Grays Wassail Ale

Formerly brewed at Grays Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Janesville, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

Clear brown color with a touch of ruby. Taller tan head with a few speckles of lace. Nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger dominate the aroma. Slight hint of malt sweetness. Really does smell like the holidays. Light malt sweetness which is stolen by the gingerbread men. Dry light spice finish. I would like a touch more malt by the spices are not overly powerful. You are left wanting more at the end.

Dark brown body with some ruby light showing through. The huge head is tan colored. The aroma is ginger bread with some cherries. The taste is dark bread and coffee with the ginger in the aftertaste. I get a hint of anise. A fairly heavy beer that warms you up. The mouthfeel is slightly sticky. A decent winter brew.

12 oz bottle. Dark purple-maple, creamy medium off-white head. Huge spicy nose: raw ginger, lemonpeel, cardamom, molasses, cinnamon and white pepper. Yeah, preffernuss is right slikwily. Creamy, thick body and a reasonably spicy front, fairly dry, with delicious cookie/pie assertiveness to finish; also some licorice and a hint of rum. I have a weakness for winter-spice beers, and this is one of the better ones; I’m amazed more people haven’t rated it yet.

Bottle: Courtesy of Styles. Very spicey aroma with lots of ginger and light cinnamon. Pours a dark reddish-brown with no transparency and a small tan head that quickly becomes a ring. Spciey flavor with ginger and light cinnamon with a touch of sweetness in the finish.

Rich reddish brown with a small head. Smells like a dentists office and cinnamon. Taste is spicy with pepper and cinnamon, grape and cinnamon and sour orange peel and cinnamon. Its zippy and interesting but way too much cinnamon. Did I mention this tastes like cinnamon?

bottle-pours a garnet hue with mild carbonation. crazy aroma-allspice, cinnamon, raspberries, nutmeg, currants and dark fruits. astringent flavors of spice on the tongue. There is alot going on, but the balance could be better. surupy mouthfeal. I dont know where this could go with aging, but it could improve

Aroma: pumpkin pie, spices galore, cinnamon, clove, and so much more, very warm, very flavorful, very nice. Taste: big blast of hops starts us off, and greets the tongue most amiably, though spices are in full effect. Lush texture, toasty, tasty, full malt, never-ending spice character. Big texture, with a brief, and welcome, flourish of fruit, cherries, grapes, a hint of brandy, giving it more of a barleywine-ish feel. Long finish, full-flavored, earthy, lusty, and ever-more tasty!

Bottle. Deep copper brown in color with a little tan head. Allspicey and tangy aroma. Allspicey clove flavor. Too spicey. Tangy finish. Interesting.