Full Sail Wreck the Halls

A lighty amber beer with a small white head. The aroma is lovely hoppy. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy but also with notes of alcohol, grass, and oil, leading to a dry finish.

(Bottle 65 cl) Slightly hazy amber golden with a lightly yellowish head. Fresh and citrusy nose. Medium-bodied, some caramel and then a rather raw and unrefined bitterness. Not exactly impressive. 150807

1 pt 6 fl oz. Pours hazy orange with a slight off-white head. Thick aromatic nose, perfumed hoppy. Dry flavour, grainy and malty. Spiced. Dry spiced and hoppy bitter finish.

Bottle. Cloudy orange coloured with a white head. Aroma of fruits, hops and pine needles. Sweet fruity flavour of hops and pine needles.

Date: 01/12/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy orange, wispy off white head, drippy bits of lace, sweet crystal malt aroma with big floral and citrus hops, sweet crystal malt flavor, lots of complex hop flavor with earthy and citrus hops with a floral edge, nice long bitter finish, thins out a lot upon warming

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

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.

Hazy amber color. The aroma is hoppy and quite resiny, dry but perfumy and nice; also a bit soapy. The body is not too strong, with a sweet caramel flavor corrected by some good hopping. Not bad.

(22oz bottle) Lightly hazed copper body topped by a medium beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, pine/grapefruit, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, pine, grapefruit, some bread. Medium body, light resin. Too bad the taste doesn’t live up to the aroma.