Full Sail Amber - Full Sail Brewery & Tasting Room & Pub

CAA

Indiana

5/5  rDev +33.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

An outstanding amber. Gorgeous color. Full bodied. Smooth with a little bite to it. Very easy to drink. Goes with anything from steak to pizza.

One of the first amber beers I ever had (back in the 1990s) and it is still great. I am not able to find it in Indiana, but had a friend pack some down from Minnesota for me. Just awesome.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 20:29:41 | More by CAA

RobAlsbury1

Texas

4.78/5  rDev +27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Beer pours a nice dark & rich color with a full body.
Taste is refreshingly smooth. This is my favorite beer!!!! Nice vanilla colored head, with hints of mustyness all around. A lot of lace. Dances off the palate, try this one boys, you won't be disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2009 22:00:51 | More by RobAlsbury1

1after909

California

4.78/5  rDev +27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Note to heinzdog - try this one again. Maybe you just had a bad bottle or pour.
The bottle to pint glass that I had this afternoon was ice cold and had a 4 finger head. It didn't last long in the glass as the glass went down smooth & fast.

A refreshing amber - similiar to Alakan Amber

So far my favorite beer of the summer.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2011 01:57:12 | More by 1after909

drety

Florida

4.72/5  rDev +26.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This is my first beer rating so I will fumble through it. I try to try a new beer every week and the week I choose Full Sail Amber I was truley impressed. It poured a beautiful red amber color and had a nice fruity smell. And he best the flavor was super. It was t

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2011 19:51:52 | More by drety

kmpitz2

Tennessee

4.55/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

The beer pours a beautiful amber color wtih 2 fingers of head that falls very slowly to a finger over the beer. The nose is a really nice caramel malt base with a great floral and citrus hop dancing in and out. This beer smells great. The flavor is heavy caramel, almost a light coffee flavor. There is just enough hop to give it a beautiful finish. As it warms, there are some fruity tones that come out as well. The feel is moderate to thick, easy drinking and smooth. This beer is damn good. I really wish I could get it here in the middle lands.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2004 19:22:55 | More by kmpitz2

Bockrules

New Mexico

4.53/5  rDev +21.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

poured from a bottle into a pint glass

A - pours a dark amber with perfect clarity, nice two finger head. Head retention all the way down the glass and leaves moderate lacing.

S - hops and malts with a very pleasant smell of apricot greet the nose. Strong enough, but not over-powering

T - a light bit of hops on the nose, followed by a very sweet body. I can best describe the body as tasting like apricot-strudel bread. Hops show their presence on the aftertaste and a wonderful apricot aftertaste is left on the tongue. Brilliant!!! (half a point off for a slightly bitter taste left in the mouth after the apricot taste has died away)

M - very light with moderate carbonation. Suits the style well, could be a little heavier.

D - Simply an all around great beer, I could drink these all night. This gives Great Lakes Burning River APA a run for it's money as my favorite beer. A steel at under six bucks a six here in Oregon. Kind of makes me sad I have to go back to Ohio for college...

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2008 09:19:00 | More by Bockrules

jtierney89

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

pours a very nice dark amber color, light vanilla head with good lacing. smells toasty and burnt with a hint of very dark fruit. great mouth feel, amazing drink-ability, nice medium to full body, lots of carbonation, and super refreshing.

The taste is slightly alcoholy and malty. There could be slight flavors of raisins but I could be wrong.

Idk why but i had a lot of trouble pin pointing exact flavors that this beer has within it but maybe thats because it's more of a simple beer which i really appreciate. When i initially tried it i instantly recognized it was a simple amber drinking beer just done extremely well and nicely balance. not too malty like others i've had.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2011 19:51:42 | More by jtierney89

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Full Sail Amber has a thin-to-medium, off-white head and a slightly bubbly, clear, amber appearance, with a bit of lacing left behind. The aroma is of sweet, fruity, brown-bread malt, and the flavor is of those elements with a pleasant hop bitterness at the end of the sip. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Full Sail Amber finishes semi-dry, refreshing, and easy drinking. Overall, this is a most excellent beer. RJT

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 20:21:25 | More by RonaldTheriot

JohnFatAss

New Jersey

4.4/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Full Sail Amber has a clear but copper color. This is very dark for an Amber beer.

Smells good. Sweet and malty with some hints of citrus hops.

Taste is malty and has a dry finish with a mild hop bitterness.

This is an excellent beer. It has a nice aroma, taste great, is well balanced and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2011 01:11:05 | More by JohnFatAss

Neorebel

New Jersey

4.4/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The color is an alluring amber hue. fantastic bubbly head that leaves lacing behind on the glass. The aroma consists of fruity esters and floral hop notes, not unlike a good IPA. The flavor of the beer is very clean with a hint of lemon, like spring water, giving way to hop flavors and a malt finish. Medium bodied with a mouth feel leaving me wanting more. Very refreshing!

