Oakes (33493) reviewed Tasgall Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Rather dark brown colour. Milk chocolatey malt aroma with caramel accents. Sweet flavour shows more caramel and chocolate in the malt profile. Balanced hoppiness.
notalush (7339) reviewed Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Copper/amber in color with a kind of "from the cask," bubbly head - the aroma and flavor have the biscuity, bready notes and medium woody hop qualities I find most often in english bitters - medium bodied - very smooth and balanced - a nice brew for the spring.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Tasgall Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 65 cl) Pours a clear, dark brown with a warm, orangey glow. Lightly creamy, beige head. Full, malty aroma. Rich and full body with loads of roasted malt. Accents of overripe fruit and plums. Dry finish with vague burned notes. Very lovely indeed. 170406
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle Pours Black with a hughe creamy tan head. Lots of blocky lacing. Nose of dark, toastd malts, some coffe and plenty of chocolate. A slight sour tang common to the style but not so much. Nice dark roasted flavor. Smokey and charcoly, but a bit sweet and the oats lend a nice slick but still fairly light feel. Smokey bitter sharp trailer. Nice
shrubber (15804) reviewed Kashmir IPA from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Flowery apple/apricot aroma - slightly musty. Medium yellow with small head. Very unique hops flavor - initially just a dry sensation with the bitterness building to a crescendo then very slowly fading away. Slight pine flavor - never seems to get too bitter. Impressive - the hops characteristics of this beer are a work of art - incredibly well-balanced without going over the edge.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Sweet apple-cherry malt aroma. Reddish amber color with small head. Lightly sweet apple cider and malt flavor with a touch of lemon and mild hops finish. Nicely drinkable.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Tasgall Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottel - thanks to Fish for the trade. Hops and butterscotch/caramel aroma. Opaque brown color with small head. Flavor a slowly building creamy/smoky chocolate caramel flavor with a mildly bitter hops finish. Complex, strong and smooth. An extremely well-made beer.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Tasgall Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark brown color. Arom aof sweet caramel, mature. Sweet, thick, malty, with a considerable share of caramel. Warming. Nothing special.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Tasgall Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A deep red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is very hoppy combined with strong notes of caramel: The flavor is very sweet, but at the same time extremely dry, with an end that contains light woody notes. A nice powerful Scotch Ale.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Tasgall Ale from Highland Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2005 bomber very generously given by Beeryum. Shared with Muzzlehatch on 2/18/06.
Deep auburn-magenta, with swirling tans and melted caramel tints. Mostly clear, with small, infrequent bubbles creating a moderate amount of light beige head with fair retention, but little to no lacing. The nose shows silky, milk chocolate sweetness complemented by light bready brown malt notes, a touch of light hazelnuts and even some mild wood smoke. Dry dark fruits are not so much pungent/tart as they are lightly fruity and mildly acidic. Aroma strength is quite high as well. The flavor is steeped in chocolate, with a touch of sweet raisins, rich caramel and brown sugar. Crusty, dry brown bread and some green, floral and juicy hops add a drying balance. Some cinnamon and pepper-like ntoes seem out of place for a scotch ale, as it’s not quite fully clean when I think it should be, but no DMS that I have found in other Highland beers. Very silky, moistened texture, ending creamy-sweet but with remnants of dry breadiness. Wonderfully extracted malts, overall, with a moderate carbonation. No alcohol noted whatsoever.