8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at brewery overlooking the river and watching kite surfers. Clearish gold pour and soapy head. Nose is herbal and grassy. Tastes very herbal, some spice, grass, and light citrus. Zippy palate. Perfect for the moment
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2023
at 20:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A few bottles circa 2011, from notes. Clear, amber, medium-to-large beige head showing moderate retention. Spicy hop notes with some strongly bready malts and low minerality. Seemingly moderate to high attenuation. Clean. Malty, though very highly carbonated breaking up the maltiness. I like the spicy hop character, though the bready, caramelly malts quite a bit less. Drinks pretty substantially and filling from all the carbonation. Clean. Mine must have sat in the fridge long enough to clean up the diacetyl.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2023
at 00:02
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle. pours somewhat hazy copper-amber with a small off-white head. The aroma is mild with grains, caramel malts and a bit of pine. The taste is dominated by the overly sweet caramel malts--and thats all i really get. The palate is on the thin side. Finishes short and saccharine. Overall: OK brew--I remember enjoying this back in the late 1990's when all I had to compare it to was BMC macro stuff and I thought it was quite revolutionary. But it really does not hold up to current expectations.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2023
at 15:44
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2022
at 17:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I believe I had the original (1999) vintage, bottled, as well as subsequent batches through 2004, no idea why I never rated this. Pours a clear, cherry-ruddy-amber, large, beige head with moderate retention. Bright red fruits, soft vanilla and plentiful toffee with perhaps less alcohol and monotonous medium malts than some (certainly was better in that regards in its time). Soft, malty, rich, sweet, toasted and with figs, cherries, raisins and vanilla. Drying alcohol but not hot. Lingering toast, caramel, toffee and such. Yeah, it's a big barleywine. Younger bottles do exhibit some piney-like hop bitterness, which is appreciated. Nothing revolutionary or overly interesting, but passable and competent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2022
at 14:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. It's been a long time since I rated a Full Sail. Pours a clear orange hue with a medium white head. A light fruity nose. Sweet, lots of oranges, oily, smooth. Not really a hop showcase, the malt is equal, very oily and perfume hops dominate. Slightly spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2022
at 05:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz can from Hops & Bottles. Hazy orange golden pour, thin silky white head. Aroma is tough to navigate, very faint citrus, latent maltiness. Taste is malty with light citrus. Not sure what they were going for. I miss the old Full Sail.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2022
at 02:18
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 10 Apr 2022
at 03:54
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 10 Apr 2022
at 03:53
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 10 Apr 2022
at 03:53