Full Sail Equinox

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Hood River, Oregon USA

From a 22 oz. brown bomber bottle with a the words "Brewmaster Reserve 2006" on the front label. Made a good appearance, poured a hazy golden hued orange with a rocky, foamy white head that settled into a thin creamy, bubbly lacing, minimal amount of sticking, good carbonation for a ESB. Had a floral and orange citric hop nose with a little piney earthiness and sweet maltiness at the fringes. A crisp, textured and creamy smooth medium bodied, very good drinkability. PIney with a orange zest hoppiness, followed by a earthy bitterness, the bitter is first sharp then rolling on the tongue, a light spruce flavor as well, a caramelized sugar maltiness struggling with the hops, a subtle butteriness towards the end and a dry leaf earthy finish with the earthiness lingering in the palate. A delightful and tasty ESB, one of the best I have tried, if you like ESB, I would recommend seeking out and trying.

My highest rating at the brewery. Golden amber. Light lacing. Nice hop aroma. Good balanced flavour. Nice seasonal.

2006 BOTTLE:light orange body with a small white head.as the head sat it left nice webbing on the glass.my nose picked up hints of bananas,citus hops,and sweet caramel malts.flavor was a mix of the same with a bit of a bitter (go figure) and slightly sour finish.

Brewmaster reserve 2006: Pours amber with a slight red glow. No head, mild carbonation. Not much aroma, dry and slightly grassy. Flavor is fresh and crisp. Body is light. Bitter finish. Refreshing. Nice smmer beer.

22 oz. bottle from BevMo LaJolla - thanks to DarkElf for setting this aside to make sure I got it! Pours a deep copper color with a slight haze and a large, fluffy off-white head that left nice lacing. Aroma of biscuity malts, a bit of tart apple, and lots of nicely floral hoppiness. Flavor is of toasty malts - not much sweetness, instead notes of black tea with lots of bittering hops of the floral and herbal variety with a bit of lemon in the fininsh. Light to medium body with good carbonation. Pleasant session ale.

Pours amber with average head. Notes of hops, light toast of malt. Has a little punch up front with the hops, but they mellow out and leave dried fruit on the finish. I would have to say I was expecting a little more.

Light amber in color with a mountanous head that oozes lace down the glass. Doughy aroma with some tea leaves and grass. Sharp, snappy and rich flavor. Citric bitterness is present, but soft, and balanced nicely with middle of the reoad sweetness. Some apricots and lingering bitterness A great ale!

2006 release. From a bomber.

Pours an orange amber with a modest head and considerable lacing. On the nose I’m picking up mostly fruity hops with soft hints of caramel. The flavor is a straight ahead PacNW take on an ESB - hops and fruit and semisweet malt mix early before yielding to a nice c-hop finish. Mouthfeel is slightly buttery and refreshing but not thin. The whole comes out above the sum of the parts for me; this is a nice beer and if it were a regular feature at a local pub it could easily become a session favorite.