Classic IPA
Full Sail Brewing Company in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.45
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his Northwest style IPA is generously hopped to 60 IBU’s with Centennial hops from the Yakima Valley. Brewed in the classic style with two-row Pale and Crystal malt, our IPA is a real thirst quencher. It has a full, malty body and there’s even a hint of fresh citrus to it. Perfect after your favorite water sport. Even if that happens to be the grueling drag-the-poolside-lounge-chair-into-the-sun event.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Well carbonated. Gold color. Tall, thick head. The flavor has dry grass and dirt, balanced with malt. Not nearly enough hops for a West Coast ipa.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2008
at 00:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. A light copper colored beer with a dense orangey head. The aroma is sweet with grassy notes of hops and malt - very crisp. The aroma is sweet and very malty with light notes of spices - especially elderberries, but also notes of grapefruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2008
at 07:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
How many IPA’s can one company make? This one isn’t bad. Pours with a large, creamy, off-white head covering a clear orange body. Classic floral-hoppy IPA aroma. Hay and bitter hops in the tastes. Watery mouthfeel accompanied by lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2008
at 23:32
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fully clear orange-amber with a smaller yellow head, receding. Rather discreet, cardboard nose, caramel, caramel malts. As good as no hops. In the taste, however, the hops are there - and bitterhops, not that much noble hops, IMO. E.K. Goldings?? A touch of caramel, but it can’t get sweet against all the bittering forces. Rootspices flavour, or bitter artichokepoints? Near astringent, slick, but not very well-bodied. Rather disappointing IPA, certainly from this brewery. I’m convinced that, had they used the familiar C-hops, it would have been easily superior.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2008
at 16:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a clear orange golden color with a medium creamy off white head that lasts awhile. The aroma is very hoppy with some fruit. Good lacing on the glass. The taste is a sweet hop with a clean finish. A good IPA from Full Sail
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2008
at 23:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazy golden ale with a thick frothy off white head. A hoppy sweet malt with notes of strawberries, light pine cone. In mouth, a crisp malt with restrained lemony hops, short, but well balanced with the coniferous taste. I enjoyed this light little IPA. Bought at Booze Bros., Reno NV, August 2007.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2008
at 19:32
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
As with any IPA, IMHO this stuff should fully sail right off the west coast. Slight haze in an otherwise ubiquitous american lager pale yellow color. Has a tea froth scummy layer on the top, not a head, per se. Tasty of course, in a rude way. A regular fanatic in the IPA class. Unpolished impertinent flavors. Way too much bitter medicinal preservative hops for a beer. Bitter lingering finish like I was chewing on grapefruit rinds. Overall, too much for my lager taste buds to endure. Just barely drinkable as a ’beer’. However, if you like IPA, give this a try; I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2007
at 16:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle-pours a thin off white head and slightly hazy gold color. Aroma is nice, mellow citrus-lemon/some pine-hops. Taste is somewhat citrus-lemon/some pine-hops, secondary/faint medium malt/grain. OK carbonation. Thanks Wasatch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2007
at 22:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy golden with a medium, off-white head. Hops, citrus, grapefruit, and pine. Flavor is citrus, slight pine, backbone of caramel malts. Finish is fairly long and bitter. Medium, smooth body. The finish was the best part of this one.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2007
at 06:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Poured copper amber with thick white head. Artistic lacing. Medium hoppy aroma with some spice and pepper. Hoppy aroma with some malt, I wouldn’t call it big or bold malt. Lasting bitterish finish. BTW I believe this ale is available year round.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2007
at 00:23