Fulton Worthy Adversary Review

Name: Fulton Worthy Adversary
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 9.5%

Hey remember in my last review when I said that every once in a while, I need a lighter beer during the winter months? Well we're back to the other end of the proverbial beer spectrum with Fulton Beer's Worthy Adversary Imperial Stout. Now I've had this beer before at Fulton's taproom before but like many local beers I've had, I haven't given it a proper review yet.

This is also the first time I've seen Worthy Adversary in a four pack of 12oz bottles as opposed to the 22oz. bombers, which I think is awesome. They also have another Imperial Stout by the name of War & Peace, which is brewed with coffee. Note to self: Try to review this beer in the near future.

Worthy Adversary pours a pitch black color with no visible carbonation. The head takes on a very thin khaki-colored appearance and some spotty lacing.

The aroma takes on a strong Chocolate malt and roasted barley scent upfront. Oddly enough, I'm getting some raspberry sweetness paired up with some mild vanilla notes and light bitter hoppiness

The first three flavors that hit the palate are roasted barley, bitter hops & chocolate malts; All of which are simultaneous. Following this up are some vanilla & light raspberry sweetness. As for the aftertaste, it consists of mild bitter hops and more roastiness.

I don't recall any raspberry sweetness being in this beer before, but regardless it is still an excellent tasting beer. I'm not the biggest fan of wordplay or whatever it's called but one could say that this Adversary......is worthy of your time.

Fulton Worthy Adversary - 9/10

Fulton The Ringer Review

Name: Fulton The Ringer
Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5%

Even though winter has finally started digging its claws into our region (after a 50 degree day no less,) I'm still digging some of the lighter styles for the time being; Though one's definition of "light" may be subject to interpretation. Which is why I'm taking a look at The Ringer, an American Pale Ale from Fulton Brewing.

From what I've gathered, this started out as a draft only beer a couple years back and it wasn't until recently that this became a bottled beer. After all, Lonely Blonde was available in bottles way before I ever recalled seeing this on store shelves. As for the name, I haven't a clue why it is called The Ringer or how it relates to APAs.

The Ringer pours a dark hazy orange color with a bit of mild carbonation. Head is nice and foamy and the lacing is quite abundant.

The nose is very floral hop forward with some prominent yeastiness. I'm getting some moderate resin hop bitterness and some mild toffee malts.

Thr flavor is fairly floral hop forward with a light citrus kick behind it. I'm also getting some yeastiness, in turn which is followed by some bitter hoppiness and mild maltiness. The aftertaste takes on a mild citrus hop bitterness and light toffee maltiness.

The Ringer doesn't do anything revolutionary for the style. What does do is provide a nice & flavorful APA for beer drinkers to enjoy and it does so quite well.

Fulton The Ringer - 8.5/10

Fulton Lonely Blonde Review

Name: Fulton Lonely Blonde
Style: Blonde Ale
ABV: 4.8%

It's time to look at another offering from Fulton Brewing and this time, I have their Lonely Blonde. As you may have guessed from the name, this is indeed a Blonde Ale. I remember having this a couple years ago and found it to be pretty good so I decided to try this out and give it a proper review.

Lonely Blonde pours a hazy dark yellow color with a high amount of visible carbonation. The head has a thin white appearance and I'm not picking up on any lacing.

The nose is fairly standard in terms of blonde ales go. You have some pale maltiness with a some lager yeasts to back it on. On the very back, there is also a bit of citra hops to give it a slight kick.

As for the taste, you've got some pale malts, barley & lager yeasts right away before giving away to a and mild floral & citra hoppiness. The aftertaste, however, is quite dry. The body is also nice and crisp.

Lonely Blonde is a textbook example of how to make a good blonde ale. It won't knock anyone's socks off, but it's a pretty good yet simple tasting beer. Be sure to check it out should you get the chance.

Fulton Lonely Blonde - 8/10

Fulton The Libertine Review

Name: Fulton The Libertine
Style: Imperial Red Ale
ABV: 8.5%

If you're reading this right now, you're probably trying to escape the monotony that is the Thanksgiving family get together. If so, then a very Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Nick's Beer Blog; And by us, I mean me!

Today I've got a beer from the Fulton Brewery called The Libertine, which is an Imperial Red Ale. I'll admit that until now, I have never had an Imperial Red Ale although I have had numerous Red/Amber ales before. So I'm going into this not exactly knowing what to expect and, of course, with an open mind.

Libertine pours a hazy dark red color with some mild carbonation on the bottom of the glass, but it's hard to tell in the rest of the glass because of the haze. The head takes on a very thin khaki colored appearance and the lacing is sparse.

The nose starts off with some dark fruit notes along with some strong toffee & caramel malts and a hint of roastiness. I'm also picking up on some light floral hoppiness, but it is well masked by the maltiness.

The flavor has some dark fruitiness which are backed up by the strong caramel & toffee malts. The floral hops are also fairly light here and show up in the back of the palate. Some rye spiciness and a bit of booziness encompasses the overall flavor as well.

The body is moderately weighted with some mild carbonation. When you take into account the flavor, it matches it quite well.

The Libertine is no doubt a good beer but I'm not exactly sold on the Imperial Red Ale style. It is an interesting concept no doubt but I think the rye could be toned down to give it some more balance. As it is right now, it's good but I think the asking price is a little too steep

Fulton The Libertine - 8/10