Full Sail Wassail
Full Sail Brewing Company
- From:
- Full Sail Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 12.04%
- Reviews:
- 490
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 01, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 25, 2001
- Wants:
- 45
- Gots:
- 67
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
"A deep mahogany color, Wassail is brewed with four different malts and a blend of Pacific Northwest hops, giving it a malty full body and a pleasantly hoppy finish that appeals to both hop and malt lovers alike. In other words, a Christmas miracle."
ABV 7% IBU 56
ABV 7% IBU 56
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Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had at the Portland Holiday Beer Fest yesterday. I thought I had tried this beer before, but apparently, I hadn't. Pours an amber color with a medium to small head. The aroma is malty and slightly spiced. A little on the strong side but still very drinkable. Rated 12-8-2024
Feb 01, 2025
Reviewed by davedog_7 from Georgia
4.46/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Excellent winter warmer. Caramel malt is the most noticeable aspect, with a very slight hop finish. Not much in the way of spice, but just an excellent beer for when it starts getting colder out.
Winter warmers are my favorite seasonal beers by far, and I put this one in my top 5 if that helps.
Oct 30, 2018Winter warmers are my favorite seasonal beers by far, and I put this one in my top 5 if that helps.
Reviewed by Gdobber from Washington
4.63/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
12 oz poured into a tulip
Look: Dark brown with lightness around the edges. Holding up the light, a beautiful ruby. Barely any head. A light brown quickly dissipated. 4.75, would be 5 if there was more of a head
Smell: Sweet, Fruit, gets better as it warms. Malty, hint of toffee, chocolate
Taste:Starts sweet and fruity, raspberries, but turns slightly bitter. The finish is like a nice black tea.
Feel: watery and a bit bubbly. More than expected with the lack of head. It coats the mouth nicely
Overall: Excellent beer. Not too heavy, not too light. Good 6 pack for winter into spring.
Jan 20, 2018Look: Dark brown with lightness around the edges. Holding up the light, a beautiful ruby. Barely any head. A light brown quickly dissipated. 4.75, would be 5 if there was more of a head
Smell: Sweet, Fruit, gets better as it warms. Malty, hint of toffee, chocolate
Taste:Starts sweet and fruity, raspberries, but turns slightly bitter. The finish is like a nice black tea.
Feel: watery and a bit bubbly. More than expected with the lack of head. It coats the mouth nicely
Overall: Excellent beer. Not too heavy, not too light. Good 6 pack for winter into spring.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a clear mug.
The appearance was a sturdy semi-dark brown color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off fairly quick. Some lace ran here and there.
The aroma had some sweet driftwood, caramel/toffee malts, some light earthiness, light dried grass, muted allspice, dried red delicious apples, some light piney hops, black licorice, and ended with a slight sweet rye.
The flavor was mostly sweet with a rolling spicy underneath. Mostly the sweet wood, caramel/toffee malts and allspice in the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was almost medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about due to the spices showing a touch of harshness running along my tongue. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt on par. Moderately semi-sweet to pushing spicy sort of finish.
Overall, I can see it as a Winter warmer and also one that I could come back to.
Oct 24, 2017The appearance was a sturdy semi-dark brown color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off fairly quick. Some lace ran here and there.
The aroma had some sweet driftwood, caramel/toffee malts, some light earthiness, light dried grass, muted allspice, dried red delicious apples, some light piney hops, black licorice, and ended with a slight sweet rye.
The flavor was mostly sweet with a rolling spicy underneath. Mostly the sweet wood, caramel/toffee malts and allspice in the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was almost medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about due to the spices showing a touch of harshness running along my tongue. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt on par. Moderately semi-sweet to pushing spicy sort of finish.
Overall, I can see it as a Winter warmer and also one that I could come back to.
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.91/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a dark brown color. 1/4 inch head of an off-white color. Decent retention and decent lacing. Smells of sweet malt, rye, slight earthy malt, citrus hops, piney hops, hint of roasted malt, licorice, and slight wood. Fits the style of a Winter Warmer. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of roasted malt, sweet malt, hint of citrus hops, slight yeast, piney hops, hint of yeast, hint of cinnamon, hint of pale malt. and slight alcohol. Overall, good aroma, body, blend, and complexity, but only an average appearance.
Feb 02, 2017Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.68/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pint glass from a bottle. Pours dark red with a tiny head. Smells of winter spices and roasted grain. Tastes of dark roasted grain and berries, with very slight hop bite. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, an above average beer.
Jan 28, 2017
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.58/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle with a bottling date of October 2016.
Look: A deep mahogany colored body topped by a weak head. Minimal lacing,
Aroma: spicy, hoppy and malty
Flavor: follows aroma, with less spicing than the aroma suggests. More hops than expected for style (highly variable though it is).
Feel: full body; light carbonation.
Nov 23, 2016Look: A deep mahogany colored body topped by a weak head. Minimal lacing,
Aroma: spicy, hoppy and malty
Flavor: follows aroma, with less spicing than the aroma suggests. More hops than expected for style (highly variable though it is).
Feel: full body; light carbonation.
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