Full Sail LTD 01
I’ve only had one other Full Sail brew (Hop Pursuit) in the time that I’ve run this blog. It’s only been recently appearing more and more in a couple of shops in my area, so naturally (as with all new products) I had to pick this one up last month.
Full Sail’s LTD products are part of “…an ever-changing series of small batch beers, available for a limited time only. Each new LTD Series brew will showcase an original lager recipe, pimped out by our ace crew of libationary wunderkinds.” Batch 01 is a pretty tasty bock that the company plans to bring back this Winter, as well.
Appearance
LTD 01 pours a copper in color with a nice sized, off-white colored head that faded slowly to a patchy lacing.
Aroma
Smells like a good bock. There’s a lightly toasted malt presence along with balancing hops. The hops bring a light bitterness and carry a grainy character.
Taste
The components of the nose carry on over to the taste just about perfectly. The malts bring along a sweetness and caramel aspect. The welcome, yet subtle, hop bitterness in the lingering finish helps balance out the malts. LTD 01 has a fairly smooth, medium body to it that makes it very drinkable.
Overall
I can see myself drinking a good amount of this beer. It’s got plenty of flavor, is easily drinkable and would do just fine on a hot, sunny day as it would a cooler Autumn afternoon.
Rating: 3.5/5