Highland Gaelic Ale

Brewed by Highland Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Pours copper with a smallish white head. Very malt-centric with lots of toffe, caramel and toast, but it doesn’t get too sweet. Still, hops are not providing much to the flavour except for a very light touch of citrus and spice, and a light bitterness.

Poured a pretty deep orange, almost brown, with a thick creamy head. Smelled overall sweet, with light notes of yeast, pineapple ,and hops. While smooth and creamy, the subtle taste of hops were complemented by sweet citrus notes and a nice bitter dry finish. There were spicy undertones that gave it all a very nice balance. As was recommended by a fellow St. Bernardus lover, this beer was very satisfying!

12 oz bottle pours a darm amber color with a medium white head. Armoas of sweet malt, and very light hops, very nicely balanced. Medium bodied with a sweet malt finish

Meh. Other people seem to like this, so I guess I don’t really like this type of beer as much. It practically seems metallic, although that must be the malt other people are commenting on. I got this because I was in south carolina and I wanted a localer beer. I should have just gotten an ipa or some other beach friendly beer. Anyways was good enough to drink a six pack of! Time to drink some wine to pretend to be classy.

Thanks to Lunch for sharing this beer. Served in a SAVOR snifter. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head and a thin collar on the way down. THe nose carries an average amount of bready malt with a touch of caramel in there. The flavor has a light sweetness along with some bread crust and a bit of toast. Light caramel there and some very light hops. Light body with average carbonation; finish is slightly-dry and bitter. Decent enough, though nothing I’d go out of my way for. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-13-2011

Draft @ The Porter Beer Bar, Atlanta, GA. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty sweetish caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty sweetish caramel finish.

Very drinkable crisp clean amber. The taste is mellow hops and light caramel malt with a similar aroma. Very drinkable but nothing special.

Nice sweet malty nose and palate, nice amber malts, semisweet caramelly. Nothing spectacular or offensive.

Bottle from Vintage Cellar. Pours amber with a slight beige head. Aroma is fruity. Flavor is malty and fruity. Touch of tobacco. Finishes with somewhat roasted malt, really light butter/diacetyl, and some hop. Starts to suggest toffee.

bottle thanks to Danny, pours hazy amber with a thin tan head. Aroma is light citrus and evergreen. Flavor is light with crystal malts, very sweet with strong lemon and sweet citrus in the finish.