Full Sail Vesuvius - Full Sail Brewery at Riverplace / The Pilsner Room

RBorsato

Virginia

3.1/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Tasted on-tap 06/04/07 at the Full Sail Riverfront Brewpub in Portland, OR.

Nice clear bright golden color with a decent white head and decent lace. A nicely balanced malt and hop flavor and aroma with no real Belgian character. Medium bodied and smooth ala an APA.

If I didn't know this was a Belgian Ale I defintely would have thought it was a standard American Pale Ale...

VESUVIUS BELGIAN STYLE GOLDEN ALE
Available Mid August to Mid-September
Saaz hops.
IBUs: 24

Serving type: on-tap

04-18-2008 17:56:58 | More by RBorsato

BESTIALEX

Oregon

3/5  rDev -14.8%

04-04-2013 03:40:00 | More by BESTIALEX

buckyp

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

01-01-2012 23:53:29 | More by buckyp

Bookseeb

Washington

4.47/5  rDev +27%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance is fine golden in color with a thick white head. Smell has a nice Belgian malt and yeasty charactar. Taste is big with sweet candy sugar, malts with a nice soft bittering. Mouthfeel is smooth, viscous and good medium body. There is a lot more to this beer than I originally thought, Full Sail makes some good beers, but this seem to go above and beyond.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2008 02:31:03 | More by Bookseeb