Full Sail Keelhauler

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

Bottle… O’sS&BS-I-T-YVBThrowdown… Clear, dark, ruby ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. The understated aroma is meaty, a dab chocolaty and a touch metallic. Medium-bodied and watery with tingly carbonation. The flavor is sort of beefy and leans on the bitter side of balance. Lingering, lightly bitter finish that eventually dries out. Thanks to smith4498 for sharing the bottle!

Bottle. Dark chestnut brown body, little head. Frothy, viscous, moderately chewy for the style, well-mashed and hefty on the tongue. Sweetened tobacco, pine, plum, light toasted grains, little bit of toffee, little hint of roast/coffee. Tasty, unoffensive, delicious.

Bottle: Pours a dark amber color with a nice puffy tan head. The nose is malty with a rich caramel flavor, light earthy hops and toasty wood note. The flavor is earthy and deep with a sweeter raisin note and some additional caramel. The finish is lightly smoky with some additional maltiness and sweetness. Good scottish.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is dark amber to medium brown. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, toasted bread, cookie), lightly hoppy (flowers, apricot), with notes of cola, gum, clay. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately to heavily bitter, slightly unclean. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation. Reasonably decent aroma, although overly bitter in the mouth with a slightly foul aftertaste. It’s ok, but I couldn’t bring myself to drink much.

Bomber from BevMo. Pours a dark copper amber with a multifinger beige head. Aromas of dark roasted malt, darker fruits and pine? Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is not all that sweet. More astringent. It is a bit earthy/dirty with pine notes, perhaps coffee and I think a hint of smoke. Finish is dirty/gritty. And dry.

Sampled on 4/24/2009. This Scottish ale pours a medium brown color from a 22oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head, with decent retention. The aroma is caramel, peaty and sweet. A medium bodied Scottish ale. The malts are caramel and sweet, some smoke and peat. The hops are herbal and earthy. Decent balance. Nice carbonation. That said I really don’t like this beer. Not sure if its the peat, the smoke or the herbal vegetative flavors or the combination of all of them, but I can’t drink this one. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter, herbal and peaty.

Bottle. Pours a ruby brune body with a tan head. Malty with hints of dark fruit but a light tin note is a bit of a deterrence. Thin with a light toffee and earth y pine. Decent.

Bomber poured a clear reddish amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of carmel, molasses, earthiness and a hint of smoke. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, molasses, earthiness and a hint of smoke with a smooth lingering malty finish.