Highland Gaelic Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottled. A hazy dark red beer with a t hin tan head. The aroma has strong notes of hops lending it citrusy notes, but also notes of fruits leaning on being over ripe and hence very sweet on a malty back ground. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of malt, caramel, over ripe fruits, and medium notes of hops, the latter lending it notes of citrus, leading to a very bitter finish. The over ripe fruits gives it a good body. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of brentfeesh. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Very sweet caramel aroma with an oxidized edge. Medium body, again caramel with some nuttiness. Faint hoppiness. 091109

12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange to light brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild caramelish and vague fruity. Roasted malty, vague breadish and oxidised touch. Bitter and dry finish with a mild toffeeish touch.

Bottled, thanks SpringsLicker! Copper colour, rich head. Medium dry and lightly raisiny. It is fairly light bodied with average bitterness with a touch of ashiness.

Date: 04/01/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Classic City

clear copper, fine beige head, dark caramel malt aroma with earthy hops, sweet caramel flavor with a really nice candy caramel character, light hops add balance but otherwise stay out of the way of the hops, light bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Clear amber with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hops. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Finished bitter.

Hazy amber colour. Caramelly, earthy aroma with light esters. Chewy caramel malts. That’s about it, really. Fairly earthy but really simple beer.

(Draught) Pours a deep amber body with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of caramel and mild hops. Flavor of malt, caramel, and mild hops.

Bottle at Kookfest 06. Amber colour, no head. Some hop, some herb. Malt is ok if a little candy sugarish. Bit like a French amber beer.

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.