Session Black Lager - Full Sail Brewery & Tasting Room & Pub

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rAvg: 3.71
pDev: 12.4%
Reviews: 307
Hads: 225

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Brewed by:
Full Sail Brewery & Tasting Room & Pub

Oregon, United States

Style | ABV
Schwarzbier | 5.40% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (305), on-tap (2).

Notes:
ABV 5.4% IBU 18

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Reviews by Philousa:

Philousa

California

2.13/5 rDev -42.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Sits black with one finger white head. Bubbles are visibly large, both on top and floating to the surface from below. Caramel & roasted malt aroma. I get some yeast and bready characteristics too. Taste starts with roasted malt, caramel, burnt toast, and fades to metallic, thin taste that stays on the tongue. There is some american ale yeast in there too. This beer feels very thin and watery with a wet finish.

Three words: thin and metallic. A beer should never taste metallic, imo. To be blunt, this tastes like the first beer I brewed, when I didn't know what I was doing. I kinda feel the same way about it too: it's not bad, because it's beer, but it could be so much better. Add a little hops and switch up the yeast (or baby it a little to make sure it does its magic properly next time) and you will have a good beer. I'm still going to try their lager, but with much lower expectations than I had going into this one.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2011 05:44:42 | More by Philousa

More User Reviews:

Riik3

Georgia

4/5 rDev +7.8%

06-18-2013 22:00:17 | More by Riik3

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

3.59/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Saw this one at the supermarket today, cheep! What the hey, let's give it a try. I have liked other full sail beers in the past, so I didn't think there was much risk in trying this one on a blind sixer.

Pretty dark but not really black, more like a brown ale in color, clear, head was ok but short lived and there's not a lot of lacing.

Aroma and taste were nice, not spectacular but enjoyable. Roasty and caramel flavors are foremost, along with a little lager-y yeastiness and a decent bittering from the hops.

Body is fairly light but has some chewy-ness, carbonation is well balanced for the style.

Overall it's not going to make the front page of the NYT for setting the beer world ablaze, but it's certainly quite drinkable, and was well worth the price. A tasty beer doesn't have to set records or blaze new territory to be enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 18:26:37 | More by AlCaponeJunior

gleemonger

California

4.25/5 rDev +14.6%

06-12-2013 21:32:48 | More by gleemonger

Brew33

Ohio

4/5 rDev +7.8%

06-12-2013 16:44:27 | More by Brew33

Danobold

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

06-11-2013 02:25:20 | More by Danobold

ScottyDuzntNo

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +7.8%

06-09-2013 05:04:41 | More by ScottyDuzntNo

dbossman

Nebraska

3.68/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Black with a thin film of a head; okay lacing

S: Grainy, sweet chocolatey malts--a bit tart and musty; some anise and coffee in the finish as well

T: Chalky chocolatey malts up front with a touch of coffee and cola; musty, brainy, roasty, pretty tasty

F: Fairly medium body and creamy for a lager

O: A decent roasty, easy-to-drink black lager

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 17:45:38 | More by dbossman

beernads

Florida

2.75/5 rDev -25.9%

06-03-2013 18:47:19 | More by beernads

Wedcat

California

3.5/5 rDev -5.7%

06-01-2013 01:55:00 | More by Wedcat

herrburgess

South Carolina

3/5 rDev -19.1%

05-28-2013 12:59:15 | More by herrburgess

wac9

Pennsylvania

3.41/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

small bottle big taste best schwarzbier i have had in a while pours black in a glass of course its short dark and drinkable so enjoy smells cold and crisp taste smooth and nice a easy drinking beer sit back and enjoy this beer not a bad sip in the whole glass drink and enjoy and smile when you do it

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 01:43:52 | More by wac9

Australia

2.5/5 rDev -32.6%

05-23-2013 21:52:52 | More by pin

golfchance

Massachusetts

3/5 rDev -19.1%

05-23-2013 02:07:26 | More by golfchance

megamass

New Jersey

3.5/5 rDev -5.7%

05-18-2013 03:50:36 | More by megamass

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

3.06/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

11 oz bottle into a pint glass.

A: Pours a very dark chestnut color. The head billows with a creamy, two-finger pale yellow shade. Some lacing is left behind when the head recedes.

S: I notice a decent amount of dry chocolate, brown sugar, caramel, hazelnut, and lager yeast. Pretty damn solid for a basic dark lager.

T: I like the initial chocolate flavors here. Everything after that (the transition to more caramel and lager yeast flavors on the back end) isn't as interesting, unfortunately.

M: It finishes a bit too sweetly for me. However, it does feature good crispness and carbonation (i.e. not too overdone or limp). Decent drinkability.

O: A simple dark lager that gets the job done, but not in an interesting or flashy manner. Not bad, just simplistic to a fault.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 20:24:58 | More by ThisWangsChung