Working Man's Lunch | Fullsteam Brewery
Brewed by:
Fullsteam Brewery
North Carolina, United States
fullsteam.ag
Style: American Brown Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.70%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
It's back. And what should be in its final form.
This is a 12bbl R&D run of what we believe to be the new Working Man's Lunch. The biggest change: a shift from that tricky Weizen yeast to our house ale yeast, as well as some ingredient adjustments to bring out more chocolate notes. WML epitomizes LUNCH. It's a snack beer. It's not intended to be a decadent chocobomb. It's a brown ale with some chocolate in it...an afternoon beer that you can have more than one of.
Notes from previous version:
A tribute to the Southern tradition of an RC Cola and a MoonPie. We brew this beer with biscuity malts, vanilla, and chocolate nibs from Raleigh's own Escazu Artisan Chocolates. But instead of using a traditional, dry English or Scottish ale yeast, we get zany and brew with a German (Weihenstephan) yeast strain. This lightens up the beer and adds vanilla and banana notes to give it that MoonPie connection. The result is a drinkable "dark ale" that, like most of our plow-to-pint beers, doesn't fit neatly into any one particular style. Have your three martinis, Boss Man. We'll take a Working Man's Lunch.
Added by atsprings on 10-02-2010
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Ratings: 117 | Reviews: 21
3.4/5 rDev -3.1%
Texasfan549, Aug 28, 2014
3.75/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.48/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a growler purchased at Stella Brew in Winston-Salem
A: Pours like a flat soda. Same color as a cola. No head to speak of.
S: Yeast strain really comes through putting off a bananna-ish aroma with light amounts of malt and chocolate burried deep in there.
T: A lot like the nose. Bannana-ish taste, a little clove, hefeweizen notes are present up front and throughout. It is only at the end that you pick up some malt characteristics. Has a little bit of a spice kick to it.
M: Light to medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: A very interesting beer. Not quite what I was expecting - but not in a bad way. Wish a little more chocolate was present to balance some of the yeasty bananna like qualitys. Will probably revist this one later.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a growler purchased at Stella Brew in Winston-Salem
A: Pours like a flat soda. Same color as a cola. No head to speak of.
S: Yeast strain really comes through putting off a bananna-ish aroma with light amounts of malt and chocolate burried deep in there.
T: A lot like the nose. Bannana-ish taste, a little clove, hefeweizen notes are present up front and throughout. It is only at the end that you pick up some malt characteristics. Has a little bit of a spice kick to it.
M: Light to medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: A very interesting beer. Not quite what I was expecting - but not in a bad way. Wish a little more chocolate was present to balance some of the yeasty bananna like qualitys. Will probably revist this one later.
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Working Man's Lunch from Fullsteam Brewery
3.51
out of 5
based on 117 ratings.