PSmith (35), Kennewick, Washington, USA
Jun 21, 2007
A very deep dark color. Malty, not my favorite of winter ales. Does have a nice finish, a bit nutty with slight hops.
 thooper41 (231), USA
Oct 10, 2008 12oz bottle: dark brown with slow fading light brown head, aroma hoppy with hints of malt, flavor has a good amount of citrus hops and also some roasted malt flavor with a nice finish.
spikester (438), Salem, Oregon, USA
Oct 9, 2008 2008 version. Dark brown / red with one inch tan head. Good amount of lacings. Aroma is malty cocoa. Taste is sweet dark malts at first, followed by a bitter cocoa-rich coffee and a trace of cherries. As the beer warms the deep bitterness takes over. Finish is bitter and long lasting. Slight alcohol taste. Overall another fine winter beer. Coffee lovers should give this a try.
SSSteve (1569), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 9, 2008 clear dark brown with nice fine bubbled lacing under a large frothy tan head. moderately sweet malty aroma with touches of floral hops and dark fruit. flavor is hoppy and fruity with a sugary nutty aftertaste and hints of winter spices. also plenty of dark fruity malts(prune, plum) medium bodied and hearty. i really like this one.
ericandersnavy (151), denton, Texas, USA
Oct 7, 2008 bottle picked up at metzlers in denton tx. poured a dark rustic brown with a thin quickly disappearing beige head. aroma was nice and strong with caramel, chocolate and dark fruits. flavor of dark roasts, alcohol spice, and a nice hop bitter. medium body and medium carbonation. good stuff! I enjoyed this one.
GarrettB (410), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 1, 2008 My standards are set pretty high for wassail. Put there by mother’s homemade wassail (80 proof I’m sure, and it tasted like Kool-Aid), I’ve found that breweries’ attempts at Wassail leave me wanting...more. Mostly, more of the homemade stuff, the real stuff, brewed in a pot on the stove with the fruit and all. It comes as no surprise that the Full Sail Wassail is also something of a letdown. It’s a brown drink with a thin head, and a flurry of chunky sediment with no other noticeable symptoms in the pour. The aroma is muted and quiet, drifting with a little cranberry, a little chocolate and a little malts, but with little else in its scent. The taste is fine, but really smacks of malts, malts and more malts, with a slight astringency, a mild dose of booze, and a shell of chocolate flavor coating the whole thing. I’m still missing the homemade stuff, but also wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this to a lay drinker. It’s simple but to me, very boring.
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