Fullsteam Brewery
Microbrewery
in Durham,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Fullsteam Brewery (Fullsteam R & D Tavern)
Established in 2010
Contact
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.
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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Kentucky Fried Charleston Trip Beer #91. Draft at Brewvival. Pours a dark brown color with a medium sized tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bourbon, roasted malts, vanilla and a bit of green apple. The taste is bourbon, roasted malts, stone fruit, chocolate. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2014
at 19:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Kentucky Fried Charleston Trip Beer #89. Draft at Brewvival. Pours a clear dark brown color with a thin head. Poor head retention. Aroma of tart citrus, earth, cherries, stone fruits. The taste is tart stone fruits, citrus, cherries, mild acetic funk. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2014
at 19:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle I picked up at a artisans market at Union Market in DC. Pours a clear amber with some thin, eggshell head. Nose is interesting, some muddled dark fruit, plum, malt, some orange peel but then a lot of tomato and a little celery seed. Flavor is the same, some mild sweetness, some tart tomato, herbal, oddly savory too. Slightly sticky finish. Very strange.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2013
at 12:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4oz pour an inky black with some creamy beige head. Nose is nice, chocolate, coconut, vanilla, some booze, some cake icing, some cherry, some molasses. Flavor has a flick of pepper, vanilla, coconut, wood pulp, caramel, cherry, medicinal. Hot, peppery finish. All over the place.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2013
at 15:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Dark brown color, tan edge head. Aroma of licorice and chocolate liqueur. Taste is burnt coffee. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2013
at 15:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at ChurchKey for Night of the Living Ales: Part 3, thanks to Travlr. Poured a very pale, hazy yellow color with a large white head. Aroma was notes of lemon, some tart notes. Palate has some touch of earthy notes and some chalk. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2013
at 22:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft. Chalky pale yellow color, fluffy white edge head. Aroma of funky lemon tarts. Taste is earthy, chalky lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2013
at 17:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On draft at ChurchKey DC during the Night of the Living Ales on halloween. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head. Peachy aroma. Crisp green apple flavors. Light bodied. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2013
at 17:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at GBD, paired well with fried chicken and waffles. Hazy yellow color, solid white head. Aroma of funky barnyard and straw. Tasteis barnyard grapefruit, lemon, vanilla, cotrus bubblegum. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2013
at 10:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Government shutdown beer #1, thank you Congress. Clear amber color, medium white head. Aroma of pineapple, citrus. Taste is balanced and fruity. Tastier than a party line vote.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 15:20