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Highland Gaelic Ale

Highland Gaelic Ale

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72
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An Amber Ale brewed by
Highland Brewing Company

Asheville, North Carolina USA

bottled
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3283.33/5.03.32/5.05.8%86.3English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A deep amber colored American ale, featuring a rich malty body. Cascade and Willamette hops add a complex hop flavor and aroma. This ale is exceptionally balanced between malty sweetness and delicate hop bitterness.

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 bdigi66 (475), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20

Feb 28, 2008  
<b>Bottle:</b> Courtesy of beerlando...thanks man. Dark amber pour with a fizzy, cream head. Caramel malt aroma with some molasses and pineapple notes. Floral and citrus hops come through as it warms. Fruity, candied sugar flavor initially yields to a dry malt finish with some floral hop notes. Medium-bodied. Good session brew.

 GodOfThunder (142), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/105/512/20
Dec 1, 2008  
Draft at Redlight. Pours brown with a very sticky white head. The smell is strong with malts. The taste is malty with a hoppy bitterness breaking through at the end. Good finish.


 daknole (1122), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Tap at Taco Mac. Copper pour. Small head. Aroma is nice and malty balanced out with some good floral hops. Flavor has some sweetness, but it countered with the right amount of bitterness. Pretty damn good.


brewski519 (31), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 31, 2008    Updated: Nov 2, 2008
Came across this beer on my first trip out to Asheville, NC - found it in the mix 12 pack by Highland Brewing. It has since become one of my favorite Highland Brews. Pours a clean copper color with a light tan head. Picked up an aroma of sweet maltiness and balanced with a small hop. The taste is sweet at the start and finishes with a nice smooth bitterness from the hops. A great session beer.


slf245 (36), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Good stuff. Just my kind of dark beer. Full taste without bitterness, Similar to Smithwicks.


CoachJT (35), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Draft pour from Barley’s. Nice orangey copper color with a beige head that goes quickly. Slightly sweet malty aroma, with slightly sweet malty flavor to match.



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