Highland Little Hump

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Draft at redlight redlight. Though the nose (a rather muddled and less than distinct but not entirely unenticing hoppiness) and the appearance (very very light) are not all that impressive, the flavor (a mild but definite and tasty piny hop bite) and a very refreshing crispness more than redeem this beer. Maybe a better summer ale than spring ale, but the springs here in Florida (low 80’s in Feb. (Christ, I know!)) are so hot and much like summer in many other places that I’m looking forward to drinking a lot of this on muggy afternoons.

On draft at Brass Tap, poured a clear golden yellow color, aromas of some yeast, grass, and a touchh of wood. Flavor is the same just a little flavor of aromas, ok beer overall.

Date: May 06, 2012
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: pale gold, fine white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: pale malt aroma, floral hops, touch of citrus
Flavor: dry pale malt flavor, lots of floral hops, robust bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4

Clean, fresh, hop forward pale ale. Pale yellow with a white lacy head. Citrus and grassy on the palette with a lingering bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle, clear amber with short white foa,, aroma and flavor in good strawberry style, somewhat metallic finish is only off note

Aroma is yeasty, woody, and rather grassy. It pours a rather wan clear yellow, but at least the white head is thick and fluffy. Malty flavor has a strong hoppy, grassy overtone with a subtle note of yeast and a fair amount of bitterness, rather like an IPA. Texture is rather thin, though it has a good tingle. Though not Highland’s best effort, still worth at least a try. (And refreshing on a May day that feels like August!)

Pours yellow-gold with a small white head. Aroma is cedar-like pine and not much else. Taste is light white grapefruit and pine up front with mellow light malts and easy hop bitterness in the finish. A very crisp and clean tasting beer. Like it.

22oz bomber pours a dark golden color with a nice white head. Aromas of citrus, floral, grass. Light bodied great session beer.

Ar: Ripe pear and pine. Ap: Golden, slightly hazy - small white head with moderate retention and a spotting of lace. T: Lemon, orange zest, and light pine notes - some grass and a medium bitterness - leafy on the finish. P: Light body with medium-high carbonation - finish is dry. O: A refreshing and light pale ale - simple.

Nice aroma. Appearance was very light -- not much darker than a macro. Not much head or lacing. Very drinkable.

this was on odd beer. it had all the taste and aroma of a hoppier beer, but it didnt linger on the palette like i was expecting. it evaporated very quickly. not sure what to think of this one honestly.