Wreck the Halls
Full Sail Brewing Company in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.86
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This annual favorite is a sublime hybrid of an American style IPA and a winter warmer. The result is a bold brew that celebrates the holidays with an intriguing blend of Centennial hops providing elegant citrus notes balanced by a backdrop of a rich caramel malt body. Dry hopped to amplify the aromas and flavor. Available in 22oz. bottles and draught. Gold medal winner at the 2010 World Beer Championships.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Copper orange color with a large, frothy off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma is intense citrus and floral hops, some malty sweetness. Taste is a blend of sweet malt, more hops, citrus, floral, and pine. Very dry and lingering aftertaste. Very tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2007
at 17:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Big citrus — grapefruit — aroma with a note of pine. The flavor was 99 percent hops. It started with floral hops with an medium perfume tone. But that flavor gave way to grapefruit and pine. The malt is hardly detectable. The finish was pleasantly bitter. Overall, a bit above average.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2005
at 20:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bright middle of the road amber colour. A bit of apricot and hints of leafy hops alongside slightly toasty malts in the aroma. There’s a surprisingly bold mint note as well. The palate is certainly hoppier than the aroma hinted, with moderate bitterness and earthy, foresty accents (and lots of mint, still). Balancing malts have a slightly toasty accent. Alcohol comes in late, with a dull thud rather than hot or peppery, which I might have enjoyed. OK, so it’s not a masterpiece, but it’s a competent hoppy ale that is aimed squarely at Full Sail’s existing audience.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2005
at 04:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Bück Dich for this one! The head on this was large and sticky, white and lasted all the way. Well balanced aroma of pine and citrus. The aromas replayed again in the flavor, with the malt and hop bitterness going back and forth with the slight bitterness winning out overall. The body could have been a bit more solid to suit my liking, but this is a good everyday IPA.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2004
at 05:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2004 version. Sampled at marinaro500’s post-Thanksgiving gathering, provided by BBB63. Cloudy yellow-orange body, thin off-white head. Piney, grapefruit rind aroma, a bit caramely. Very sharp caramely body, some fruits, grapefruit rind, and pine. Maybe a tad floral. Medium-bodied. Decent beer.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2004
at 16:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a medium amber with a thick long lasting sandy head. Lots of hops in the aroma, a bit dark and woody. Flavor is srtrong hops at first then after a moment a bold malty wood flavor takes over. Lots of full body flavor and a nice risc feel. Moderate carbonation and a crisp bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2004
at 18:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Most reviews of this seem to be right on the money - moderate acidity, some phenolic qualities, both of which destroy whatever malt balance it attempts - a touch of apricot - looks, smells and tastes like a watered-down combination of Celebration Ale and Hop Devil - inspires more of a ho-hum than a ho-ho-ho.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2004
at 20:10