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Highland Tasgall Ale

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RATINGS: 286   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.73   IBU: 27   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Our Scotch-style ale, named from Norse mythology, combines the heritage and tartan of our brew team. The roasted barley and chocolate malt lend a bold flavor to this delicious dark beer. Its increased hop level is a modest departure from a true Scotch-style ale. We hope you agree this is a beer worthy of the name Tasgall, "Cauldron of the Gods."


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jw0406 (258) - atlanta, Georgia, USA - FEB 5, 2012
750 ml almost black/brown color with an off white head. Aromas of dark malt, chocolate, and hops in the background. Nicely balanced beer leaning towards malt.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
unclemattie (3243) - Georgia, USA - OCT 25, 2011
Tap @ TacoMac, Alpharetta. Dark brown color. Aroma of sweet malt, earthy peat, distant smoke. Mostly toffee and sweet malts in the nose. Tastes like a well made Scotch Ale. Sticky, toasted malt flavor, earthy finish, touch of smoke. Loads of toffee and malt character.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
beerme31 (160) - Apex, North Carolina, USA - SEP 5, 2011
On draft at Highland. Poured black, medium tan head. Aroma was a nice mix of roasty, chocolate, caramel, and floral. Full flavor that was malty sweet with a nice bitter to it. Medium heavy body, creamier texture, pleasant bitter finish. Overall this was great and I’d like to compare it to having it in the bottle if I ever find it.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Guyute_Pig (62) - Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA - AUG 28, 2011
Cask at brewery. Muddy appearance, very little on nose. Tastes of hazelnut, milk chocolate, maybe almonds. Solid scotch ale and quite tasty in the cask.

3.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
jrallen34 (3434) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - AUG 25, 2011
bottle... dark brown with a nice color, light tan head, ok thin head... very malty nose, tons of caramel, dark fruits, prunes, dark malt bomb, I like it... the taste is a letdown, the malts are more muted but still present, lots of chalk, bitter, alcoholic, not bad, but from the nose thought it was going to be awesome

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Drake (4803) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - AUG 6, 2011
22 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Opened 3/30/11. Pours a dark clear ruby color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of toffee, berries and an earthy, almost peaty note. The taste is toffee, brown sugar, earthy notes and a bitter hop finish. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - JUL 9, 2011
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Has a slightly roasted malty chocolate aroma with hints of dark fruit and hints of hops. Roasted malty sweetish chocolate flavor with spicy hints. Has a sweetish malty chocolate and dark fruit finish with spicy hints.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
DrinkEmUpJones (540) - Georgia, USA - JUN 18, 2011
Dark brown, nearly black. Smoke, candy & coffe on the nose; palate is full-bodied and a little "sticky" with flavors of candy, malt and coffee. Nice, well-balanced, rich.


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