Full Sail Keelhauler

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

Thick lasting head on dark copper. Attractive very dark ambe in the sun. Rich malty nose, earthy and woody. Earthy flavour with strong hops adding spice. Very good tasty malt beer.

A sweet light malty aroma. Nice brown color. This is pretty light up front. The flavor is nice but a bit alcoholic in the finish. Good but not great.

I got this on tap at the Hood River Tasting Room and Pub. It came in the pint glass a very dark copper color with a foamy off-white head. Very strong nose of roasted malts and ripe fruits that tantalizes. Rich creamy body. Flavor is smoky, with some coffee and pine hops. Very dry bitter finish A very nice Scottish Ale I will have to look for this in bottles.

Bomber bottle. Poured a clear brown with little head and no lacing. The aroma began with spices, malts and candied sugar but warmed up to highlight some peatiness and earthy tones. The taste is mossy, bitter, not quite as nuanced as the aroma but still pleasing. The palate has a slight coffee bitter finish to it.

22oz bottle from the Utah State Wine Store. Pours a deep burgundy hue with a very large and thick beige head. A nice aroma of rich fruity malts, berries, juniper, lots of toasted notes. The taste is similar; subdued but nice, rich toasted malts, lots of fruitiness, berries and some herbs. Very earthy and light hops. I enjoyed this brew. A good example of the style.

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.

Keelhaul (v. i.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. Keelhauling was a form of corporal punishment that was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. It was used as a way to punish members of the crew who were guilty of serious breaches of the ship’s code of conduct. Keelhauling involved tying the hands of a crew member to a rope and hauling him under the keel of the ship. The practice of keelhauling was formally abolished in 1853.

Shared by my roommate. Pours with a small quickly dissipating head. The last pour with some agitation makes the small head sit around much longer. A dark, yet clear, ruby brown color. I would like a better head and a less filtered look. Aroma is lightly bittered, earthy leaves. There is a faint caramel sweetness but mainly just this very clean, earthy, muddy, maltiness. Taste is similar, with a moderate bitterness throughout the flavor. I guess there is more hoppiness to this Scottish ale than a standard example but not so much that I would advertise it as my description. Very earthy and a clean richness at the end. Prefect session beer despite the higher octane. easy drinking with a mice medium body. Just lightly chewy. <BR.22oz bottle, Gordon’s thistle glass.

Pours a hazy dark brown, with a soapy, lasting lace - earthy, peaty character in the nose, with some spicy hop character to compliments it’s dryness - the flavor is quite similar, but not quite as enjoyable - quite a bit of scotch-like peaty qualities - very malt forward, with a strong sweetness through the middle that is offset by a dry bitterness that arrives late - dry, earthy finish - an underrated beer in an underrated style.