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2011 15:41:37 | More by Neorebel

misterscooter

California

4.38/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Full Sail presents another bottle of liquid gold.

A nice dark amber with some red and brown hues. Lovely medium head that recedes at a good pace.

Rolling this one around in your mouth is like heaven for your tongue. An excellent balance of malt and hops, neither too strong. A little spice and citrus in the flavor to go along with the wheat and sweet finish.

Complex and simple at the same time, this beer does great things without having to aspire to it. Easy.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2005 04:20:03 | More by misterscooter

cswhitehorse

Oregon

4.35/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The Amber poured a lovely dark reddish brown color with a nice foam head that has some good retention and left some cool sudsy lacing on the side of the glass. The aromas were hoppy and the taste was smooth. I can see this being possibly a summer session for myself.

Mouthfeel was nice and meaty. I found it to be one of best Amber's to date that I have tried in recent memory. I remember thinking this was an average beer but after visiting the brewery I realized their beers are some of best around.

Serving type: growler

12-12-2007 03:00:57 | More by cswhitehorse

voteforgoat

California

4.35/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - coppery

s - nothing too surprising.

t - this is where this one wins. Slightly aggressive for an everyday amber. I could ( and have ) drunk this all night long. Easily my go-to session beer.

m- not watery, not heavy.

d - In a blind test with friends, this beat out 3 other Amber ales.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2009 04:05:56 | More by voteforgoat

lumikuuro

British Columbia (Canada)

4.35/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Clear, dark amber with off white head that has brief retention and leaves a bit of lace. Nice colour.

Aroma: Fruity caramel malt, light earthy hop.

Taste: Fruity caramel malt with hints of roastiness. Some coffee and a little hazelnut. Chocolate hints. Gentle hop bite lending some pine and distant citrus. Only a slight bitterness overall, but that's not to say that this beer is sweet. A little vinous. Some alcohol apparent when the beer is warm.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, functional.

Drinkability: A nicely balanced beer that is both easy to drink and packed with flavour. The hops offer a little extra complexity but essentially this is a malty beer. Nice.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2010 05:16:21 | More by lumikuuro

MadScientist

New York

4.35/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A: This beer pour a medium amber with amazing clarity. The long lasting head is off-white with compact bubbles settling to about half a finger in height.
S: Moderate American hops and malt aromas dominate with the hops aroma being mostly citrusy with a little pine. There is some carmel with a slight toasty mixed in with the malt aromas. I keep wanting to say there is slight orange ester in the nose.
T: There is a moderately-high hops flavor and bitterness balanced with an initial malt sweetness. There is a hint of fruitiness in the flavor mostly orange.
M: This beer has a lively mouthfeel, with a medium-full body and moderately-high carbonation.
O: This is just a wonderful beer with a great balance of hops flavor, bitterness and malt sweetness. It's a moderately rich beer with a nice weight but I'd gladly throw back several pints of this.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 22:16:27 | More by MadScientist

Jason

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12oz brown with a "enjoy by" date clearly marked.

Appearance: Dark reddish amber with a light tan lace.

Smell: Mild fruity esters, toasted malt and hints of fruity/citric hop.

Taste: Crisp and smooth with a moderately full mouthfeel. Lots of malt on the palate with a pungent fruity alcoholic ester and spicy/citric hop character. Hop bitterness is merely just enough with more flavour middle to end. Little bit of fat chewy caramel malt with a drying chocolate which gives a cookie like malt flavour. Finishes off with a drying grain, hop leaf and a touch of residual sweetness.

Notes: A big and impressive Amber Ale ... All American Micro Style. One of the best Amber Ales to come out of the PNW.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2002 09:50:35 | More by Jason

tar

Bahamas

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This has been one of my favorite beers since my first taste four years ago. Pours a nice dark amber--red/brown when held to light--with a minimal head which diminishes fairly quickly to a thin veneer of bubbles. A very attractive looking beer. The aroma is sweet and wonderfully malty. This is mirrored in the taste which is also sweet and strongly malty. A hint of hops is also present. Smooth and full to medium bodied I find this to be a highly drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2003 19:30:37 | More by tar

alexgash

Connecticut

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Dark amber body with copper borders and a nice, thick, light tan head.
Smells of rich, chewy caramel/butterscotch, fruity malts, and moderate, spicy hops. Nice.
Lightly sweet, fruity malt flavors start off. Has a kind of herbal-cherry quality that's quite good (due to the yeast?). Caramel notes mix in with the cherry, right before a modest surge of floral, herbal hops comes in. Also an enjoyable yeasty flavor throughout (like in Bell's amber). I was expecting more of a hoppy PacNW-style amber, but this leans more toward the fruity (cherry) malts. Interesting and good. Finish is faintly bitter with lingering fruity malt. Medium-bodied, yet mouth-coating and creamy feel. Yum. Very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2004 05:00:25 | More by alexgash

soulgrowl

United Kingdom (England)

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Deep, dark copper, very nearly the color of a four- or five-year-old penny. Beige-ish ivory head.

