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Highland Shining Rock Lager


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66
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A Heller Bock brewed by
Highland Brewing Company

Asheville, North Carolina USA

bottled
common

on tap
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373.28/5.03.26/5.0Spring6%75.9 Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This “shining example” of our spring seasonal has a complex malty body enhanced with traditional spicy noble hops. This Bock is a medium body lager with a smooth, crisp finish. A creamy head tops this fine Bock with the usual Highland twist on style.

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 emacgee (991), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20

May 2, 2008  
Thanks turdferguson for sharing this. Pours a carbonated copper brown with a 1 finger frothy tan head. Smells a bit sweet, very grainy, earthy. Tastes grainy, earthy, a light waxyness and bitterness. Waxy mouthfeel, finishes a bit waxy.

 General_Gao (2405), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Jul 26, 2008  
12oz bottle from nearbeer. Thanks. The aroma was of hay, a dash of brown sugar, toffee, and subdued noble hops. Poured a clear dark orange color. The head was short, white, and reduced quickly to a thin film. Some tattered lace was left behind. Medium bodied and delicately sweet. Spicy, earthy malts dominated the flavor; akin to a mix of fall leaves, toffee, and molasses. Some fleshy and dark fruit flavors emerged at the end. Not bad. Good spring beer.


 durhambeer (349), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Bottle from Sam’s. Given the name, I was surprised to see the copper/amber pour coming out of the bottle. Pleasantly surprised, I might add. Malty nose. A bit of floral hops. Sweet notes of caramel and toffee. Toasty. Similar on the palate. Quite drinkable. Another solid offering from this brewery.


 CelticBrew (443), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Pours medium dark coppery, forming small whitish foamy head. Aroma of malts, hops. Flavour is of creamy, yet malty beer, laced with some coriander and other spices. Surprisingly, do have a small impression here, giving this a rather unique tasting beer. Smooth, yet complex. Would like to try the on tap version.


 timsilvia32 (164), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Poured light amber, white head. Has some "stick" to it. Has some Christmas ale spiciness to it, pretty malty, very good for a spring lager. In fact better than most I’ve had. It’s NOT a light beer, though it appears like one. HBC if definetely the best large craft brewery in NC.


 jrmac (118), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 9, 2008  
damn good lager. Very refreshing to drink. Well balanced with a nice creamy texture. High recomendation.




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