Full Pocket
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #331 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,242 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 6.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 01, 2025
- Added:
- May 08, 2023
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Don’t you hate it when your pockets are empty? Or when you’re craving a clean, crisp, pils in a sea of milkshake IPAs? Us too, that’s why we just wanted to make a good beer with a great vibe. It’s hitting the spot in all the right ways. Fill up on Full Pocket.
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Ratings by cryptichead:
Rated by cryptichead from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 10, 2024
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 10, 2024
More User Ratings:
Rated by GrumpyGas from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz can "31JUL25"
Fruity aroma, grassy taste, and clean and crisp.
Sep 13, 2025Fruity aroma, grassy taste, and clean and crisp.
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Full Pocket pours a clean pale color, with a big and long-lasting head. The aroma is light, clean, crisp, with a slight bitter hoppy note. The flavor is clean and crisp, with a slight vegetable hop flavor and a slight bitterness, well restrained. Good feel.
Jul 21, 2025
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.86/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.86/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
How long ago did I rate most of these 26 brews I've drank from GI? I ask this because half of the 26 are no longer active and I'm having trouble remembering when the last one was... perhaps Trump was President for the first time.
No matter. GIBC has lots of brewing skill and still experiments with minor improvements (as In Full Pocket) and it was a good decision to sell out to AB because it greatly expanded the distribution network for craft beer and that has always been -- and still is -- the limit to crafters' serious growth.
As for Full Pocket, its claim to be "Supremely Crisp" is close enough to true for me to agree. This seems to be a re-release as my copy has a BB date of May 2025. Although, I'm not impressed by its looks (needs an active foam.) Smells mostly of malt with just enough classic pilsner hops in the back of my nose. Tastes are balanced as well as the Bavarian masters and seem to use about as much hops. Medium-mouthed, but refreshing for its crispness. If I have Full Pocket again, it will be as a lunch lager.
Mar 23, 2025No matter. GIBC has lots of brewing skill and still experiments with minor improvements (as In Full Pocket) and it was a good decision to sell out to AB because it greatly expanded the distribution network for craft beer and that has always been -- and still is -- the limit to crafters' serious growth.
As for Full Pocket, its claim to be "Supremely Crisp" is close enough to true for me to agree. This seems to be a re-release as my copy has a BB date of May 2025. Although, I'm not impressed by its looks (needs an active foam.) Smells mostly of malt with just enough classic pilsner hops in the back of my nose. Tastes are balanced as well as the Bavarian masters and seem to use about as much hops. Medium-mouthed, but refreshing for its crispness. If I have Full Pocket again, it will be as a lunch lager.
Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois
4.17/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3/12/25 (Goose Island Fulton Tap Room) (Chicago, IL) - 18 oz Draft Pour - $3.12 plus tax on 312 Day.
Appearance: Golden clear base poured into a long flute, bright white bubble head, heavy sustained carbonation. My beige or ordered, looked great, here we are. 4.5
Aroma: Nice German Pils hops, grassy, salt, mineral water. Comes together well. 4.25
Taste: Consistent with the aroma, hoppy, pepper and salt, grassy, nice. 4.0
Mouthfeel: Light and easy, hoppy, drinks lighter than ABV. Light to mild crisp body, persistent carbonation feels light, dry, lightly bitter, German Pils hoppy finish. 4.25
Overall: This is a solid pilsner, not sure if brewed here or at AB plants, but digging either way. Will look for more down the road. 4.25
Mar 12, 2025Appearance: Golden clear base poured into a long flute, bright white bubble head, heavy sustained carbonation. My beige or ordered, looked great, here we are. 4.5
Aroma: Nice German Pils hops, grassy, salt, mineral water. Comes together well. 4.25
Taste: Consistent with the aroma, hoppy, pepper and salt, grassy, nice. 4.0
Mouthfeel: Light and easy, hoppy, drinks lighter than ABV. Light to mild crisp body, persistent carbonation feels light, dry, lightly bitter, German Pils hoppy finish. 4.25
Overall: This is a solid pilsner, not sure if brewed here or at AB plants, but digging either way. Will look for more down the road. 4.25
Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can.
Oct 27, 2024
Reviewed by NeutroMan from Illinois
3.99/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can into a pint glass.
A: Slightly hazy pale yellowish-straw color with a solid finger of white foam.
S: Grassy hops, white bread, faint lemon.
T: Well-balanced doughy malt and lingering medicinal hop bitterness with some lemon zest.
F: Medium body; very crisp.
O: Solid pils
Sep 06, 2024A: Slightly hazy pale yellowish-straw color with a solid finger of white foam.
S: Grassy hops, white bread, faint lemon.
T: Well-balanced doughy malt and lingering medicinal hop bitterness with some lemon zest.
F: Medium body; very crisp.
O: Solid pils
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"Best by 2/22/24"; drank 2/4/24 @ the Yarchives.
Cloudy dull yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge, noisy bright white head; frothy, tree-rung lacing remained.
Corn, mild lemon & faint cream notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Sweet corn & cream flavors up front; mild lemon with a lager yeast finish.
Solid lager, here!
Feb 05, 2024Cloudy dull yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge, noisy bright white head; frothy, tree-rung lacing remained.
Corn, mild lemon & faint cream notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Sweet corn & cream flavors up front; mild lemon with a lager yeast finish.
Solid lager, here!
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