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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8.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Churchkey. Clear bright amber color, white head. Nice aroma of citrus and summer fruit. Taste is big, juicy, bittersweet. Dry finish. Very tasty.

Tried from Draft on 15 Apr 2015 at 19:14


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of roast, dark chocolate, subtle cherries. Tastes of licorice, light cherries, light tart dark fruit. Medium body with a dry finish. Doesn’t quite work for me.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2015 at 22:04


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

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey shared by Travlr, thanks! Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of sweet coffee, roast, roasted coffee grounds, chocolate. Tastes of coffee, dark chocolate, roast, caramel, cream. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2015 at 22:02


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey shared by Travlr, thanks! Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of wheat, lemons, popcorn butter. Tastes of lemon, tart fruit, light wheat. Medium-light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2015 at 21:58


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

Draft at Churchkey. Opaque clear brown color, tan edge head. Yoou’ll never guess what the aroma is like. OK, yes, you’re right. Taste is more beer than coffee, with brownies dipped in you-know-what.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2015 at 16:34


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Churchkey. Hazy pale yellow color, big fluffy white head - see pic. Nice aroma of funky, dusty lemons. Taste is earthy, funky citrus. Tasty.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2015 at 16:30


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

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of big tropical and stone fruit, citrus, floral, hop oils. Tastes of tropical, citrus, hop oils, floral. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2015 at 16:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Citrus and even a hint of mint. Pours hazy with decent head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Easy drinking. Tap at Scion.

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2015 at 18:08


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

Draft at Churchkey. The third beer I’ve come across with this name. Listed under their Tart & Funky category, but could also be listed as a stout. Very dark clear maroon color, large bubble tan head. Aroma of cherries dipped in cocoa and sourdough brownies. Taste is softly sour chocolate covered cherries. Dark sours don’t work very often imho, but this one does. Sourness is more prominent than the fruit or cocoa.

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2015 at 17:24


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

Draft at Churchkey. Opaque dark brown color, almost black, big bubble tan head. Aroma of Turkish raki. Taste has licorice, a hint of burnt rubber 10,000 times more subtle than Mikkeller Black, vanilla, cocoa, burnt espresso. Interesting and drinkable. One of the best foraged sassafras beers I’ve had, although I’ve had countless beers with farmed sassafras.

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2015 at 16:10