Full Sail Session Black Lager

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

Pour is a deep brown with hints of red. Small head with an average amount of lacing. Notes of dark chocolate, light roast, and cola. Slight peppery finish. Really solid stuff here. This one I purchased as a single. I’ll be purchasing more in the future.

11 ounce stubby bottle - $5.00 at Taco Mac in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, deep, dark brown body with a sustained inch of light khaki-colored froth which deposits a minor smattering of lace on the descent. Smell: The malty nose is made up mostly of a basic chocolate scent with lesser, lighter hints of roast and toast and a faint, underlying earthiness. Taste: Quickly goes from toasty to roasty and then to a smooth, pleasant chocolaty taste. Modestly sweet. With a little warmth on it, it gradually adds some caramel to the mix. Light earthy hops with an expectantly light, brief bitterness, leaving the flavor to tip back towards those initial malty tastes. Finishes drying and malty. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Why, that’s a pretty tasty beer, actually! If it’s time to have a fine, flavorful beer with a reasonable amount of alcohol then Session Black is a good place to start.

11 ounce bottle courtesy of kenb. Thanks! Pours a copper-brown color with a medium tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate and faintly smoky malts. Taste is chocolate, nutty notes, light smoked and lightly roasted malts and some gummy fruit notes. Smooth, light bodied, but not thin. This lives up to the name and is quite pleasurable.

Nice roasted flavors but not so much as to be overwhelming to those who are not regular porter/stout drinkers. Good complement of flavors.

Great beer overall. Light roast up front, chocolate and rich caramel notes. Balanced finish. Pours a nice deep brown with a medium beige head. Lighter bodied and not as creamy as my favorite schwarzbiers, still an incredible deal overall.

Bottle pours dark brown with a decent sized off-white head. Aroma is sweet and is primarily chocolate. Flavor shows the same with some roasted malt, nuts, and a slight earthy hop finish. Good transitional beer. Not simple, not complicated.

Sampled on 11/6/2009. This Schwarzbier pours a medium black color from a 11oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is malt and caramel, fruity and sweet. A medium to light bodied Schwarzbier. The malts are slightly roasty and bready. The hops are mildly earthy and herbal. Nice carbonation. This reminds me of the old pre craft brew traditional “old style” dark beer. If anyone remembers the old Blitz Bavarian Dark, this beer is really close to that. Some roasty malts, a touch of cocoa and some sweetness. Not a lot of complexity, but very drinkable. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

2009 Bottle - Pours thin and very dk brown with a small off white head...aroma is roasty chocolate malt, light smoke and some light spice as well...flavour is similar, smokey and tart grain, lightly bitter hops and roast...a little too tart to be sessionable for me, but a tasty schwarz none the less...