Full Sail Amber Ale
This might be the best amber I’ve had to date. Way good stuff, and I had serious regrets that I only had the one bottle. Of course, I downed it along with a plate of nachos after about 40 miles on the bike, so that may have affected my perception.
Ambers to me are all about balance. Balanced between dark and light. Balanced between hoppy and malty. Not too strong, but strong enough that you know you’ve had one. Goldilocks beers. Full Sail seems to capture that perfectly. Any twinges of regret that I can’t get Fat Tire locally have more or less gone away since trying this. Awesome through and through.
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