Full Pint Chinookie

Full Pint just started distributing in Ohio. We've had their beers before, often when our friend Jason bootlegged a case back from a business trip to Pennsylvania. This is a new brew, though, and a welcome addition to the Ohio scene. Clearly brewed exclusively with Chinook hops. Let the innuendo begin.

This pours a light orange color with some chill haze, and an off-white head. I'm fine with the head quickly dissipating, as we've had "exploding" beers from Full Pint before. Thankfully this one did not do that.  I pick up some citrus and earthy tones in the nose, and almost some sweetgrass. The flavor is wonderful... some orange and grapefruit fading into sweetness and mildly earthy tones and then back into grapefruit on the finish. It's good... it's really good. Even with my diminished senses. Damn allergies.

I'm not sure what else I can say about this... I'll leave the innuendo to Nathan. Although I like the graphic on the label... kinda looks like Nathan looking at me and begging. Or, more appropriately, leering. Welcome to Ohio, Full Pint. I, for one, am looking forward to more of your great beers.

4.5/5 caps

-Jennie

Two hops in a hot tub. HA! Whoa, wait.... There's innuendo in this name?

So Jennie mentioned exploding beers. Our previous 2 experiences with Full Pint were completely different. The first one, our friend Jason brought over a mixed case, all were enjoyable. The second experience, Jason picked me up what was supposed to be a mixed case (clearly marked on the side). Inside of the case was nothing but the White Lightning. Bummer number one. Shortly after the first four, the bottles started exploding upon opening (didn't matter if they were chilled or not). Bummer number two. Full Pint reimbursed $20 as a way of saying sorry. Okay. Clean slate with them.

So, very recently, Full Pint is available here.

The aroma is interesting. There's tropical fruit, citrus, slight earthy, and almost an apple sort of smell. The taste is pretty damn good. Grapefruit fading to sweet, to earthy, to grapefruit, then finishing a mix of earth and grapefruit. This roller coaster ride of hops is pretty damn good. The mouthfeel is smooth, with a bit of stickiness on the very back.

Renewed faith in Full Pint, check. Better labels this time around (previously, all the labels looked exactly the same with a pint glass in the background and the brew name in the foreground), check. Available in Ohio now, check.

4.45/5 caps

-Nathan-