam has purchased more than $500,000 in Southern-farmed ingredients. We track our commitment to the Southern Beer Economy in our monthly farm reports.

Whether it’s the beer we brew, the food we cook, or the events we host, we believe in connecting people to the land and to one another. And through it all, we aim to keep it fun. Beer should be fun.

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6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at the source. Cloudy pale yellow color. Herbal lemongrass aroma. Taste is bitter and earthy.

Tried from Draft on 09 Dec 2016 at 17:17


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pour is a hazy pale golden, almost like lemonade, with a huge white head. Aroma is some yeast notes with lemongrass and a herbal basil. Flavor is light and tangy with mostly basil coming after the swallow. This was a bit too light and watery with just enough herbal flavor to make this something a little different.

Tried on 26 Nov 2016 at 14:40


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at Baptized in the Funk. Hazy to cloudy variegated golden amber color, white head. Aroma of peppery straw. Taste is straw and light citrus. OK.

Tried on 21 Nov 2016 at 11:37


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Dark chocolate, roast and some caramel. Black pour with good head and lacing. A hint of coffee. Creamy consistency. Bittersweet finish. Tap at Churchkey.

Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2016 at 16:14


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Easy drinking stuff with good coriander and some clove. Lots of florals. Golden pour with good head and lacing. Light sweet finish. Pretty good. Tap at Churchkey.

Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2016 at 13:26


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

White grape and orange nose. Cloudy amber, thin head. Apricot and white grape. Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried on 05 Nov 2016 at 13:25


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Keg at World of Beer Charlottesville, 6/5/16. Clear golden, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale bready malt, hay, dandelion, lime. The taste is dandelion, earth, lime,, pale malt and a papery note. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness. Odd beer, but quite nice.

Tried on 04 Nov 2016 at 23:00


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tallboy can from Beer Run, 6/4/16. Yeah, I was chugging coffee last time I closed at work. Dark brown, medium foamy brown head, average retention. Aroma of strong, intense coffee, roasted malts, mild tobacco. The taste is leather, coffee, roast, cherries, mild tobacco and vanilla. Medium bodied, chewy, low carbonation, mild lingering bitterness. Nice beer.

Tried from Can on 04 Nov 2016 at 12:52


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pounder: Pecan, hay, and earth nose. Hazy copper, medium yellow head. Pecan, brief sweet malt at midpalate, Light body, easy carbonation. The sweet potato comes across more as a earthy nuttiness which is not unfamiliar for the style. Great job.

Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2016 at 17:40


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pour is a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is a kind of bready malt with a minimal spicy hop in the background. Flavor is a big dose of sweet caramel malt that I was not expecting. The hops are scarce which leaves this beer tasting more like British pale ale. If you are going to make an American IPA you better use more hops than they used in this.

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2016 at 18:37