Full Sail Wreck the Halls

This one came in from Douglass88 I believe. Pours an amber red color which looks quite nice. Big pine aroma with some citrus and grass in the background. Big hops for a straight IPA and the flavor abounds with a bitter grapefruit kind of vibe. There is a bit of a sweetness that shows upfront, goes away, but then you are left with it again at the end. Decent malt in the background as well with some caramel like flavors.

22oz bottle, 2007 release. $2.29 on special at SBD. Pours a cloudy brown color with orange highlights, minimal head no lace. Smells very crisp malty with just a hint of hops in the background. Tastes subdued, earthy hoppy with a strong malt backbone. This beer isn’t that old but I’m wondering what happened to the hops. Hops are very earthy tasting, tangy but they blend in with the sweetness of the malts. Medium body, vibrant but fading carbonation.

Shared with secretstash. Pours amber/red with thick frothy head. Nose is all hops with some spice and sweet malt. Flavors of hops,hops,and more hops. The dry hop makes this beer way too dry almost like a champagne. Wont ever try this again.

Courtesy of Secretstash. I didn’t care for this at all. Over spiced. Poured amber with a small off white head. Aroma of spice and hops. Lots of spice flavors. Harsh beginning and even harsher finish.

22oz bottle. Aroma is aveerage for an IPA nothing standing out here. Mils sweet malt and some floral notes. Orange body with off white head and good amount of lacing. Flavor well most noticeable is sweet malts and some medium bittering. Smooth on the palate but left that feeling like man did I miss something about this beer. Decent brew.

Shared with my buddy Ian. Pours a reddish brown with a thick tan head. Aroma is malty sweet, orange, grapefruit, very hoppy. Taste was smooth malt with lots of hops bursting all over the place. Finishes with a nice little hop bitterness, not overpowering. Very aggressive holiday ale/IPA that is very tasty.

Poured a dark amber color with lots of carbonation. Aroma was tons and tons of grapefruits. Flavor was much the same. pine and grapefruits ran this one over. Average IPA in my book.

Draft. Light amber with a thick white head. Aroma is hoppy, with light caramel. Taste is a nice hoppiness, with some light malt showing, nice piney hops.