Isle of Skye Brewing Co. Tarasgeir

Tarasgeir

 

Isle of Skye Brewing Co. in Uig, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Smoked / Rauchbier Regular
Score
6.11
ABV: 4.0% IBU: 9 Ticks: 22
A quite unique beer, brewed with peat-smoked malted barley used in Ardmore malt whisky. It has a very distinctive flavour and a long lingering light smokiness in the aftertaste.

A Tarasgeir is the Gaelic name for a “Peat Iron”, which is used for cutting Peat.

Hops: Challenger
Malts: Maris Otter, Medium Crystal, Peat Smoked Malt, Torrified Wheat
 

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6.5/10
RB score 3.13
Tried from Bottle at Isle of Skye Brewery on 04 Sep 2024 at 04:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Flasche 0,5l: Bernstein, glasklar, stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; leicht fruchtige + kräftig rauchige Nase, angenehme Süße, Schinken, florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, leichte Zitrusnoten, kräftig Malz, Getreide, dunkles Karamell, leichte Röstaromen, malzig-würzige Bitterkeit; leicht fruchtiger + recht würziger Körper, kräftig rauchig, florale/kräutrige Hopfenaromen, leichte trockene Säure, kräftig Rauchmalz, geröstetes Getreide, etwas Karamell, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, leichte Hefearomen, Röstaromen, Brotkruste, Pumpernickel; würzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried on 21 Sep 2023 at 17:23

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Orange pour with a thin white head; Aromas of peat, (smoked) oak, a hint of marmelade. Taste is the the same, adding a bit of smoked bacon. Liked it.
Tried on 20 Nov 2022 at 23:03

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle as part of a delivery from the brewery and drunk at home. Brownish-orange and clear with a quickly dissipating beige head. Peaty smoke dominates the aroma, with light notes of citrus peel. Sweet, smoky taste with a gentle sourness at the end. More smoke in the aftertaste. Very light body with medium to heavy carbonation. It's not overly exciting but the smokiness gives it a lovely flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2020 at 22:15

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from the brewery. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with a short-lived frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, peaty smoke, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a light, slightly watery, malt, dry smokey, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2020 at 22:22

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear golden beer with a white head. Light hop aroma. Not a lot of flavour up front other than a hint of zesty hop but the smoky, peaty malt becomes more prominent as you go through it. A bit if a smoky finish but being on top of something so light and fresh is a little odd
Tried on 13 Oct 2019 at 15:39

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Brilliant white creamy head left a spotty cover on a very light golden coloured still body. Light fresh aroma of faint hops & spices. Medium bodied, light & airy on the palate with a sharp back. Fruity tastes to the fore with peach, berry & hops followed slowly by long smoky finish - but not overpowering. Very enjoyable!
Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 17:41

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Appearance is golden with an amber tinge, a small fizzy white head. Aroma- peat, smoke, malt, peaty whisky dominates. Taste- smoked malt, peat, more peat and smoke, rough malt. Some caramel and dark fruit hints as it warms. One for Laphroaig enthusiasts.
Tried on 11 Nov 2018 at 12:42

6/10
Ok
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2018 at 21:21

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Aldi. Amber with a decent white head. Sweet, smoky aroma, taste is peat, charcoal, whisky, orange. Bit thin.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2016 at 16:33