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

Draft. Murky brown color, brown head. Aroma of low smoulder and burnt household goods. Taste is chewy ashtray, but in a good way. Enough plain malt to balance the smoke. Tasty.

Tried from Draft on 20 Dec 2012 at 15:59


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

America Eats, DC tap (expensive as all hell): Pours a light orange with a quickly dissipating head. Aroma is light clove, light malt, and a bit of sugar. This is pretty much a dignified lawn mower beer. Everything is good, but it is so light that it could not be offensive to even the most inexperienced palate. Again, it is not bad, but it is kind of a run of the mill American Belgian Wit.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2012 at 20:47


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

Draft at Brewvival 2012. Pours hazy orange with a large creamy white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of wheat, spice, earthy notes, citrus. The taste is big citrus, wheat, spice, caramel. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2012 at 20:22


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

Draft at Brewvival 2012. Pours a clear copper with a large frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toffee malts, nuts and caramel. The taste is grainy malts, stone fruits and caramel. Medium bodied. I could drink this by the gallon.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2012 at 20:18


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at Brewvival 2012. Pours a slightly hazy amber with nearly no head. Aroma of whisky, coconut, wood, honey and apple. The taste is apple, whisky and grainy malts. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2012 at 20:14


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

Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy lemon yellow color with a large creamy white head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of bread, citrus, yeast, a clay-like note and honey. The taste is citrus, bread, spice, more citrus, vegetal notes and faint honey. Medium bodied with high carbonation. Solid beer.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2012 at 17:54


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

Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a clear amber color with a medium sized offwhite head. Good head retention. Aroma of big floral, herbal and minty hops with a buttery note. The taste is citrus hops with caramel malts. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2012 at 17:52


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a thin creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Big spicy rye notes in the aroma with a bit of citrus and an earthy finish. The taste is rye, citrus, caramel malts. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness, average carbonation. Nice beer.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2012 at 17:48


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at the brewery. Pours a clear dark brown color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of whisky, chocolate and vanilla. The taste is whisky, chocolate, vanilla and a tart fruity finish. Medium bodied, high carbonation and fairly drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2012 at 17:44


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

Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a clear dark brown color with a large creamy light brown head. Decent head retention. Aroma of chocolate, caramel and a fruity finish. The taste is chocolate, tart cherries, stone fruits and a slightly vegetal note. Medium bodied and very drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2012 at 17:41