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Full Sail IPA
Full Sail Brewing Company
- From:
- Full Sail Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 12.96%
- Reviews:
- 567
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2001
- Wants:
- 25
- Gots:
- 202
ABV 6% IBU 60
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Ratings by JudgeRoughneck:
Reviewed by JudgeRoughneck from Louisiana
4.57/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.57/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
This IPA has a classic cascade nose, with a well-rounded citrus bouquet and just a touch of resin sticking to the back of the sinuses. Beer initially pours with a chill-haze, but goes crystal with warmth and glows a lovely new bronze. Head is a thin layer but keeps it alive.
This beer has nicely stacked flavors that all play on the palate simultaneously. Amazingly light but none the less bready malt is a great base for very subtle berry and ale fruit to cushion a great hop flavor...bitter, citric, floral. This is so light and balanced it seems more like a pale except for the way it brings the bitter at the end and coats the palate in hoppy goodness. I get only an occasional wisp of alcohol, which I love.
I'm kinda blown away here, this is an extremely refreshing IPA that really exceeded my expectaions and might have changed how I think about this style. Even though I'm pretty in love with this, I was gunna only give it a 4.5 for lacking heft. Really though, the bitterness, and other flavors are all there in ample quantites, it's just ridiculously balanced. This IPA has taught me a lesson this evening. I haven't quite figured it out, but I think it has to do with the role malt played here.
Mouthfeel is where I had to take points off, again, mainly being an issue of heft, or "oomph". While the carb on this beer was pretty decent, it was very light-bodied and bordered on watery. It didn't keep me from enjoying the beer obviously, and helped keep that impressive light and refreshing character, but to me body and mouthfeel are one of the main things seprating IPA from Pale Ale and this one just didn't quite bring it.
Aug 13, 2007This beer has nicely stacked flavors that all play on the palate simultaneously. Amazingly light but none the less bready malt is a great base for very subtle berry and ale fruit to cushion a great hop flavor...bitter, citric, floral. This is so light and balanced it seems more like a pale except for the way it brings the bitter at the end and coats the palate in hoppy goodness. I get only an occasional wisp of alcohol, which I love.
I'm kinda blown away here, this is an extremely refreshing IPA that really exceeded my expectaions and might have changed how I think about this style. Even though I'm pretty in love with this, I was gunna only give it a 4.5 for lacking heft. Really though, the bitterness, and other flavors are all there in ample quantites, it's just ridiculously balanced. This IPA has taught me a lesson this evening. I haven't quite figured it out, but I think it has to do with the role malt played here.
Mouthfeel is where I had to take points off, again, mainly being an issue of heft, or "oomph". While the carb on this beer was pretty decent, it was very light-bodied and bordered on watery. It didn't keep me from enjoying the beer obviously, and helped keep that impressive light and refreshing character, but to me body and mouthfeel are one of the main things seprating IPA from Pale Ale and this one just didn't quite bring it.
More User Ratings:
Rated by gamepete from California
4.25/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Grocery Outlet has this beer for $3.99 a six pack. Don't think there's many beers that are maybe a little better for twice that price.
Apr 30, 2019Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.28/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A: crystal clear; copper in color; 2 finger off white head that receded to a wispy cap; nice lacing;
S: very little aroma; what's there is earthy and floral;
T: quite floral from start to finish; mild to moderate bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; light to moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: not very interesting;
Dec 27, 2018S: very little aroma; what's there is earthy and floral;
T: quite floral from start to finish; mild to moderate bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; light to moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: not very interesting;
Reviewed by mjurney from Texas
3.55/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance:
Light amber, clear. Medium rising bubbles. Small frothy head. Moderate head retention. Leaves a fairly nice lacing behind.
Aroma:
Sweet bready malts, some caramel, citrus-resinous hops, a little fruity.
Taste/Finish/Body:
Hop bitterness is medium, citrus, resinous, hint of woody. Malt backbone, sweet bread and caramel. Slight bitter aftertaste, doesn't linger too long. Medium bodied, soft, pricky carbonation, easy drinking.
Overall:
Just a basic American IPA, nothing really special, but good.
Aug 26, 2018Light amber, clear. Medium rising bubbles. Small frothy head. Moderate head retention. Leaves a fairly nice lacing behind.
Aroma:
Sweet bready malts, some caramel, citrus-resinous hops, a little fruity.
Taste/Finish/Body:
Hop bitterness is medium, citrus, resinous, hint of woody. Malt backbone, sweet bread and caramel. Slight bitter aftertaste, doesn't linger too long. Medium bodied, soft, pricky carbonation, easy drinking.
Overall:
Just a basic American IPA, nothing really special, but good.
Rated by Popadeaux from Oklahoma
4.6/5 rDev +29.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +29.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Nice IPA, just a notch above an excellent Pale Ale, but enough to be a IPA.
Jun 20, 2018
Full Sail IPA from Full Sail Brewing Company
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
1463 ratings
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