Smell: Very fruity/estery hops - grapefruit, orange, roses, yum! Apple juice, grape juice/red wine, pine wood, grass, nutty malts (almonds/peanuts), and DMS are also present.

Taste: Very toasty, especially nearing the finish. Malts are also quite nutty, like roasted almonds. Hops are sharp but not overwhelming, a fabulous grapefruit rind flavor.

Mouthfeel: A bit light, with some chewability and a clean, dry finish.

Drinkability: This is a great relaxation beer, profound in its simplicity!

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2006 04:59:33 | More by soulgrowl

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is effin' good especially compared to usually predictable amber ales. Appears a deep amber red tone with a nice formed thicket of fine even lacing. A roasted caramel note with nuts, toffe, and herbal hops flowing, what a warming flow going on here. Flavor runs wild with smooth layers of caramel malt and wheaties like grains, really brings out depths of malt flavor with ample bittering hops making it really balanced. Great refreshing flow with bread crust caramelized sugars and an all out satisfying flavor. Mouthfeel is medium bodied smooth evenly carbonated definitely could drain a few of these bad boys. Drinkability one that I will revisit next time possibly a whole sixer good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2007 01:13:50 | More by WVbeergeek

ifnkovhg

California

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I really like this beer. For those who think Fat Tire could use some hops, try this. Very similar malty nose, but with faint hops. Nice ruby color with decent lacing. Not much head retention.

The hops are more evident in the taste. Malts are complemented by a nice, hoppy finish. Good carbonation, semi-full mouthfeel. I think maybe this is the beer many feel Fat Tire should be. Btw, I'm a fan of Fat Tire.

Drinkability might be this beer's one drawback. It's a pretty heavy beer for the style. Probably not a session beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2009 06:01:44 | More by ifnkovhg

mralphabet

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass

A: Nice copper color, about a finger and 1/2 of off white head... that settles to a nice thin layer of head... very nice lacing throughout the session.

S: First thing I'm getting is a very nice sweet malt with a hint of caramel, with this dull lemony hop aroma

T: Wow the sweet malt is right up front with a lingering caramel floating around... I'm not getting a lot of hops here... Just a little touch, this on is more on the malt side.

M: Med bodied brew.... the mix of sweet malt and caramel, make this one fell a little thicker... Carbonation is pretty light.

D: Low ABV, great taste... Great session beer...

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2010 03:38:05 | More by mralphabet

TheHopMonster

New York

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance:
Poured into a pint glass. Its got a nice deep Amber color (no kidding) with a fluffy white foam head and hues of green lining the rim of the head.

Smell:
Fresh baked bread with slight fruity characteristics. Dominate fruit characteristics is citrus thanks to the west coast hops.

Taste:
Malty up front with a very satisfying bitter aftertaste. I can say confidently I can pick out the cascade hops that were most likely used. Dry bready notes follow after the bitterness subsides.

Mouthfeel:
Very satisfying, even if it is a bitter Amber. It just feels so right.

Everything an Amber should be with a west coast spin with the hop choice. I'm in love.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2011 00:34:38 | More by TheHopMonster

MadeInOregon

California

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

OK, so this is NOT some crazy imperial IPA or barrel-aged stout. Can we just get that out of the way? It's an amber ale, people. Can't hate on it cuz it doesn't taste wild and ferocious!

APPEARANCE is prototypical American amber: body is a black tea/cola brown with light off-white head which is quite thick and pillowy and then subsides. Moderate lacing was noted. Check.

THE SMELL is of hops, chocolate malt, and nice touch of sweet raisin/prune. Surprisingly complex, but still within the simple confines of an amber. Check.

THE TASTE is also representative of a proper amber with its good balance between sweetness and hoppy bitterness, while being mild and smooth overall. The chocolate malt and raisin hit the palate first, ending in a bite of hops and smoky chocolate. Check.

THE FEEL is light to medium in body, but still standard for an amber. Thicker would be nice, but I think we'd start getting into winter warmer territory if we went that route. Check.

CONCLUSION: This is what you might call a session beer, for sure. However, just one is nice if you're in the mood for a good amber. It is quite different than other leaders in this style like New Belgium, but I think it may actually be more accurate. If you're expecting something spectacular you will be disappointed, but if you're expecting a proper amber you will get just that. Hey, and I don't even really dig this style!

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2011 01:43:52 | More by MadeInOregon

NODAK

Tennessee

4.33/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Smells a lot of crystal malts to me. Sweet, toffee, perhaps a little toasty. Decent.

Taste begins in the body with a healthy sweet and fruity crystal malt profile paired with a floral taste that isn't particularly bitter. Afterwards, it turns somewhat bready and finishes with a definite grain profile along with the crystal malt. Hops are pretty absent in this one.

Good stuff. I liked it quite a bit...while it was certainly a malty beer, it wasn't over the top and it was extremely drinkable. Impressed.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2011 01:11:55 | More by NODAK