Full Sail Vesuvius

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hood River, Oregon USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Thanks to Akevitt! Gold color with no head. Big floral hop aroma. Yeasty and spicy taste with a bit hops on the finish. Slight alcohol burn.

Fizzy, clear golden, frothy lace - nose of dusty, dry, biscuity malts, some phenolic character, light tartness - taste is light, biscuity, flinty. crackery, peppery - some underlying sweetness - I usually like most of these characteristics in a beer, but this is beer is too strong for its light and crisp flavors, because a strong, boozy/alcoholic character dominates in the long term, and the other qualities of the beer are too delicate and/or weak to support this - alcoholic finish, lingering dry malts - meh.

Actually smells somewhat wheaty. Clear orange but with floaties. The first thought with flavor is that this must have a lot of alcohol, as it shines through. Some nice citrus and floral hops, and definitely lots of belgian sugar, it’s okay, but seems too strong.

(Draught) Sampled at the Dog & Pony Alehouse in Renton, WA. Lasting white foam head with a mildly cloudy amber body. Nose is mellow with hops and marzipan. A hoppy front tongue is backed by a flavour of whiskey malt base. Good.

Tap @ Full Sail Pilsener Room. Slight hazy golden color, short head. Flowery aroma, blossom, green apple. Good for summer.

Bottle: Courtesy of Styles. Aroma has lots of yeastiness, sugar, light fruit, and a hint of spice. Pours a hazy golden-orange with a small whtie head that fades to nothing rather quickly. Flavors of orange peel, light apple, yeast and a spicey finish. Candi sugar present in the background. A tad thin.

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2007 22oz bottle. pours very clear golden with white head. looks just like a BMC. nose is grainy, yeasty, with some pepper. flavor is really sweet and grainy, some yeasty and coriander. thin body. alcohol warms. a very sweet yeasty and grainy beer. a poor attempt at making a duvel clone. drinkable, but barely.

Bottle from ledgers, Berkley, CA; Nose is sweet caramel and banana with some cloves; Clear gold with a tiny white head;flabor is spicy with banana, yeasty bread, and spices. Body a little watery and the finish has a light amount of alcohol.

Tap @ Saraveza... Poured golden with a white head and moderate lacing. Aroma of esters and spices. Medium body and very drinkable. Flavors of clove, yeast esters, banana and sweet spices.

in bottle. light golden color. scant white head. traditional belgian yeasty nose. traditional belgian flavor. Flavor runs on the thin side, lacking the complexities one might expect from a full sail belgian.