Wassail
Full Sail Brewing Company in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - English Winter|
Score
6.96
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Brewed for the holiday season, Wassail is a delight with it’s warm flavors and festive holiday packaging. It’s a lush, garnet colored winter ale that has a malty full-body and a pleasant hoppy finish. Sure to warm the hearts of malt and hop lovers alike, Wassail is brewed with a 4 types of malts and is hopped with a special blend of imported hops.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
one of the best christmas beers ive had, and one ive waited awhile to find, but well worth the wait. black like a porter, smell is malty sweet with a little spice so as not to be cloying. a little roasty, the spice combines with everything instead of dominating the flavor. wonderful.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2011
at 19:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown with some ruby hints. The aroma is toffee, vanilla, figs, and some warm, brandy notes. The flavor is dark, fruity sweetness, with a mild bitterness balancing nicely. The palate is medium, syrupy, sticky, and acidic. The aftertaste is fairly sour, and fades quickly. Overall, this is an interesting and tasty beer, but the mouthfeel is lacking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2011
at 17:48
3.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Black olive nose. Clear garnet, medium yellow head, good lacing. Tea and black olive flavor. I had this before when it was fresher, but I didn’t log a rating at that time. This time around, which isn’t that long from the release, is not so good. It had a more malty and spicy charcter, but now it is dominated by olives. Ok beer, but tragically short shelf life.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2011
at 09:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught, Toronado, San Francisco. Dark reddish brown affair with a smallish tan head. Nose and flavour showed traces of roasted malt, dark fruit, nuts and a hint of spice. Slight hop bitterness with a touch of tartness towards the finish. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2011
at 10:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Poured a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Aroma was malts, touch of spices. Flavor was malts, sweetness, spices (cinnamon), touch of citrus (orange).
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2011
at 23:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle from the state store
Appearance: Clear dark copper with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, toffee and spices
Taste: Toasted malts, bisquity with a nice hop bite in the finish
Nice beer for this cold night.
Appearance: Clear dark copper with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, toffee and spices
Taste: Toasted malts, bisquity with a nice hop bite in the finish
Nice beer for this cold night.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2011
at 18:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Some corner store six-pack ($11): Pours a transparent brown color with a beige head. Aroma is malty with a good amount of hops. In fact, the hops were a surprise in this beer, as I expected it to be far more malty. If anything, the hops might have balanced it to far in that direction. Alcohol was not perfectly covered either, especially with the spicy Jamaican food that I was eating with this beer. I guess it was the wrong food combination for this beer, but nevertheless the flaws of the beer became apparent with the pairing.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2010
at 17:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 12/11/10
Aroma: The nose has caramel, nuts, dark roasted malts, fruits, spice, and a little earthy hops
Appearance: It pours a dark mahogany color with a small beige head and some light lace
Flavor: Smooth and malty, some sweetness, roasty, touch of spice, earthy hops for balance
Palate: Quite smooth and drinkable with a warming (but boozy) mouthfeel, and a medium-full body
Overall Impression: This was a pretty impressive winter seasonal beer. You really can't help but like it, it just feels like it was made for this season. It's certainly more on the sweet side then the bitter, but it has a touch of bitterness for that much needed balance. Overall, this is a very solid beer indeed.
Aroma: The nose has caramel, nuts, dark roasted malts, fruits, spice, and a little earthy hops
Appearance: It pours a dark mahogany color with a small beige head and some light lace
Flavor: Smooth and malty, some sweetness, roasty, touch of spice, earthy hops for balance
Palate: Quite smooth and drinkable with a warming (but boozy) mouthfeel, and a medium-full body
Overall Impression: This was a pretty impressive winter seasonal beer. You really can't help but like it, it just feels like it was made for this season. It's certainly more on the sweet side then the bitter, but it has a touch of bitterness for that much needed balance. Overall, this is a very solid beer indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2010
at 15:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours bright black into an English pint. Mocha head recedes to skim surface leaving spotted sheets. Chocolate fruit cake aromas. Full with chocolate, caramel and a lasting bitter resin finish. First Full Sail...Tastes like a Geary’s HSA.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2010
at 17:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA on 10/21/10. Pours a dark brownish red color with a thin head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of spices, berries and brown sugar. The taste is brown sugar, toffee, spices, leafy hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2010
at 16:26