Highland Brewing Company Tasgall Ale

Tasgall Ale

 

Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
7.47
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 34 Ticks: 22
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."
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from the cellar unknown vintage but probably 10yrs old. Dark copper with a light red hue and a decent sized frothy tan head that persists. Light sherry but plenty of rich caramel and toast. Decent body moderate carbonation. Wow that's aged quite well.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2021 at 21:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2011 at 20:43


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

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.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jul 2011 at 17:08


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Darker malts and higher hops make for a Scotch Ale that, as the kids at Burger King say, rules your face. The malts are the stars of the show, roasty and full of deep caramel, yet the hops trim up the fat, preventing the brew from growing saccharine-- you end up thinking of Tasgall as a brown ale in a kilt. Which is perfectly fine, when you think about it. What an original, under-appreciated brew. (12/5/08)

Tried on 07 May 2011 at 19:58


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the Brick Store Pub. Pours dark brown with a hint of amber. The head is large, tan and pillowy. The aroma is coffee, hickory smoke, pecans, and milk chocolate. The flavor is a musty sweetness up front with a mild bitter finish. The palate is heavy and creamy. Overall, a unique, flavorful beer.

Tried from Draft on 11 Apr 2011 at 06:28


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bomber pours deep amber with lasting thin tan head. The aroma is sweet with malts mixing with burnt malts, chocolate, caramel, earthiness and some heat. The taste is also sweet with malts, syrupy sweetness, a dash of caramel and chocolate. Into the finish the flavor picks up additional notes of coffee and burnt malts helping to dry out the palate some.

Tried on 29 Nov 2009 at 19:55


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark brown with large beige head. Sweet fruity aroma with notes of roasted malt and caramel. Sweet fruity flavor with roasted malt, berries and chocolate notes. Ends sweet with warming alcohol.

Tried on 07 Apr 2008 at 04:57


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

22 fl oz bottle, thanks to thewolf. Pours dark brown with a reddish hue and a tan head. Fruity hops and light liqourice note in the aroma. Flavour starts sweet and soon shows a solid caramel malt base before the hops kick in and give a light spiced liqourice fruity flavour. Medium malty sweet and light hoppy finish with a medium dryness.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2008 at 23:33


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bomber from Ross a long time ago; Nose of chocolate, caramel, with a smoky hint; clear cherry brown with a small, but glass-lacing straw head; flavor of toffee, smoke, and some roastiness; smooth drinking as I sit here drinking these winter beers on a 108 degrre day (under the AC of course)!

Tried on 01 Sep 2007 at 16:11


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

This is very good. Sweet and malty aroma. Flavor is sweet with fruit and port wine, as well as lots of malt and a light roasted character. Very heavy palate on this black beer. As good as it is, the flavors and aromas would benefit from more complexity.

Tried on 24 Mar 2007 at 23:34